The Logic Off Topic list

Well this thread has been of quite some interest for me. I am sorry to see
so many people have had such bad experiences with PCs. I am looking forward
to the purchase of my first Mac around March. I have had very few problems
with Win XP and Logic 5.5. The machine just seems to run and run hence it is
very difficult for me to justify to myself the added expense a Mac entails.
But the justification comes down to one simple fact. If I want to continue
to use Logic as my software I need to buy a Mac on my next computer upgrade.

With Win XP I had an AW Card and recently purchased a RME Multiface no
problems with either. I had problems years ago with a Layla 20 card and Win
98 before Win98SE. But I think the problems had more to do with an early
poorly designed card by Echo rather than a PC or Emagic problem. I really
like using Logic. The other day I had a client over and we were finishing
his project and he kept repeating over and over how good Logic sounds and
how interesting it is to watch me work in it.

To me working with a PC is the same as working with Logic when you first
purchase the program. There are all of these different directions a user can
find themselves going in, directions that they did not anticipate because so
many options are available. In the case of a PC the problem becomes which
Motherboard, HD, RAM, Video Card, Sound Card, etc. With Logic the problem
becomes the options, the nomenclature logic uses, which environmental
objects, what screen sets, which key commands, which editor works best for
me on this particular task, etc. On a PC a bad experience of purchasing
incompatible components because of too many false assumptions or lack of
knowledge on how the different hardware performs together can ruin a buyer�s
perspective on the quality of the OS. In Logic too many false assumptions on
how the software runs without researching the background on the options
available can ruin a buyer�s perspective on the quality of the software. In
both cases it is because the user is overwhelmed by the ability to choose
that causes frustration.

Overall is it better to be able to pick and choose your hardware components
or have the computer company dictate this is what we make use it or not. I
don�t know��

After all of this, Hey does anyone know when those new G5 are going to hit
the market? smile

W.C.




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