PC Live OR Mac Live?

dj superflat · Post by **dj superflat** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:29 pm

bad analogy: superman plainly beats hulk silly. perhaps batman and daredevil (the problem may be mixing and matching DC and marvel).

(one of the problems with superman is that the extent of his power is ill-defined -- somedays, he gets hit by a plane or a car and it stuns him, other days he can move the planet, shift faults in the earth's crust, etc. -- though this is understandable b/c there's little interest in a hero who's invulnerable (leaving aside the K); regardless, i can't see how the hulk could hurt superman or otherwise avoid his powers.)

craw · Post by **craw** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 6:38 pm

dj superflat wrote:bad analogy: superman plainly beats hulk silly. perhaps batman and daredevil (the problem may be mixing and matching DC and marvel).

(one of the problems with superman is that the extent of his power is ill-defined -- somedays, he gets hit by a plane or a car and it stuns him, other days he can move the planet, shift faults in the earth's crust, etc. -- though this is understandable b/c there's little interest in a hero who's invulnerable (leaving aside the K); regardless, i can't see how the hulk could hurt superman or otherwise avoid his powers.)

who's to say the hulk doesnt have any K? who's to say sup isn't having an off day?

its eachy-peachy man ... could go either way

JamieG · Post by **JamieG** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 7:06 pm

Mac's and PC's have never been more similar in terms of hardware. In fact Mac's are PC's too (via BootCamp).

The key difference is the Operating System. On this front, Mac's prevail as the winner hands down. Mac OS X is more stable, reliable and secure than windows can ever be (unless Microsoft stop adding to thier speghetti code and start from fresh).

I'm guesse what I'm trying to say is (and speaking from experience) I urge you to get a Mac, especially when you can run Windows natively - there is no reason not to. Also If you are using Pro-Tools as well I would definitely go for Mac.

Whatever way you go, happy computing.

1296 · Post by **1296** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:19 am

thx all the comment
im a mac guy from power pc 7600 til now.still fool use pc.but i saw many post talk about macbook&pro got many problem itself.so thinking if use pc laptop maybe stable little bit.also im a dj want use sertro scratch live software.my dj friend said PC crash only one time.but some dj use mac crash many time.so i want get more comment from world.thank guy.

**audio phile get crash of macbook???

noratronika · Post by **noratronika** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 7:25 am

Macs are PCs with a MC Sticker now days. System specs and performance set up is everything.

JamieG · Post by **JamieG** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:21 am

noratronika wrote:Macs are PCs with a MC Sticker now days. System specs and performance set up is everything.

EXCEPT FOR ONE 'SMALL' DIFFERENCE, THE OPERATING SYSTEM!!

Plus they look cooler

Ball Sack · Post by **Ball Sack** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:51 am

1296 · Post by **1296** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 3:33 pm

i found mac can use Window XP now.call bootchamp.is satble?anyone try this.im thinking try this setup.

mdb · Post by **mdb** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:55 pm

I do 30+ tracks on Ableton/Windows XP on a regular basis and i have absolutely no issues. Dial in your system and turn of unneeded services and devices and your system will run for a long time without issues. Last time my computer crashed was 3 years ago when i lost a 3 year old hard drive. Absolutely nothing to do with the OS. So this bullshit about PC's crashing ALL THE TIME is a bunch of crap. MINE NEVER crashes, EVER. Just take care of your system and do regular maintenance, like your car, and you wont have any issues and you wont be tied down to some manufacturers parts and BS and hype.

Macs are so over hyped its becoming just silly now. Its only been a few months since they actually came half-way close to being as fast as PC's.. but, sadly they are still behind in speed and stability.

its all HYPE! Do some research, BIG TIME studios are using windows too man. You just have to search the net and get past the hype and bullshit.

I wish i could find this link where they did performance test with audio against a apple and a PC and the PC knocked its socks off with the same specs and everything. Ill have to look some more.. but its out there.. Dont get schmoozed by the rainbow.

craw · Post by **craw** » Fri Sep 22, 2006 5:05 pm

here are the test results you are looking for

http://www.ableton.com/forum/viewtopic. ... light=test

shaneblyth · Post by **shaneblyth** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 12:14 am

djmyke wrote:maudio audiophile interface?

u myt hav a prob with drivers for macbook

nah maudio have had universal mac binaries for months now and they work perfect... i have 2 maudio devices on a mac mini and i am v happy

djmyke · Post by **djmyke** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 3:14 am

shaneblyth wrote:
djmyke wrote:maudio audiophile interface?

u myt hav a prob with drivers for macbook
nah maudio have had universal mac binaries for months now and they work perfect... i have 2 maudio devices on a mac mini and i am v happy

really? u made it work with an intel mac 10.4.7 OSX? wer did u get the driver?

njh · Post by **njh** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 3:35 am

i have been using pc's far too long..
there is no way i could trust them for live use.

shaneblyth · Post by **shaneblyth** » Sat Sep 23, 2006 8:38 pm

djmyke wrote:
shaneblyth wrote:
djmyke wrote:maudio audiophile interface?

u myt hav a prob with drivers for macbook
nah maudio have had universal mac binaries for months now and they work perfect... i have 2 maudio devices on a mac mini and i am v happy

really? u made it work with an intel mac 10.4.7 OSX? wer did u get the driver?

maudio has all the drivers on their site
http://m-audio.com/index.php?do=support ... 4aa58&o=33

ok it is 10.4.6 but it should work ok I have an ozone keyboard and it's drivers are UB and says 10.4.6 and i have latest 10.4.7 os and it works perfect