er, or is it I hate both? Always get that mixed up.......
Which are you, Mac or PC?
Mac.
Not so much cuz it's a Mac, but because of OS X and the tight integration with Apple software.
Whichever you use doesn't really matter to me. Use what works for you, make music, and have fun!
I admire those who aren't compelled to publicly display their personal insecurity by resorting to juvenile flame wars.
It's just a box that does something...
Not so much cuz it's a Mac, but because of OS X and the tight integration with Apple software.
Whichever you use doesn't really matter to me. Use what works for you, make music, and have fun!
I admire those who aren't compelled to publicly display their personal insecurity by resorting to juvenile flame wars.
It's just a box that does something...
just tryin' to bust your balls...
(although Apples' elitist approach kinda does make me wanna never use one again ... )
I use both although if I had my way we would be PC only...
Seriously... long gone are the days of the 'blue screen of death' ...
I hope live goes linux soon cuz I don't wanna pay $$$ to apple or microsoft...
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lesterdiamond
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I'm gonna keep my pc, and get a mac 
I'm only gonna use the mac to look cool while I drink my latte at starbucks, talking on my iphone about how much I like macs better than pcs
I'm gonna use both, they both have their advantages, I say that now but something tells me once i get a mac the pc will be collecting dust, most of the time
I'm only gonna use the mac to look cool while I drink my latte at starbucks, talking on my iphone about how much I like macs better than pcs
I'm gonna use both, they both have their advantages, I say that now but something tells me once i get a mac the pc will be collecting dust, most of the time
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Rogue Scrunt
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I have been on a mac since 1992 a mac se30
ithink it really does not matter, performance on mdern mac/ps is pretty much the same.
I get confused trying to use windows.
the last windows machine I had was a 286 with windows 3.0, Blah
ithink it really does not matter, performance on mdern mac/ps is pretty much the same.
I get confused trying to use windows.
the last windows machine I had was a 286 with windows 3.0, Blah
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leedsquietman
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Lesterdiamond, that's what our IT department at the school board thought too when they replaced all the elementary school network from PC to Mac, but in 6 years of running macs they have actually had more problems than the previous 6 years under a windows platform.
A lot of myths and BS abound. They're both just a series of electronic components which can fail and frustrate when not running well,
Like previous posters mentioned - they're a box. So long as you can get your programs to run and perform as they should then it;s only a matter of personal preference. Over the last 3-4 years windows improved their stability a lot so I think that old cliche was made redundant some time ago (although it will no doubt start up again for a year or so while Vista settles down). Mac OSX has become a great system, it too wasn't always as stable or compatible with previous hardware and software as it could have been, that's all part of changing something new.
The other thing which irks me somewhat is that only macs are considered 'professional' music machines by some. Neither platform was specifically designed for this purpose as a priority.
Mac has an advantage in tighter integration and it's MIDI implementation is better but everything else rests in the software, and even if evey 'pro studio' is running a mac, most Live users are not running 'pro studios'.
Then it becomes hard to compare because only Reason and Live are cross platform developed as such, ProTools leans towards mac and Cubase towards PC even if both state they are cross platform.
Very few plugins are cross platform and for me, PC has an advantage in the area of vst plugins and good reasonably priced audio editors such as Soundforge and Wavelab, which even my best mac fanboy pal (who would happily suck Steve Jobs' pole and pay him for the privilege) keeps his old P4 1.8 Ghz machine around to run Soundforge on as he doesn't like the alternatives on Mac.
Now I am really digging the new MacPro and Macbook Pro and am seriously considering a switch next time but I won't becoming a mindless drone who must hate windows and all it's products even if I do switch. They're all just pretty much the same tools these days anyway, no more Intel vs PowerPC flame wars to debate.
Seriously, I'm with the guy who says Live for Linux. Really Microsoft and Apple both are evil corporate monsters who kowtow to shareholders and the stock market and only care for your dime.
A lot of myths and BS abound. They're both just a series of electronic components which can fail and frustrate when not running well,
Like previous posters mentioned - they're a box. So long as you can get your programs to run and perform as they should then it;s only a matter of personal preference. Over the last 3-4 years windows improved their stability a lot so I think that old cliche was made redundant some time ago (although it will no doubt start up again for a year or so while Vista settles down). Mac OSX has become a great system, it too wasn't always as stable or compatible with previous hardware and software as it could have been, that's all part of changing something new.
The other thing which irks me somewhat is that only macs are considered 'professional' music machines by some. Neither platform was specifically designed for this purpose as a priority.
Mac has an advantage in tighter integration and it's MIDI implementation is better but everything else rests in the software, and even if evey 'pro studio' is running a mac, most Live users are not running 'pro studios'.
Then it becomes hard to compare because only Reason and Live are cross platform developed as such, ProTools leans towards mac and Cubase towards PC even if both state they are cross platform.
Very few plugins are cross platform and for me, PC has an advantage in the area of vst plugins and good reasonably priced audio editors such as Soundforge and Wavelab, which even my best mac fanboy pal (who would happily suck Steve Jobs' pole and pay him for the privilege) keeps his old P4 1.8 Ghz machine around to run Soundforge on as he doesn't like the alternatives on Mac.
Now I am really digging the new MacPro and Macbook Pro and am seriously considering a switch next time but I won't becoming a mindless drone who must hate windows and all it's products even if I do switch. They're all just pretty much the same tools these days anyway, no more Intel vs PowerPC flame wars to debate.
Seriously, I'm with the guy who says Live for Linux. Really Microsoft and Apple both are evil corporate monsters who kowtow to shareholders and the stock market and only care for your dime.
http://soundcloud.com/umbriel-rising http://www.myspace.com/leedsquietmandemos Live 7.0.18 SUITE, Cubase 5.5.2], Soundforge 9, Dell XPS M1530, 2.2 Ghz C2D, 4GB, Vista Ult SP2, legit plugins a plenty, Alesis IO14.
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DJLethalRush
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Is it so bad ? Nothing better then bunch of wires to fall in love ? I am confused, some say Mac can get you pussy, others that Macs are for pussy, you love Mac instead of pussy. It is all really pussy biz.DJLethalRush wrote:I grew up using Macs, then switched to PCs cuz I was broke, now I'm back to Mac. Every day I fall in love with OSX more and more.
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Brainstormer
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Maybe it's a polite way of saying big cats!rikhyray wrote:Is it so bad ? Nothing better then bunch of wires to fall in love ? I am confused, some say Mac can get you pussy, others that Macs are for pussy, you love Mac instead of pussy. It is all really pussy biz.DJLethalRush wrote:I grew up using Macs, then switched to PCs cuz I was broke, now I'm back to Mac. Every day I fall in love with OSX more and more.
