What Apple and surely Apple?

[profdraper]

FWIW, I went in the opposite direction for my primary studio computer - from Mac OS to Windows 10 [having used and still using Macs for many years: laptops, desktops, designing studios, labs etc). Obviously the mac is vastly underpowered and overpriced by comparison to PCs; still selling the MacPro 'Trashcan' as a new product is simply unconscionable; the iMac: why on earth would pro audio people want CPUs and fans on the desk in their face? Its an office box.

This PC runs beautifully & there isn't really that much difference in the OS these days. Just do a little work on what you need to do, then be able to mod, expand, update to suit your need with the right build /supplier.

My 2 cents anyway, no probs with this PC & Win 10. I still use macs. [re. Pro Tools on Win in particular: I do wish they'd get it together & update the UI for Win: still no floating windows for Edit and Mixer.]

[albee1952]

There is another option...."hackintosh"(shhhhh, don't say that out loud)

[john1192]

Originally Posted by albee1952

There is another option...."hackintosh"(shhhhh, don't say that out loud)

i heard it !!! and am always thinking in the back of my head about doing this .. i did the put Sierra and High Sierra on unsupported macs thing a couple weks ago .. installed Sierra and High Sierra on my 3,1 macpro and it worked .. i think this is the first step towards learning some of the steps to Hacky World .. just a different set of steps .. but might have to .. need more Power Captain !!!

[grayter1]

Originally Posted by john1192

i heard it !!! and am always thinking in the back of my head about doing this .. i did the put Sierra and High Sierra on unsupported macs thing a couple weks ago .. installed Sierra and High Sierra on my 3,1 macpro and it worked .. i think this is the first step towards learning some of the steps to Hacky World .. just a different set of steps .. but might have to .. need more Power Captain !!!

I'm on my second Hack since 2012 and all in all, it's been a great experience. If I could get Thunderbolt working, it would be perfect.

That's the only thing has me thinking about installing Windows 10. Thunderbolt works on the Windows side, yet I have not found the right combination to get it working on the Mac side.

I tried Win 10 before going the Hack route, and I really liked it, but the biggest issue I had was sample rate switching with my Focusrite Scarlett 18i20. I work in Post as well as music, so I go from 48k sessions to 44.1 a lot, and I had to reboot (or restart PT) almost every time I switched. PITA.

Once I installed OSX, that problem went away. If I could get past that issue, I might go back to Windows. I actually liked it.

tg

[guitardom]

Originally Posted by grayter1

I'm on my second Hack since 2012 and all in all, it's been a great experience. If I could get Thunderbolt working, it would be perfect.

That's the only thing has me thinking about installing Windows 10. Thunderbolt works on the Windows side, yet I have not found the right combination to get it working on the Mac side.

I tried Win 10 before going the Hack route, and I really liked it, but the biggest issue I had was sample rate switching with my Focusrite Scarlett 18i20. I work in Post as well as music, so I go from 48k sessions to 44.1 a lot, and I had to reboot (or restart PT) almost every time I switched. PITA.

Once I installed OSX, that problem went away. If I could get past that issue, I might go back to Windows. I actually liked it.

tg

Get a different interface.....Problem solved!!

[grayter1]

Originally Posted by guitardom

Get a different interface.....Problem solved!!

Lol. Any recommendations? Seriously thinking about going back to windows.

tg

[EGS]

Originally Posted by grayter1

...I work in Post as well as music, so I go from 48k sessions to 44.1 a lot ...

I use 48 for music - as well as for post - whenever possible.

[grayter1]

Originally Posted by EGS

I use 48 for music - as well as for post - whenever possible.

I have years of old sessions at 44.1, but I'm slowly switching over.

tg

[guitardom]

Originally Posted by grayter1

Lol. Any recommendations? Seriously thinking about going back to windows.

tg

That line of Focusrites are the only ones I can think of with those problems. If you went Thunderbolt for instance, the Claretts don't have the issue, I have both generations of UA Apollo Twins that don't have the issue, even a low end Resident Audio TB interface works fine.

The only other quirk that I would recommend looking into, some hardware requires you shut down PT to change the buffer size. UA for instance, you have to shut down PT, change the buffer, then open PT back up. Claretts for instance do not require that, you can change the buffer inside PT.

[grayter1]

Originally Posted by guitardom

That line of Focusrites are the only ones I can think of with those problems. If you went Thunderbolt for instance, the Claretts don't have the issue, I have both generations of UA Apollo Twins that don't have the issue, even a low end Resident Audio TB interface works fine.

The only other quirk that I would recommend looking into, some hardware requires you shut down PT to change the buffer size. UA for instance, you have to shut down PT, change the buffer, then open PT back up. Claretts for instance do not require that, you can change the buffer inside PT.

Thanks for the info.

tg