KVR Audio

revvy · Post by **revvy** » Sun Nov 17, 2024 11:07 pm

I might post a’talk me out of it’ thread as I might buy a Mac but probably not.

It would be fun to ask for advice because even though it’s all been said in the three current similar threads on KVR and countless similar threads previously, another one would probably be fun too.

Talk me out of it!

havran · Post by **havran** » Sun Nov 17, 2024 11:34 pm

Macs are fundamentally elitist (more money for the specs than a similarly-specced PC, whether store-bought or home-built).

Mac OS is a chronic app-breaker (that applies to both DAWs and plugins).

Mac is a triumph of something I can't quite identify over both style and function.

Hoping that helps!

ChanceB · Post by **ChanceB** » Sun Nov 17, 2024 11:38 pm

Mac’s are better than “talk me out of it “threads,without a doubt. If I have to choose one I’m picking the Mac any day of the week

havran · Post by **havran** » Sun Nov 17, 2024 11:42 pm

Macs are for people who want Pro Tools to look the way it should.

Also, Macs are for people who can itemize their business expenses on their income-tax returns.

Plus, Macs will never give you the joy and satisfaction of having built your own rig.

havran · Post by **havran** » Sun Nov 17, 2024 11:57 pm

ChanceB wrote: Sun Nov 17, 2024 11:38 pm Mac’s are better than “talk me out of it “threads,without a doubt. If I have to choose one I’m picking the Mac any day of the week

Sorry, but I find your post to be rather off-topic.

stoopicus · Post by **stoopicus** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:23 am

You know all the deep but esoteric and ultimately useless OS and driver knowledge you acquire when trying to get software to work at all on PC's? On the mac you miss out on all those learnings!

seangm · Post by **seangm** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:58 am

You just talked me out of switching to mac with your "talk me out of" post about talking you of posting a "talk me out of" post.

havran · Post by **havran** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 1:03 am

The Eloi would use Macs if they could even figure out how.

legendCNCD · Post by **legendCNCD** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 11:16 am

Talk me out of KVR...

chagzuki · Post by **chagzuki** » Mon Nov 18, 2024 10:58 pm

Filet O fish isn't better than a Big Mac.

revvy · Post by **revvy** » Tue Nov 19, 2024 3:59 pm

Thanks guys.

Turns out I actually switched to Mac 20 years ago and didn’t ask anyone for advice. Thanks for bearing with me!

cryophonik · Post by **cryophonik** » Tue Nov 19, 2024 4:54 pm

I don’t do ANYTHING without asking complete strangers to talk me out of it. But, hey, if you want to live dangerously and use your own brain, then whatever.

Touch The Universe · Post by **Touch The Universe** » Tue Nov 19, 2024 5:02 pm

Well it is wise to seek wise counsel, but I'm not sure if that applies to vain things like mac versus Windows unless you're bringing deeper arguments into it.

mjolnir · Post by **mjolnir** » Wed Nov 20, 2024 9:54 pm

seangm wrote: Mon Nov 18, 2024 12:58 am You just talked me out of switching to mac with your "talk me out of" post about talking you of posting a "talk me out of" post.

LOL

p.s. eloi

keyman_sam · Post by **keyman_sam** » Sat Nov 30, 2024 3:26 am

My MacBook Air M1 thermal throttles a lot because my session glitches with just a handful of instances of some plugins. The perf is unpredictable. My intel i7 Mac mini performed consistently well, just noisier under heavy load. I at least knew when the damn thing is stressing out. With my MBA the CPU is <10% but still glitches.

So, idk. On one hand, the perf on the MBA M1 is great but only for some time till thermal throttling kicks in. On the other hand, when the perf is great it's wonderful and silent. However, not all the cores are used. 2 perf cores are idling, yet I get glitching like crazy.

So, take it for what it's worth. I'm waiting for the M4 studio.

Regardless, Mac all the way. It's a question of Intel Mac vs. M1 Mac for audio for me.

Talk me out of posting a ’talk me out of switching to Mac’ thread