To Mac or not to Mac, that is the question i see before me.
So, let me see......
I use a G4 laptop for intertythingy, and everything else. Logic continues to be poor in the Score department. Sibelius is good for scoring, but lousy on playback. (IMHO) Cubase used to be deficient in the scoring department too, but i understand it has improved at a faster rate than Logic. Never used DP, or Sonar. Logic has the EXS, still a good instrument, well written. (A pat on the back for the old Emagic team.)
Mac's gone Intel, with an emphasis on gadgets, Widgets, Tadgets, digits, etc, with an even more pronounced emphasis on capturing the graphic market at the expense of us muso types, and the latest test figures have conflicting evidence in terms of performance. Windows still has the problem with internetythingy and nasty little throwbacks, trying to compensate for a lack of a girlfriend, lack of ability to interact with any meaningful degree with their fellow human beings, or lack of any chance of experiencing a real life, by writing all sorts of nasty viruses and trojans. Still, an audio setup wouldn't include internetythingy anyway. That's what the G4 is for.
And rumour has it Giga will be taking a big jump forward soon ,married to the faster, and finally more reliable Windows audio setup.
Hmmm, some tough choices.
However, i think Mac have not advanced for us audio fellows to a sufficient degree that would convince me to buy 5 of their flashy boxes and lash them together.
And then there's MIR.
It's looking like Windows and Cubase at this stage. Or Linux and a shed load of cash developing a decent sequencer. given the hype around Mac, and the general scepticism from many, one can only assume they're relying on the 'cute' factor to sell their stuff.
Better dust off the old Cubase Software i think, and look at a copy of Nuendo to boot. Unless of course someone convinces me this is a completely bad idea, and gives me hard evidence to back up the point.
But then i've never been brand loyal in a computer sense.
It is after all a collection of electronic transistors, resistors, wires, and a big TV, with ones and zeros driving it all.
Whatever does the job better, faster, with less hassle suits me.
Regards,
Alex.
[:P]
So, let me see......
I use a G4 laptop for intertythingy, and everything else. Logic continues to be poor in the Score department. Sibelius is good for scoring, but lousy on playback. (IMHO) Cubase used to be deficient in the scoring department too, but i understand it has improved at a faster rate than Logic. Never used DP, or Sonar. Logic has the EXS, still a good instrument, well written. (A pat on the back for the old Emagic team.)
Mac's gone Intel, with an emphasis on gadgets, Widgets, Tadgets, digits, etc, with an even more pronounced emphasis on capturing the graphic market at the expense of us muso types, and the latest test figures have conflicting evidence in terms of performance. Windows still has the problem with internetythingy and nasty little throwbacks, trying to compensate for a lack of a girlfriend, lack of ability to interact with any meaningful degree with their fellow human beings, or lack of any chance of experiencing a real life, by writing all sorts of nasty viruses and trojans. Still, an audio setup wouldn't include internetythingy anyway. That's what the G4 is for.
And rumour has it Giga will be taking a big jump forward soon ,married to the faster, and finally more reliable Windows audio setup.
Hmmm, some tough choices.
However, i think Mac have not advanced for us audio fellows to a sufficient degree that would convince me to buy 5 of their flashy boxes and lash them together.
And then there's MIR.
It's looking like Windows and Cubase at this stage. Or Linux and a shed load of cash developing a decent sequencer. given the hype around Mac, and the general scepticism from many, one can only assume they're relying on the 'cute' factor to sell their stuff.
Better dust off the old Cubase Software i think, and look at a copy of Nuendo to boot. Unless of course someone convinces me this is a completely bad idea, and gives me hard evidence to back up the point.
But then i've never been brand loyal in a computer sense.
It is after all a collection of electronic transistors, resistors, wires, and a big TV, with ones and zeros driving it all.
Whatever does the job better, faster, with less hassle suits me.
Regards,
Alex.
[:P]