This might be the end of digital for me

[creative360]

Why choose between a great analog amp and all the great things that a current computer will facilitate? The hype is a lot of pressure, but if we’re being real you don’t need to update computers too frequently and probably shouldn’t. But the changes between 2012 and now, that’s pretty major and you’ll feel it and love it.

 

[metropolis_4]

Do you not plan on doing any recording?

Is there nothing else you'd use a cheap laptop for?

Honestly no… I use an iPad for recording now and it’s everything I need for that. I use an iPhone and iPads for everything I need. I still use my work laptop for some thing where I need a laptop, I just can’t install any software on it now and can’t connect any external devices

 

[Mongillo19]

Honestly no… I use an iPad for recording now and it’s everything I need for that. I use an iPhone and iPads for everything I need. I still use my work laptop for some thing where I need a laptop, I just can’t install any software on it now and can’t connect any external devices

I wouldn't write off digital for this sole purpose but maybe it'll give you a forced break from it for a little bit!

 

[the-trooper]

Now I just need to decide if it’s something worth investing in.

Investment? Dude, you're not buying a house.
Like others said, just get a cheap, bottom of the barrel PC, laptop, Win tablet... what ever. They'll all run modeler editors without a problem and are a fraction of cost of Mark VII.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Yeah, they’ve really started going Big Brother on us the past couple years. It’s super locked down now and I’m pretty sure they track when I install anything.

Probably time for a new job that isn’t so crazy about this

One of the main reasons I left corporate world.

 

[metropolis_4]

One of the main reasons I left corporate world.

I came from startups to the corporate world about 5 years ago for stability and it’s been a pretty major culture shock. Been thinking about getting out of it and back to startups again

 

[ian_dissonance]

What kind of Windows machines you using, bro?

Right now a custom build i9-13k, with a shitload of everything. Up until about 3 months ago a Lenovo “gaming” laptop I got in Black Friday like 4 years ago for $500.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Don't type, swype.

I do, but so many of my words are "chosen" wrong.

#stupidphone

 

[the-trooper]

I do, but so many of my words are "chosen" wrong.

#stupidphone

Swipe more correctly
Also, the more you do it, the better it should get, from learning your patterns but totally not spying on you.

 

[vtgearhead]

Buy a cheap Intel Macbook or Mini and use OpenCore Patcher to install a current version of Mac OS X. I'm running my DAW and Rig Manager under Mojave on a Mac Pro 3,1 (2008). Maybe a bit slow to start, but everything works just fine. Circa-2015/16 Macbook Pros are quite inexpensive.

 

[paisleywookiee]

gain, love and ask for MacBook Pros for work for well over a decade, personally, but I don't miss it even a moment when I'm making music on my Win laptop.

I definitely disagree. I’ve got an HPE EliteBook here running Windows 11, and I definitely miss my Mac for making music. So I just wait until I’m home.

 

[Mongillo19]

What makes Macs superior for recording? Not being snarky just truly don't know

 

[mikah912]

I definitely disagree. I’ve got an HPE EliteBook here running Windows 11, and I definitely miss my Mac for making music. So I just wait until I’m home.

What is there to miss? I open up Ableton in both then do everything in the DAW. Plugins look the same on both. I guess audio drivers are a bit more seamless on Mac, but ASIO is not a problem for me on Windows.

 

[paisleywookiee]

What is there to miss? I open up Ableton in both then do everything in the DAW. Plugins look the same on both. I guess audio drivers are a bit more seamless on Mac, but ASIO is not a problem for me on Windows.

Logic Pro X. Final Cut Pro. MainStage.

 

[paisleywookiee]

What makes Macs superior for recording? Not being snarky just truly don't know

I didn’t say they were superior for recording. They’re just less of a pain in the ass overall. IMO.

 

[James Freeman]

Just buy mid Windows 11 laptop, it will be good for all your modeler needs for another dacade.

 

[mikah912]

Logic Pro X. Final Cut Pro. MainStage.

Those are definitely.....some programs. Not ones I'd use, but cool.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Those are definitely.....some programs. Not ones I'd use, but cool.

You say it like someone farted on your caviar. They’re only some of the most popular apps out there, no biggie.

Anyway, the dude says he records on his iPad, so it’s a moot point anyway.

 

[mikah912]

You say it like someone farted on your caviar. They’re only some of the most popular apps out there, no biggie.

Anyway, the dude says he records on his iPad, so it’s a moot point anyway.

This is becoming weirdly tribal when, again, I'm absolutely a fan of both platforms. But there are tons of "most popular" music apps out there. Glad you like the Apple-only ones, but I prefer the flexibility of a cross-platform like Ableton. Don't get the mention of Final Cut Pro in this discussion at all, tho...

 

[paisleywookiee]

This is becoming weirdly tribal when, again, I'm absolutely a fan of both platforms. But there are tons of "most popular" music apps out there. Glad you like the Apple-only ones, but I prefer the flexibility of a cross-platform like Ableton. Don't get the mention of Final Cut Pro in this discussion at all, tho...

There’s nothing tribal about this, dude. You asked what there is to miss. I said what I’d miss. What’s so difficult to understand about that?
Don’t get the mention of FCP? I’d miss it.