funky shit wrote:Faldoe wrote:I'm seriously thinking of switching to Mac cause I hear its just better for this kind of shit. I've had enough. Too many problems.
They haven't even made win7 drivers and your looking to buy a mac cause you think "it just works"?
Also, could be live 8.1.1 acting a ballbag.
From my experience - Ive been using Macs since I was a child alongside Windows platforms for gaming, mostly.
Never had 1 issue with my Mac yet. No crashes, no peripheral problems, nothing. I can literally turn my controllers, audio I/O's on and off at will while everything is running and it just snaps right back into place.
I've had tons of issues with Windows machines crashing audio programs, peripherals must be "on" before turning on your PC, you can't swap them on the fly without something crashing.
In my experience, yes, "it just works" is a true statement.
I still build my gaming PC's, for sure, I'm not discounting them. Their processors usually cycle quite a bit faster than Mac hardware - but for all audio purposes - I haven't used a PC that came close to the stability and ease of use as a Mac.
Not to mention Win7 ignores whatever drivers you install for your controllers and assigns it's own whenever it wishes.
"sometimes it works right!" is not an option when performing on stage, IMO. I can't count how many times some of my other friends have crashed due to Windows - my Mac friends? Smooth as silk.
They are overly-expensive, for sure, but for peace of mind they are priceless.
You're only as good as your last performance - so I'm not taking chances, lol.