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Building an Unreasonably Fast Power Mac G4

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Building an Unreasonably Fast Power Mac G4

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Building the World's Fastest Power Mac G4, Part 1

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The Power Macintosh G4 (1999)

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Power Mac G4 "Sawtooth"

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See how Mike Oldfield uses Apple Power Mac G4 Desktop

Mike Oldfield

Guitarist, Bassist

The Sallyangie

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Verified via the Guardian

"I use a Mac G4 for my music because Pro Tools (a digital audio software package) has always been Macintosh-based. But for the internet and graphics, I use the PC. I just flick between the two on my plasma display."

See how Mark Mothersbaugh uses Apple Power Mac G4 Desktop

Mark Mothersbaugh

Singer, Guitarist

Devo

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Verified via Google Books

Mark used a Mac G4 in his studio.

See how Rob Bourdon uses Apple Power Mac G4 Desktop

Rob Bourdon

Drummer

Linkin Park

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Verified via YouTube

At around 7:39, Rob is in his home studio showing his Pro Tools rig and you can spot an Apple Power Mac G4 on it's side while he is putting on his "drumming shoes"

See how Philip Glass uses Apple Power Mac G4 Desktop

Philip Glass

Composer, Music Producer

Polyrock

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Verified via Mixonline

Philip Glass' Looking Glass Studios features "a 48-track G Series SSL console; Otari 2-inch, Pro Tools and Logic/G4 recording systems; and plenty of outboard boxes."

See how Chris Vrenna uses Apple Power Mac G4 Desktop

Chris Vrenna

Drummer, Music Producer

Nine Inch Nails

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Verified via Audiohead

Things are very organized around Vrenna’s studio. All the essential hardware and synths are within reach, and the drum room is just around the corner. At the center of the studio is the essential Pro Tools rig stocked with four 888 A-D converters and multiple Line 6 Amp Farm cards—all running through a 933mHz Power Mac G4 tower. “I’m getting another Mix Farm in there soon because I’m doing everything else via FireWire,” he says.

See how Danny Lohner uses Apple Power Mac G4 Desktop

Danny Lohner

Guitarist, Bassist

Nine Inch Nails

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Verified via Emusician

"Lohner's home studio is centered around a Pro Tools Mix system running on a Mac G4/400MHz. Some of his outboard selections include an Avalon Vt-737sp preamp, an Avalon U5 preamp, a Tech 21 SansAmp, a Roland RE-501 Chorus Echo and a Clavia Nord Lead synth."

See how Geoff Downes uses Apple Power Mac G4 Desktop

Geoff Downes

Keyboardist

Yes

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Verified via Discogs

A Mac G4 was used on Geoff Downes' Shadows and Reflections, according to the liner notes.

See how Broadcast uses Apple Power Mac G4 Desktop

Broadcast

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An Apple Mac seemed to be the heart of Broadcast's studio set-up when they made their album 'Ha Ha Sound'.

See how Colin Newman uses Apple Power Mac G4 Desktop

Colin Newman

Singer, Guitarist

Wire

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Verified via Silbermedia

"Basically my current main "instrument" is a Macintosh G4. The absolute most recent thing Malka & I did was an a/v thing where the soundtrack was sourced only from audio recorded via the camera. There was of course heavy manipulation, looping etc. - I'm really waiting on a plug & play, cheap DV authoring solution - The highest end current generation G4s have a start on this, but we need greater capacity & not having to buy a new Mac to have it!!"

See how Jan Hammer uses Apple Power Mac G4 Desktop

Jan Hammer

Keyboardist

The Mahavishnu Orchestra

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Verified via Soundonsound

In this interview Jan Hammer says: "I'm still using the last version of Studio Vision on a Mac G4 dual-boot machine that I keep just for that purpose."

See how Jerry Harrison uses Apple Power Mac G4 Desktop

Jerry Harrison

Singer, Guitarist

Talking Heads

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Verified via EMusician

This article states that Jerry's studio includes "933 MHz Apple Power Mac G4 used for mixdown at 96 kHz."

See how Gareth Jones (producer) uses Apple Power Mac G4 Desktop

Gareth Jones (producer)

Music Producer

Depeche Mode

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Verified via Garethjones

"I was using native audio on Macs with VX pocket cards on the laptops and initially an AW8 card on an old beige — then, later, a MOTU 2408 on a G4."

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