Ableton Forum

I've checked this forum out many times before, but never jumped in.
Although, most users of Abelton live 9 on this forum are Mac users (I always wanted one)
I built a windows based system using dual 8 core xeons on a Asus workstation mobo.
I use a RME raydat through a RME ADI-2 to my monitors and back to a Leslie 3300 from variety of controllers including 'PUSH', Roland A500, and Hammond XK3 dual manual inputs.So far so good; they all work, but I'm
still looking real hard at the new Mac Pro. Their design beats the daylights out of thing windows.
p.s. 16 core only runs at 6% on abelton 9 maxed.
Convince me that the Mac is the real thing.

Why???

You appear to have something that could probably navigate your way to mars and back. Why is the Apple Wagon so appealing? I know all the cool kids have them but if your hammer can bang in a nail why do you need a more expensive hammer?

As someone who works on both pc and mac, I tend to agree with jester. In terms of performance there is little difference. The Mac machines are probably smoother and nicer as a consumer experience, but ymmv.

I use a mac notebook for performaning, but my music making machine is a PC, and it is great. And it don't nearly have the specs of what you have described.

The only big differences I would see between PC and Mac, would be CoreAudio and the ability to plug and unplug Midi controllers without re-starting Live,

^ the Ableton team fixed that unplug thing in 9 ^

^ yep. that one's over.

so now we're down to drivers for your interface of choice, CORE Audio, and the OS being Apple style.

the playing field is pretty level these days unless you're trying to squeeze in a lower end budget PC.


for the record/qualification: I have a Lenovo T500 with Windows 7... and an iMac.

yur2die4 wrote:^ the Ableton team fixed that unplug thing in 9 ^

Wow, good to know! It was a big usability difference IMO.