EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

On 6/6/05 10:55 AM, "Sascha Franck" <S.Franck@...> wrote:


> But then, it might've indeed only been some coincidence. So my sincere
> apologies to the moderators.
> 
 Glad to hear you're staying...and demonstrating that you are as big a man
as I've often thought;-)
> 
> But: How the most optimized audio sequencer, running on one of the most
> expensive computers isn't able to run half the audio tracks
> I can run on my 6 year old audio PC (meanwhile serving as an office PC) is
> completely beyond my understanding (and yes, I did the
> comparisons myself).
> It also doesn't make it into my mind how you could only use 2 internal HDDs, 3
> PCI cards and one internal CD/DVD drive. Aren't HUGE
> sample libraries part of almost each and every audio production? Aren't DSP
> cards the tools of the trade these years? Aren't people
> copying CDs and DVDs 1:1 since ages without having to do images first?
> 
> No, I don't think this is senseless Apple "dissing" - actually more to the
> opposite. IMO this is criticism the folks in Cupertino
> should be aware of.
> PCs with up to 8 internal HDD connectors exist because there was a demand for
> it. You need to spend half of a fortune to get even
> only 4 HDDs connected to a Mac. Not to forget that FW busses still don't
> deliver the same performance as S-ATA/IDE ones.
> Also, I just configured a Nuendo based PC for a friend, he's using 2 UADs and
> a PoCo, along with a MoTU. Not possible on a Mac.
> 
VERY well said. As a powerbook/Logic user (and just bought one for my
college-bound daughter) I have balked at the idea of buying a G5 for those
very reasons. My hope has been that soon we can get ONE machine that will
meet the capabilities of the day, without having to spend a fortune on what
should have been a hardware option to begin with, or in putting together
silly nodes.

Craig Beaumont