ProTools 3.4’s functionality is very basic. ProTools v3.4 supports up to 16 tracks on Power Macs and works great on 680×0 Macs that have DigiDesign NuBus cards. Red is for commercial software you’ll need to purchase a license. Green titles represent freeware and shareware. I’ll use italics to indicate software that requires a newer, PowerPC based Macintosh. This list is not exhaustive, but it is a good starting point for putting these classic Macs back into use.
Here’s some quality free and low-cost software choices to make these Macs useful again. The creation of Farallon MacRecorder Iin 1987 brought recording to mainstream users, and the Macintosh never looked back.Įarly Power Macs have ample speed and quality sound I/O built-in, and 680×0-based Macs can join in with DigiDesign (now Avid) NuBus expansion cards. Macintosh computers have been involved in music and audio since their introduction. 2006: Classic Mac audio software: Free and low-cost ways for vintage and classic Macs to perform in the studio.
