EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

I can't believe anyone expects that PC users will NOT to make the move.
I don't think Apple have taken this decision to immediately sell more MACs.
I suspect they feel that they can develop Logic faster and better if they
concentrate on one platform. The cost and effort of providing Windows ports
is probably holding back their development. This move will definitely be
beneficial to MAC Users for Version 6. Whether it is enough to make people
move from a PC platform will depend greatly on how the competitive Windows
platforms evolve.

My guess is that the standard App that will be adopted by studios in the
future, will be one that supports both environments with the widest user
base (and maybe even a Linux port) - Logic will have to remain significantly
better than the competition to survive as a MAC only app.

People who were angriest at the announcement were people who had most
definitely paid (and paid handsomely) for their copy of Logic, or the recent
upgrade (mine cost 110 GBP - the SX cross grade only costs 190 GBP) - People
who use illegal software are unlikely to feel as passionate about it. IF we
had known this was in the pipeline, many PC users would not have bought the
software, - and IF we hadn't already moved to V5, the current offer from
Steinberg would make it an absolute no brainer.






 -----Original Message-----
From: Pev [mailto:no_such_user@...]
Sent: 05 July 2002 11:22
To: exs-users@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [exs] Logic on a mac


  --- 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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