The skinny on Mach 5

PeterMcCStrat · Post by **PeterMcCStrat** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 12:43 pm

Hi Guys,

a recent DP / Mac convert whose loathed Gigastudio from the day I got it.

At this pointg the Mac can do all I need but I still would like a few libs I used with GS.
my choices are buy a soundcard for my PC and use it as a Giga box.
or,.... buy Mach 5, and just run it all off the Mac.

Can I get some ideas from users how M5 performs, stability, ease, sound etc,
also, I'd like to be able to use a few GS libs,.. will they load and still give me the keyswitching functions etc... i.e Scarbee GS Finger bass, in M5?

thanks

Peter

Frodo · Post by **Frodo** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:43 pm

Pros-- MachFive is a great plugin with lots of amazing features-- clever GUI, fun to use, works great under MAS, etc., etc....

Cons-- It's not Intel compatible yet, version 2 was promised 28 months ago and is to date a no-show, UVI extract works for many things but a good guess from reading through the MachFive forum indicates a possibility of a 10%(?) chance of something not quite porting over just so.

Check out the MachFive forum-- there are a few lengthy threads where MachFive and Kontakt 2 are compared.

chrispick · Post by **chrispick** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:46 pm

The current MachFive doesn't handle keyswitching. The future version's been in development limbo for an uncomfortably long time (you'd think it were a screenplay). I'd suggest sticking with GS or switching to Kontakt 2.

Shooshie · Post by **Shooshie** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 1:59 pm

Mach Five will be here soon. Mark my words.

Shooshie

PeterMcCStrat · Post by **PeterMcCStrat** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:19 pm

Thanks guys,

I might try the old Spectasonics Rosetta trick for a bit.

Best-
Peter

Frodo · Post by **Frodo** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 2:29 pm

Shooshie wrote:Mach Five will be here soon. Mark my words.

Shooshie

Words duly marked!!

Anticipation is keep me way-yay-yay-yay-yay-ting..."

RCory · Post by **RCory** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 3:28 pm

Shooshie wrote:Mark my words.

don't you mean "Mach my words"?!

wvandyck · Post by **wvandyck** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:15 pm

RCory wrote:
Shooshie wrote:Mark my words.
don't you mean "Mach my words"?!

East coast accent: "X Machs the spot".

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:40 am

Shooshie wrote:Mach Five will be here soon. Mark my words.
Shooshie

Hmm... when I said this it meant nothing.
Now, however...

Yay! Yippee! Woo-hoo! Ripper! Bonza, mate!
Alright! Cool! Wicked! Right on! Awesome! Yee-haa!

Monkey, now quite beside himself, resumes chanting with a fervour bordering on the insane...

Go Machy, K2 killer, go Machy, go Machy!
Go Machy, ain't no filler, go Machy, go Machy!
Go Machy, MOTU thriller, go Machy, go Machy!
Go Machy, sampling Gorilla, go Machy, go Machy!

Go Shooshie! Not your average bootie!
Go Shooshie! Go Shooshie!
Go Shooshie! Not to be taken loosely!
Go Shooshie! Go Shooshie!

We're not to take this loosely, are we? No?

Yay! Yippee! Woo-hoo! Ripper! Bonza, mate!
Alright! Cool! Wicked! Right on! Awesome! Yee-haa!

Monkey, now even more beside himself, resumes chanting with the fervour of a mad man, er, monkey...

Go Machy, K2 killer, go Machy, go Machy!
Go Machy, ain't no filler, go Machy, go Machy!
Go Machy, MOTU thriller, go Machy, go Machy!
Go Machy, sampling Gorilla, go Machy, go Machy!

Go Shooshie! Not your average bootie!
Go Shooshie! Go Shooshie!
Go Shooshie! Not to be taken loosely!
Go Shooshie! Go Shooshie!

We leave the scene as the silly ape, stuck in a loop of ever-increasing intensity, hurtles towards certain implosion.
Quick, 'Cornies; we've got some ground to cover.
After all, have you seen what that ape used to eat?

BobGuitar335 · Post by **BobGuitar335** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 6:20 pm

monkey man,
Just gotta say...lol
where do you come up with these pictures... always keeps me rotf lol and...
I hope that les paul is plugged into a Boogie.... shave the monkey!!!

Jam On
bg335

YouTube · Post by **James Steele** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:00 pm

BobGuitar335 wrote:I hope that les paul is plugged into a Boogie.... shave the monkey!!!

Probably. When he evolves to homo sapien he gets a Marshall.

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:13 am

BobGuitar335 wrote:monkey man,
Just gotta say...lol
where do you come up with these pictures... always keeps me rotf lol and...
I hope that les paul is plugged into a Boogie.... shave the monkey!!!
Jam On
bg335

They're just freebies off the 'net.

Didn't know you could make 'em.
I wouldn't know a graphic app if it landed in my face.

I think James is right about the Boogie->Marshall thing where his kinda music's concerned.
Dang, have you heard his tone and how it cuts through in his songs?
Impressive, bg335.

RCory · Post by **RCory** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 9:47 pm

*sigh*

monkey man · Post by **monkey man** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:29 am

Hang in there, RC.

Pretty soon, your sighs will be transformed to highs.

BobGuitar335 · Post by **BobGuitar335** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 1:09 pm

James Steele wrote:
BobGuitar335 wrote:I hope that les paul is plugged into a Boogie.... shave the monkey!!!
Probably. When he evolves to homo sapien he gets a Marshall.

James - I just played an 18 watt 74 Marshall re-issue last week and I must say it has some of the sweetest tone I've played. I have a Boogie IIc and an old orange Roland Cube 100. Both are fine amps and have been my rigs for many, many years. But the Marshall may make me pry my fingers open and spend a few (lots) of bucks.

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