I´ve been a Mac user since 2008. I think it happened a few times that I lost software due to apple lacking interested in backward compatibility. That happened twice or maybe thrice in 16 years, so it can get an issue but the risk of losing software is not much higher than in windows world in my experience.
But: when I upgraded recently from an intel iMac to a Mac mini m2pro working on my music changed dramatically. No fan noise, never. No need to render tracks or go back and forth with sample buffers because of performance issues. Essentially it feels like the computer is gone: I don't need to think about it while producing. This may sound like exaggerations but I really mean it, because for the first time ever in my 45 years, getting a new computer felt really like a gaint leap and also like permanent change in my workflow, as far as that there are, for me, virtually no constrictions imposed by the computer.
Sorry for going OT. But for me, the new apple computers are not just much more powerful than anything else, but they change the way you can interact with your virtual synths and effects. I mean I rendered my last project with about 25 tracks, all loaded heavily with synths and effects, plus a somewhat heavily loaded mastering bus at 64 samples without any rendering or hiccups. I feel like having paid the extra money to apple has been the most worthwhile thing I did with regard to music production in a very very long time.
But: when I upgraded recently from an intel iMac to a Mac mini m2pro working on my music changed dramatically. No fan noise, never. No need to render tracks or go back and forth with sample buffers because of performance issues. Essentially it feels like the computer is gone: I don't need to think about it while producing. This may sound like exaggerations but I really mean it, because for the first time ever in my 45 years, getting a new computer felt really like a gaint leap and also like permanent change in my workflow, as far as that there are, for me, virtually no constrictions imposed by the computer.
Sorry for going OT. But for me, the new apple computers are not just much more powerful than anything else, but they change the way you can interact with your virtual synths and effects. I mean I rendered my last project with about 25 tracks, all loaded heavily with synths and effects, plus a somewhat heavily loaded mastering bus at 64 samples without any rendering or hiccups. I feel like having paid the extra money to apple has been the most worthwhile thing I did with regard to music production in a very very long time.
Statistics: Posted by abi — Sat Nov 16, 2024 10:14 am