EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

--- Sascha Franck <saschafranck@...> wrote: 
> See, my current machine is an Athlon 1GHz. Made of well chosen components.
> I
> will only have to echange mainboard, CPU and Ram and that PC will become an
> Athlon XP 2000+. Tests have been proven (Logic tests) that this machine
> should deliver a similar (if not slightly better) performance like a Dual
> 1GHz Mac. Total costs of that modification: 500 Euros (maybe even less). I
> am not kidding or dreaming or whatever.
I'm always dubious of the tests people use to compare - I'd love to see some
documented tests say, using a complex arrangement of audiotracks, plugins and
VSTi's on PC's and macs of different specs as I cant help but think most of
peoples opinions about comparative performance are not much better than
supposition. Thats not to say I'm voting one way or the other, but that it
would be interesting. Maybe I ought to try and do some for my website...

> I seriously can't see myself shelling out 3000 Euro for a Mac, not at all,
Neither could I if in the same position! I agree that Apple hardware is not 
cheap. 

> Also, I really have a LOT of things (especially plugins) that I'm using on
> a
> daily base (most important ones: DR-008, Pentagon) and there's no Mac
> versions of them.
I agree with this as a problem too (I'd have liked to get DR-008 myself) but
a word of consolation from the other side of the fence - thats a two edged
sword. For example, PC users have never had the joy of SuperCollider, 
Max/MSP, th0nk 0+2, Metasynth, AudioMulch, SoundHack, Cellsynth and until 
recently Absynth....

> Don't misunderstand me, I am not in panic mood or so at all.
> I just know that I can do some nice things with what I have, Logic 5.2
> certainly is the best choice for me, and it will stay like that for quite
> some time. Especially on my updated "VRROOAAAM"-ing PC. Also, Emagic won't
> stop supporting it immediately after Sept.30th., there's just no new
> versions to be expected, but we'll still see bugfixes for quite a while
> after that date.
:-) Its nice to see someone being rational for a change! The number of people
on the LUG that have purportedly *already* changed to SX this week (!) is
just wierd. Although whether they have just picked up a crack CD and changed
from a logic crack to an SX crack I dont know...!

Best Wishes & Good luck!

~Pev

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