[AbsMechanik]

Bluffmunkey, on 24 January 2012 - 11:10 AM, said:

The MAc vs PC debate is irrelevant.

The MBP vs Laptop is less irrelevant.

One of the main issues with laptops is that in recent years they've become cheap consumables rather than quality working products. There are so many corners cut in basic design that buying anything less than a dedicated audio laptop can be a bit of a lottery. That's not to say you can't buy a £700 off the shelf laptop and it won't work perfectly well, but equally you could buy a Sony vaio for £1000 and it'll cause you nothing but headaches (not singling out Sony laptops, it's just a point worth noting). Also, should you need it Firewire can be a total pain on laptops.

When you buy a MBP, you can be pretty sure that it'll do what you want it to do as that's what it's designed for. Add the new Thunderbolt connectivity and you've almost got a desktop replacement.

This honestly is a very accurate picture. I use both right now and I also frequently program. The only reason why I picked a Mac (iMac to be precise) was:

• Excellent customer service
  
• Programming environments
  
• Ability to run both Windows and Mac (legally)
  
• Pure Data & Max/MSP. A lot of Max apps are designed to run on the Mac
  
• I had a bunch of money, so I could afford one

Else, I am very happy with my laptop (dual core, 2 GB's RAM)

This post has been edited by AbsMechanik: 26 January 2012 - 04:27 AM

[arkiamusic]

As AbsMech said, lots of awesome programs are mac-only, and a good example would be Metasynth :jealous:

[AbsMechanik]

arkiamusic, on 26 January 2012 - 09:13 AM, said:

As AbsMech said, lots of awesome programs are mac-only, and a good example would be Metasynth :jealous:

Metasynth One of the most amazing tools I've ever purchased

[arkiamusic]

AbsMechanik, on 27 January 2012 - 06:53 AM, said:

Metasynth One of the most amazing tools I've ever purchased

Have you tried some Ircam software like Audiosculpt? Ircam is constantly developping new sound design technologies and Max patches, like Melodyne (Physical modelling synthesis algorhythms with a GUI). They have awesome sound design tools for Macs...ONLY

[AbsMechanik]

arkiamusic, on 27 January 2012 - 06:00 PM, said:

Have you tried some Ircam software like Audiosculpt? Ircam is constantly developping new sound design technologies and Max patches, like Melodyne (Physical modelling synthesis algorhythms with a GUI). They have awesome sound design tools for Macs...ONLY

For the time being I've completely taken a break from music production. I'm really busy with my final semester of university. The last set of tools I was playing with was AudioMulch, PureData and SuperCollider. The latter 2 are mainly programming based tools but really worth checking out (and its Open Source ). If you're not into that ---> you're really gonna love AudioMulch

But I will check out those tools you mentioned.

[arkiamusic]

AbsMechanik, on 27 January 2012 - 08:01 PM, said:

For the time being I've completely taken a break from music production. I'm really busy with my final semester of university. The last set of tools I was playing with was AudioMulch, PureData and SuperCollider. The latter 2 are mainly programming based tools but really worth checking out (and its Open Source ). If you're not into that ---> you're really gonna love AudioMulch

But I will check out those tools you mentioned.

I know Audiomulch
In the same style, if you miss fft/spectral based modules in Reaktor, check out Plogue Bidule. Amazing tool

[ionvortex]

"no HP's" doesn't really make much sense...for all intents and purposes, it's the case design, tech support, and pricepoint you are paying with any brand of PC laptop. I wish more people understood thise before they go and buy an alienware .

Really though, I think the best way to figure out the MAC vs PC debate is to figure out what DAW you want to use. If the answer isn't logic, your answer is way more difficult.

I have a macbook pro, like many here, after a long history of building my own pc's and using DAW's like pro-tools LE and fl studio. Then, I needed a reliable laptop for back tracking for a touring. metal band, and took the plunge (Parcially out of boredom) for a macbook, and found Logic to be my favorite DAW on the market. The work flow, sequencer, interface, all much more to my liking than any of the others I have tried. And

Furthermore, I find OSX to be more stable for what I use it for than windows.

However, the reality is, I can buy a pc laptop almost twice as powerful as the macbook pro I bought for 1800 (with the 3 year care). I'm limited to a dual core cpu and 4 gb of ram instead of a quad core and 8gb..which does make a difference if you like to loud up a shit ton of vsts without bouncing anything (which I do).

make your decision this way...then if you go PC laptop...acer have decent build quality and customer support, cheers