Dear ProTools, Don't Let Me Down...

Having prided myself on being a recording engineer working entirely in the analog domain, it pains me to say that I just bought one of Apple's MacPro computers to be the brawn behind my very first ProTools rig. This is a beast of a computer. I've never owned anything that comes even close to the processing power of this machine.

Specs for the techies:

• Two 2.66GHz Dual Core Intel Xeon Processors (with independent 1.33GHz buss)
• 4GB Memory
• 250GB 7200rpm Serial ATA 3Gb/s Hard Drive
• NVIDIA GForce 7300 GT 256MB Video Card
• 16x Superdrive
• WiFi with 802.11n capabilities
• Wireless Keyboard & Mouse
• OS X Operating System

I had to rationalize this purchase, but it really will serve the greater good. I've got a recording session scheduled with Haarp (ex Rat in a Bucket) at Truck Farm Studios from August 17-19. We're going to do all the tracking there on a 2" Studer (analog of course, duh), then dump it into ProTools so I can take it back to my mixing studio. ProTools will allow a seamless transition in and out of many studios to my mixing studio. I don't have much experience with ProTools, so hopefully the learning curve won't cause me to physically destroy my new MacPro, which cost me a small fortune as far as I'm concerned.

I should have it in my paws sometime in the next week or two...