On 06.04.2006 Eric Dannewitz wrote:
Johannes Gebauer wrote:
I don't know why people still think the Mac is better for Audio. Imo it isn't,
simply by the lack of decent software. Certainly for professional classical
music mastering the PC has a lot more to offer. Sequencers are ok, but the
choice on Win is just as good if not better.
Logic, Digital Performer, Protools would be the reason. The latest version of
Digital Performer really sets a high standard.
ProTools runs on the PC, too. None of these three are in any way suited
to editing classical music recordings. Anyone who has seen
SonicSolutions or Sequoia, and does a lot of classical music will agree.
Besides, there are no real options for DVD-A mastering, and DDP file
sets have only just become possible. Mac for Audio? Well, if all you do
is sequencing, then yes, there are good options. If you want to do
mastering on a serious pro level, forget it, you are wasting precious
studio time.
This might change when SonicStudio brings out their new mastering soft, but
this would still leave the Mac with one option, while there are at least three
on the PC (Sequoia, Pyramix, Sadie).
So then it comes down to Finale. Would you really ever switch to OSX for Finale?
Yes. Cleaner user interface. No need to have a subscription to a virus
"protection" company (or Mafia company). Using both Finale on Mac and PC, I
still think the Mac version generally looks and runs better. The PC version is faster,
but once MakeMusic ships an Intel version, things will be interesting.
What, you are saying you will use Word on the PC, and restart and boot
into OS X to work in Finale, just to avoid viruses? That's what I
understood David was thinking of. (You might just as well unplug your
internet connection, that is quicker, and safer.) And I really can't see
the point of it. The Finale user interface is hardly different on Mac
from Windows, if anything Windows beats it for it's keyboard commands,
for Jari's plugins, for keyboard customizability.
I really can't see the big advantage of having a dual boot machine for anyone
who is happily running Windows today. I love the Mac and OS X, but in the last
two years I have been very close to going over to Windows several times. For me
the dual boot is a god sent, but perhaps not in the way that Apple intended it.
For me it may very well end up being the smoothest way to slowly start
converting to Windows. And I sort of fear that I won't be the only one.
Why would you convert to Windows from Mac? Close to switching due to what?
Cause you can't get iTunes to batch convert things? (which, if you did a little
playing around or reading, you can do). Or because you have stuck yourself with
Quicktimes sound and haven't looked for that freeware program that will allow
you to use Garageband instruments instead of Quicktime? Or that you want to
indulge yourself in Creative Labs sound cards?
Well, I think you didn't really read my post. For the lack of serious
Audio mastering software. There simply is no 4-point, source-destination
editing on the Mac. Considering it all started on a Mac (Sonic Solutions
was actually the first) this is a pretty major problem if you are
serious about Audio, and work in classical music.
There are other reasons, too: One of the few reasonably good CD
mastering applications is Waveburner Pro. However, when Apple bought
Emagic, they made Waveburner Pro a part of Logic. Now, I as a long time
Waveburner Pro owner (OS 9 version) have to get the full Logic if I
want to continue using it. A pretty hefty upgrade considering I have
absolutely no use for Logic. I feel fooled by Apple (and Emagic, who
told me over two years that an OS X version of Waveburner was under
development, but didn't mention I would have to get Logic to get it).
Johannes
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