Tracktion Software

hello1234 · Post by **hello1234** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 3:43 am

do tell of your mac adventures with tracktion (or with anything....what the hell) as I am thinking about tratoring over from windows (or curtains as the case may be)

chriss · Post by **chriss** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:25 am

I use tracktion on my mac all the time. Works great!

rockstar_not · Post by **rockstar_not** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:27 am

In November, I went to a Sweetwater music demo night for ProTools.

I got there about 10 minutes early to get a decent seat.

The dude from Avid (digidesign) was sweating bullets since his G5 Mac took an all-out crap right there - lights out, nobody home.

He borrowed a mac from one of the Sweetwater guys and spent the next 25-30 minutes loading in at least a dozen CDs of programs for his demo.

I'll give him (or Apple) credit. 1/2 hour after, he was running his demo.

But don't believe that Macs don't crap - I saw it first hand.

The funny thing was, there was nobody, I mean nobody, offering up any advice to this guy - not even the sales guys from Sweetwater.

If this would have been a PC failure, well, 1/2 the room would have been crowding around the machine and putting in their 2 cents - just like that Apple commercial from 10 or so years ago says PC users do.

All that said - that new mini mac looks extremely cool. The industrial design at Apple is killer.

-Scott

hello1234 · Post by **hello1234** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:33 am

rockstar_not wrote:In November, I went to a Sweetwater music demo night for ProTools.

I got there about 10 minutes early to get a decent seat.

The dude from Avid (digidesign) was sweating bullets since his G5 Mac took an all-out crap right there - lights out, nobody home.

He borrowed a mac from one of the Sweetwater guys and spent the next 25-30 minutes loading in at least a dozen CDs of programs for his demo.

I'll give him (or Apple) credit. 1/2 hour after, he was running his demo.

But don't believe that Macs don't crap - I saw it first hand.

The funny thing was, there was nobody, I mean nobody, offering up any advice to this guy - not even the sales guys from Sweetwater.

If this would have been a PC failure, well, 1/2 the room would have been crowding around the machine and putting in their 2 cents - just like that Apple commercial from 10 or so years ago says PC users do.

All that said - that new mini mac looks extremely cool. The industrial design at Apple is killer.

-Scott

I way appreciate that.........I know that nothing is perfect.......and I am not SOLD yet and WELCOME negative feedback!!!!!!

RCcola · Post by **RCcola** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:27 am

eye,

just wanted to tell you that i've been nothing but pleased with Tracktion on an old 400mhz G3 PowerBook. It runs quite a bit smoother than my other favorite host, Digital Performer. I recently purchased an old G3 Blue/White tower which I'm planning to stick a G4 upgrade card in. When all is said and done, I'll have about 500 bucks into the tower (tower was 90 bucks on eBay, ZIF upgrade, gig of RAM, and a 7200rpm internal drive. Since the Mac Mini announcement, I'm now wondering if that wouldn't have been a better way to go! Oh well..

Anyway, I'd also like to say there are some very cool, helpful folks on this board; they, and Jules and Mackie seem to be eager for Tracktion to flourish on both platforms.

Sage · Post by **Sage** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:44 am

I'm typing this from my brand new Powerbook, which I've had for approximately two days. It's fantastic. I've already loaded Tracktion on and it seems to run well. Once I pick up a Presonus Firebox I should be good to go.

PaulSC · Post by **PaulSC** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 5:56 am

Think of it this way: there must be a reason why the company that bought Tracktion isn't called Windowskie.

AndrewSimon · Post by **AndrewSimon** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:04 am

If you spend the same amount of money you put into a mac on premium parts for PC you can put together a killer PC with the same reliability.

my 2 cent
OK mac people bring it on

braj · Post by **braj** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 6:53 am

AndrewSimon wrote:If you spend the same amount of money you put into a mac on premium parts for PC you can put together a killer PC with the same reliability.

my 2 cent
OK mac people bring it on

You could put together a killer PC, but I'm not sure about the same reliability. You're still running Windows, which is really where the problems lay. The Mac software/hardware integration just is more solid, since they put everything together themselves. You don't have to worry about the mobo/component/OS wierdness that can often plague Windows PCs. I have a Mac laptop and Windows desktop, I did what you suggest and built up a 'killer PC' but truthfully, now I wish I would have bought a stock G5. It's not a big deal, but for me Macs just give me more confidence.

hello1234 · Post by **hello1234** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:10 am

Sage wrote:I'm typing this from my brand new Powerbook, which I've had for approximately two days. It's fantastic. I've already loaded Tracktion on and it seems to run well. Once I pick up a Presonus Firebox I should be good to go.

bitch (for being able to afford the powerbook!)

Oh........be careful of the firebox it runs really really hot (ok, let the puns begin) I mean really though. And make sure you put it on something like a cloth or foam.......it'll scratch the sheit out of wood.

Moritz Morpheus MkIII · Thu Feb 10, 2005 8:32 am

long time mac user here..I don´t really care if somethings faster or cheaper, macs are what I´m used to and what I rely on.

the only bad is, that you don´t have the big ocean of available(free) plugs like on the pc-side..but on the other hand I don´t miss anything using mainly Logic´s fx&instruments

leeturne · Post by **leeturne** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:14 am

I use Tracktion on both XP and OSX. The beauty of Tracktion is that the GUI is identical so there's no looking for different menu layouts,key commands etc. The only problem I have on the powerbook is that Expose doesn't work properly with Tracktion as the Tracktion window can't be resized. Shouldn't be a problem with T2.

dry bones · Post by **dry bones** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:17 am

I've been using a Mac since 95; I prefer the OS. Sometimes I get a bit narked at the relative lack of VSTs compared to PCs, but that doesn't really matter in terms of actually making music. And for that Tracktion is exactly what I need; stable and reliable.

Moritz Morpheus MkIII · Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:19 am

dry bones wrote:I've been using a Mac since 95; I prefer the OS. Sometimes I get a bit narked at the relative lack of VSTs compared to PCs, but that doesn't really matter in terms of actually making music. And for that Tracktion is exactly what I need; stable and reliable.

great, finally we´ve got a "bones"-mac user!

Beno · Post by **Beno** » Thu Feb 10, 2005 9:40 am

I'm a diehard mac user from my highschool days. I can work much longer on a mac without fatigue then on my PC. The OS is just more enjoyable. If you are thinking about laptops, I don't think there is any option. In my opinion, Mac laptops are far better quality then their PC counterparts and the price difference is minimal. But I really am finding it hard to justify a 3000 dollar G5 tower that isn't as powerfull as a 1000 dollar build it yourself PC. I wish I could, but I just can't.

But whatever you choose, rest assured that we are committed to Tracktion running well on both platforms.

Ben

Tracktion Software

KVR Audio

mac me?