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Original Message Date: 10-Dec-01 @ 10:02 PM - recovering mac user

knowa

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just kidding--I'm still a mac user. I'm thinking about getting one of those 1+ GHz athalon machines, though. For my lifestyle--stuffed into a studio apartment with my girlfriend, her graphic-design computer, and maybe a dog joining the mix, full-time non-music job--time and space are big factors. With My G4 4OO, I'm finding that I can barely even use my new Renaissance Verb, and I have to mix down the Pro-52 contstantly. I really want to get something like Halion or EXSP24, but read a message from a Wizoo developer that said Halion is "useable on a G4 400", but runs better on the PC (and, I guess, on faster Macs). As I'll be a student again soon, there's no way I'm gonna be able to afford a faster Mac for a long time, and I'm considering moving over to the dark PC side before I'm living on some meager stipend. I'm not religious about my OS. Before e.g. I give up $1,000 for a TC Powercore, I need to know more about the PC option.

Anyway, I'm wondering what a 1.something GHZ Athalon machine actually costs. I've heard that the $1,000 machines that I see in the PC Mall catalog are not really set up for audio, but that's from Mac-loyalists. Is that true? I have no beef with my PC at work, and heard nothing but raves about the Win2k. Without starting "that debate", will you tech savvy-PC music makers give me an estimate/advice on an audio PC?

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Message 21/28 14-Dec-01 @ 04:46 PM - RE: recovering mac user

knowa

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ok, cool. I'll check into that. I just like the idea of having one place responsible for the machine, and wouldn't mind paying $100 bucks for some sort of warranty. I'll check it out, though. all those !!!'s; it's like you're yelling at me.

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Message 22/28 14-Dec-01 @ 05:55 PM - RE: recovering mac user

bedwyr

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i am. ;)

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Message 23/28 14-Dec-01 @ 06:33 PM - RE: recovering mac user

99devils

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Advanced Design pretty much is a mom-and-pop jobber.

You can probably find some kind soul here to put it together for you too..

-Craig

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Message 24/28 14-Dec-01 @ 08:52 PM - RE: recovering mac user

knowa

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MOM! bedwyr's !!!!ing at me again!

advanced design: I like the idea of telling people my computer's originally from Kentucky.

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Message 25/28 14-Dec-01 @ 09:34 PM - RE: recovering mac user

influx

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I could put it together no sweat.

but actually, so could you. its REALLY not that hard

and as for the 2408 if its got 1/4" connections its a MKII. old one had RCAs

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Message 26/28 16-Dec-01 @ 06:03 AM - RE: recovering mac user

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PCs are cheap and it's dirt easy to build one yourself exactly to spec with what you've researhed to be reliable

I usually get a few years out of 'em too, contrary to popular belief. After your machine is a year or so old.. Mine came with 128MB and it's cost me all of $50 over the last year and a half tobring it to 512MB. It's still a fast box, and it's only 700mhz

-Craig

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Message 27/28 17-Dec-01 @ 06:09 PM - RE: recovering mac user

knowa

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yeah--straight up if I get one, I'll learn how to build it myself. No excuse not to learn. I guess I just balked at the idea of not having a system for music while I put mine together, but I'll just keep my mac together until everythings ready to go. Gonna get Halion as soon as I can and see how I make out doings frequent mixdowns. If it is oo much of a hassle, I'll make a move on making the switch. In any case, I doubt I'll buy another mac again.

question remains though, if everything PC is as rosy as many say it is, why do the vast majority of pros/studios use macs? not a rhetorical question--serously, why do you think that is?

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Message 28/28 17-Dec-01 @ 08:19 PM - RE: recovering mac user

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probably the same reason you do...because theyve heard so many bad things why would they switch?

everything is NOT perfect...not with PCs, not with MACs. again..theyre made by fallible creatures so they are fallible

get a PC and maintain it and youll be fine.

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