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Best Amiga for music production? (new to Amiga)
« on: May 12, 2012, 09:38:34 AM »
Hello everybody I am new to the Amiga "scene". I have not purchased an amiga yet as there are so many models and im not sure what would best fit my needs.
My main purpose for owning an amiga is for music production, I have always loved the sound of amiga music and would love to incorporate that into some ios games i am developing.
I was lerking around several forums it seems like a 1200 would be a pretty decent choice for the price, upgradability is also a huge plus for me.

Also what are the main differences between the graphic chipsets such as aga, and do these chipsets greatly affect software compatibility?

oh and recommended software for music production would be a plus :)

(hope i put this in the right category)
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Re: Best Amiga for music production? (new to Amiga)
« Reply #1 on: May 12, 2012, 10:00:22 AM »
So with the 1200 would there just be compatibility issues with graphic oriented programs such as games, or would that also affect my choices for sound software?
 

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Re: Best Amiga for music production? (new to Amiga)
« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2012, 11:14:24 AM »
Quote from: itix;692890
There will be problems with games and productivity software. Many games can be patched using WHDLoad but you have to own the original copy.

What sound software you are going to run? Newer software run just fine (from 1995 and newer) but if you prefer using sound editors from soundtracker era (late 80s and early 90s) then you have issues.

Nevertheless I still recommend getting Amiga 1200. If you run into compatibility issues you can try to find replacement software or run downgrader utilities.


I would prefer soundtracker era unless i can still achieve the same signature sound with newer editors. Of course it might be ideal to have both of best worlds depending on my different projects. Im also fairly new to tracking in general so I dont know what the advantages or disadvantages would be.

Thank you so much for your advice so far, really appreciate it :)