Just got a mac.

Congrats. For browser testing and general use I keep both macs and pc's in my home but I vastly prefer OS X from a usability standpoint. The hardware is hella expensive but I guess that's the price we have to pay.

 

Macbooks are nice. I use my wife's macbook to record demos (with Garageband). My cheapo Lenovo has latency issues so it is unusable for recording.

If you don't really need the additional features in Logic, it might be a better idea to get a (hardware) audio interface.

 

Congratz. I'm sure by tomorrow this thread will be full of Mac haters though, lol.You've got yourself a fine machine and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I recommend getting 4GBs of ram and a nice 7200rpm HDD if you don't already have it the improvements are quite nice

I'm running Ableton Live 8 and soon Logic Studio 9. I just got them so I actually have next to know idea how to use them right now but I plan on learning!

 

Macs SUX

 

The only problem with this is most macbooks only have one 1/8" audio port. You can switch it between input and output but it is less than ideal for recording in that you can't set up a monitor other than your laptop speakers.

 

This is what I run too. I have a MOTU 8pre for my interface also. I've been thinking I should get Logic, but I'm just not seeing enough of a need to justify the purchase. Just curious. What are your needs with Logic, that can't be handled by Live?

 

I run a Macbook Pro with Cubase for recording. I have Logic studio as well, but found it took up a lot of disk space and I still prefer Cubase, since I never bothered to learn a whole new software platform.

I also use MOTU 8-Pre, but have two of them chained and a aggregate driver to record 16 tracks live.

 

Seems a few people have been getting macs recently. I'm still loving mine.

 

Honestly? None whatsoever . But I got a bit of money recently and they aren't nearly as brutally priced at my schools bookstores so I got 'em both. I guess if I actually get heavy into it I'd be using Live for well... live stuff and Logic for working out full songs, mixing and mastering and the whole studio dealie. I've always wanted to learn how to use both so at the very least I'd have them under my belt.

I'm using a Echo AudioFire4 as my interface and I'm hoping that it'll be fine until I want to record a band or something. So far it performs and sounds great when I've used it for personal practice.

 

For audio stuff, macs are amazing. I have a interface that will not work on linux, needs drivers on a PC but is plug and play on a mac - with no latency issues.

 

Dude, Live is just such a powerful tool and so seamlessly able to jump from live to studio work, that I dare say you do not need Logic.

Also, not enough people give Garageband enough credit as a powerful creation software. Extremely versatile, and powerful.

 

If this turns out to be the case I won't be disappointed. I've spent more money on more pointless things, lol .

I've got a handful of VSTs but my favorite so far is Addictive Drums! Holy crap they sound good!!! If I turn out to be any kind of half-decent keyboard drummer it will be entirely thanks to this plugin.

 

Congratulations. Some may say it's trendy but I say it's about getting
the job done with minimal pain. Macs are great for that.

I'm using Logic Pro and loving it. And I just picked up a Presonus FireStudio Project
which appears to be very similar to the MOTU 8pre used by others here.

Are any of you MOTU 8pre users using that for mixer/effects for live
performances? ...or strictly for recordings to be post-processed?
I'm just curious what your live settings might look like (e.g. how you
configure it for use with monitors and PA amplifiers). I'm sure I could
do this but I'm wondering if there may be a strategy for doing this
efficiently (what it's all about -- refer to paragraph 1).

 

People like that are one of the reason people don't like mac fans. If you use it it isn't useless.

 

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