Update: So the second most professional Audio hardware you can hook up to your PowerBook G4 867 (Ti) .... is the RME Digiface - CardBus Combination.

Yeah, "We got both kinds, we got country and western!" 

Ever heard of anything like that?
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php?topic=3375.0
http://media.miroc.co.jp/show_rep/AES2002/07/mobilei.html

Old, OS9 related PR. Start here.
https://mhsecure.com/metric_halo/community/mh-news.html?start=250
https://mhsecure.com/metric_halo/community/mh-news/209-mobile-io-no-brainer-for-brain.html

Ok, the older you get the longer it takes to get things done...

What is somehow nice with using all this obsolete technology - there is a limit. If i would have good nerves i could try out all plugins that are available and my choice would be valid forever, there will not be any new plugins. Thats a nice contrast to modern technology where it is likely impossible to "try all" and make a choice.

So i made my first rough choice (what to download) based on screenshots and also on the name of the plugin, if it is obscure i want to try it. Also i tried to add in some of the "standard" stuff by Waves and TC, well known brand names, essential plugins. Thanks to the macos9lives Hotline server the choice was huge. So i admit i did not download *every* EQ, compressor etc. plugin as those that i had so far were quite good.

The "fun" part was to try them all in SVP. Some wouldnt show up although they are in the VST folder. Some would crash when you select them in SVP. Some had graphical glitches or sound errors when you select them in SVP. Of those who worked - some had a really bad interface or just wouldnt sound good, there is especially a lot of reverbs that sound like a big tin can. All of these have been removed from the selection. I have a folder with more than 100 plugins that were not good, just for future reference.

So... Here is a list of basic plugins and a bit more far out effects that i selected for myself, that all work flawlessly in SVP, that produce good or interesting sound and that are EASY to use. Like you see it the first time an will be able to use it in less than 5 minutes max (given common knowledge of musical terms as they are used widely).

Maybe its not complete, maybe something is missing, maybe its very subjective and leaning a bit on the experimental/distortion side... It took me two days for the operation and i think i will not do THAT journey again. Other journeys are waiting.

SoundHack (Tom Erbe) - +decimate - Simple bitcrusher
SH - C3Multiband - 3 Band Compressor with nice graphical feedback
MG - Chopitch - Filter triggered by audio
TC Works - Compressor - Compressor and DeEsser with nice graphical feedback
smartelectronix - DFX Geometer - Nice and deep wave folder/shaper
Akai - DecaBuddy - Harmonizer/synthethic chord generator
Ohm Force - Frohmage - Really neat filter
Kuniox - GEQ - Simple ten band EQ
TC Works - Graphic EQ - Nice 28 band graphic EQ, draw EQ line directly by holding Apple Key
Elemental audio systems - Inspector - Graphic Analyzer, the only one i found that runs fluid
TC Works - Limiter - Limiter with nice graphical feedback, histogram
Waves - MasterVerb - Quite good reverb, nice interface
Ohm Force - Mobilohm - BPM precise synced (note values) quadrule phaser
Waves - MultiDynamics - Up to 6 band compression, nice graphical feedback
TC Works - Native Reverb Plus - Very nice reverb, nice interface
Ohm force - Ohmygod - BPM precise synced (note values) filter per LFO and distortion
PalancarWare - Empire - Simple but good reverb - has no own interface, uses SVP layout
PalancarWare - Neutronium - Simple BPM precise LFO driven filter - has no own interface, uses SVP layout
PalancarWare - Ozone - Saturation/Wave shaping - has no own interface, uses SVP layout
PalancarWare - Scalar - A kind of simple lowpass - has no own interface, uses SVP layout
NW - PoleZero - Magnetic saturation - has no own interface, uses SVP layout
Polyfractus - Polyfractus MMP - Simple granular procesor
Ohm Force - Predatohm - Multiband distortion
Polyfractus - Resonator - 6 band resonator (experimental)
   - SFX machine - The swiss army knife, all kinds of time based effects, distortion, sound effects even fixes DC offset
TC Works - SideChainer - Not sure if i understand it right, a simple sidechain plugin, how does it work?
BBE - SonicMaximizer - Simple but effective for fattening up the sound
TC Works - SparkFuzzSat - Simple but nice fuzz effect
Richard Bloor - Spectral Monkeyage - Spectral & pitch processor
JN - Square-o-matic - Square based waveshaper, has no own interface, uses SVP layout
Camelaudio - Super CamelPhat2 - Filter, distortion, simple EQ & compressor - very nice sound
Waves - TrackPlug - Very nice up to 10 band parametric EQ, compressor, gate with nice graphical feedback
RF - Trasher Lite - Bitcrusher and overdrive, sample rate knob range is a bit unoptimized
  - Tube_M - Simple but effective tube simulation - has no own interface, uses SVP layout
dB - dB ProDelay - BPM precise dual delay - has no own interface, uses SVP layout
Opcode - opALIGN - To correct timing offset 1-15 samples, 1-16x multiplier
Opcode - opECHO - Nice and simple BPM precise delay
Opcode - opPANNER - Auto panner
snapcase - °Ambisone - Ambient soundfield simulation, artificial stereo


Of course TC and Wave plugins are amazing, but i also admit this was the first time that i have used those.

If somebody just gets started with SVP and wants that pack let me know.

Thanks guys for all the information.

Yes sure the backlight can die... many of the powerbooks i saw still work, maybe they have not been used so much? in worst case i could attach a monitor, its still more portable than the QS tower.

@smilesdavis - so you had to go thru ten tibooks (that failed) an result was that the PowerBook G4 867 (Ti) is the best option? The RME interfaces are hard to find in complete condition, many just sell the box without the card.

I thought firewire would be a good option, magma cardbus/chassis i have never seen or heard of.

here is the screen in os9 the testing, diag and monitoring options. 
I suppose you could use this capture sysex strings too.

last week i started with a very old and probably "long-term" project, which should end up in a 5 double-album (10 records * 60 minutes) one it is finished.

each of the 5 parts will be a tribute to the goldberg variations, starting with #1 which is called "the goldberg variations variations", mimicking and extending the philosophy and organisational structure of the original works of 30 pieces by bach, mathematically and sonically.

normally i am quite fast with things, but since it is 150 tracks, a deep philosophy, and last but not least i rely mostly on custom programmed OS9 software and custom production methods, plus i have 17 other hobbies, allow me at least one year to get it done.

So what did you do today with your PowerPC Mac? Be it just fiddling with it, upgrading it or doing something creative with it.

I myself unplugged my MDD, took it to the kitchen table to give it a good clean and move some air flow obstructing cables around, and remove the internal speaker to perhaps create a new route for air flow through the case.

Having done all this and taken some pictures of it (see below), I plugged it in again and pressed the power button. The button lights up for as long as I keep my finger on it, but the machine wont boot. PMU reset button does nothing, so I guess the original since 2002 PMU battery finely kicked the bucket. Just ordered a new battery off eBay and it will arrive next week. So a week without my MDD (my main computer). Hope it goes well. End of rant

Time moves fast! This past weekend the same thing happened again. I got a bit upset since it felt like I replaced the battery only "a few years ago". 8 years ago it seems

So now I'm on the machines third battery, still going strong in the studio. I bought some new thermal paste for the CPU as well, so heres to 8 more years (or something like that)

Nice!

the "issue" with waybackmachine is that once you have closed the history toolbar on top, you can not open it again to switch to another version.

and then there is that inline version of the toolbar, which you get when you start at the startpage:

go to https://web.archive.org/ and enter "http://waves.com/"

from here you can now see and open all existing versions of an adress or url.

but to open a version in a new tab - without loosing the overview page, that is - you need to control-doubleclick in the calendar. (everything else will not work in firefox windows here)

https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.waves.com/downloads/*
https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.waves.com/download/*

now you have a few options how to get to what you are looking for...

click on URL to sort by URL
click on MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) type to sort by media type
click on from to sort by Date
lastly, Filter results by URL or MIME Type (i.e. '.txt'): dmg, sit, bin etc.

Didn't you know? This one.

Run absolutely smoothly with all original versions 2.2; 2.3 ..2.5. Very useful for NuBus machines/AMII/SDII, especially in combination with MultiRack and File I/O.
Actually, that's the reason to preserve the original 2.2(?) 2.3 and 2.5 installers, because they install everything. Multirack 2.3 was last stable version to run on NuBus and I don't remember seeing k'ed File I/O. Also, IIRC, 2.3 up to 2.3.5 (? b5?) worked with SDII/AMII combo, including one of the first releases of RenEQ.

any chance to upload the 1.33 emu i cant find it

little bit of digital magic tweakery in ableton

combined with some bass tracks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JEROj04GyI