Pro Tools 6 and Logic 6 for Mac OS X

[Rob D]

Anyone else using these? or Macs for that matter. They are so much better for music production.

 

Pro Tools 6 is awesome and I would highly recommend it.

[James]

Am in the process of wanting a new PC, primarily for music creation, am now seriously thinking about switching to Mac, although all my software is PC-based

 

Can you outline the big advantages in moving to mac to me so I can make a more informed decision.

[Ian Cashman]

as soon as i can afford it im gonna go for a mac running logic 6

 

unbeatable

 

logic isnt supported on the pc anymore cos warez is destroying its market

 

ive always promised myself id go legit with it as soon as it earns me the cash...lol

 

macs are so much more reliable

[James]

that was another serious consideration for me - logic is such a nice app and with it going on the pc it draws me even closer to the mac. I guess i'm gonna have to make the switch sooner or later, so it could well be bite the bullet time. Does anyone know if software costs much more or less on the mac vs pc ?

[Ian Cashman]

Logic Platinum 5 (Mac) MIDI / digital audio sequencer £527.99

Logic Platinum 5 (PC) MIDI / digital audio sequencer £549.99

 

 

but if you need the logic sampler thats an extra

 

EXS24 Xtreme 24-bit sampler £219.99

 

hope this helps

[James]

cheers

 

what about pro mac soundcards ? any ideas ?

[Ian Cashman]

depends on the spec

 

mine has 1 digital out put and 1 stereo analogue output which is all i need

 

m-audio audiophile delta 2496

 

its quality and has mac drivers too

 

only cost

Audiophile 2496 24 Bit 96 kHz 4 in/ 4 out PCI Digital Recording Interface with MIDI £139.99

[James]

wow - that aint as pricy as i thought

 

have you chosen the digital or analogue route for mixers etc??? Most shops seem to be putting me off digital - slightly confused why.

[Ian Cashman]

my mixer is digital...but it had loads built into it that an analogue wouldnt have all my synths bar 1 are digital so it dont make a lot of difference to me...the sound can be warmed up at mastering stage

[James]

yeah ok cool.

 

It was one of the top guys at Digital Village (http://www.digitalvillage.co.uk) in Barnet (one of my faiv shops) who were putting me off going digital - recommending a good old Mackie analogue mixer for clarity etc.. But ALL my production will be digital so dont really see the point in missing out on all the extras in the digital world...

[Ian Cashman]

agreed

 

my prog studio buddie is selling a mackie desk . i dont know how much for at the moment

[James]

one thing i couldnt believe recently was the amazing price you can get 2nd hand desks for - and most of the time they are in MINT condition. I'm talking about desks which sold at 600 going for 200 etc.. amazing. And in the past i always stupidly bought new - it just aint worth it - especially if you are constantly switching/upgrading equipment, which is what i see myself doing. People have a lot of respect for their gear so 2nd aint a bad thing at in all this arena.