This might be the end of digital for me

[Sascha Franck]

I'm afraid so. https://www.tomshardware.com/news/macbook-pro-m2-pro-mac-mini-ssd-downgrade

Q: "How greedy does it get?"
Apple: "Yes!"

 

[fretworn]

The cool thing about Apple is how much money they dump into R&D on things like Logic or their camera… It’s billions of dollars each year.

Heck logic pro 10.8 just added mastering capabilities.

Is it Ozone 11? No, but it was a gap that they’ve started to address well.

 

[Sascha Franck]

The cool thing about Apple is how much money they dump into R&D on things like Logic or their camera… It’s billions of dollars each year.

Would you expect anything else from a company being #1 on the stock market since ages? And it's certainly not billions going into that.

 

[fretworn]

Would you expect anything else from a company being #1 on the stock market since ages? Billions are peanuts for them.

I’m not a hater of prosperity … where did Apple touch you exactly?

 

[mikah912]

Feels like every discussion of this particular subject matter is destined to end this way....

 

[Vic Winters]

I’m not a hater of prosperity … where did Apple touch you exactly?

 

[fretworn]

https://thegearforum.com/attachments/1000_f_64490153_5kwunzedphydm00vnwtwr9tp5ryv0fjw-jpg.13750/

Thing is… They didn’t put a gun to your head did they?



Don’t you have control over your own economics?

 

[Sascha Franck]

I’m not a hater of prosperity … where did Apple touch you exactly?

Planned obsolescence and completely unnecessary updates killing backwards compatibility and some of my beloved plugins have hit me more than once.
I'm all for sustainability and Apple is the opposite of that.

 

[FuzzyAce]

I've been using Apple for 23 yrs. No point in switching for me now. Yes, some of their stuff is expensive but I've enjoyed (and benefitted from) their products.

 

[fretworn]

Planned obsolescence and completely unnecessary updates killing backwards compatibility and some of my beloved plugins have hit me more than once.
I'm all for sustainability and Apple is the opposite of that.

Run with it brother… Go start a company that marries your own personal ethics with your manufacturing business.

I’ll wait.

In the meantime, I need something that works.

 

[laxu]

So does Reaper.......

Logic comes with a lot of stuff while Reaper's plugins and whatnot are fairly rudimentary. For UI polish, Logic wins by a mile. Being cross-platform is a great strength for Reaper though as you are not locked into Apple.

Also Logic Pro seems to be a "buy once, upgrade forever" deal atm whereas Reaper is good for I think two major versions. So even if Reaper is only $60, over long enough time the price and feature set of Logic Pro might be a better deal.

 

[fretworn]

Logic comes with a lot of stuff while Reaper's plugins and whatnot are fairly rudimentary. For UI polish, Logic wins by a mile. Being cross-platform is a great strength for Reaper though as you are not locked into Apple.

Also Logic Pro seems to be a "buy once, upgrade forever" deal atm whereas Reaper is good for I think two major versions. So even if Reaper is only $60, over long enough time the price and feature set of Logic Pro might be a better deal.

Logic Pro X at $199.00 is a steal imo

(I was expecting to spend a whole lot more. I suppose the cost of the hardware is the offset.)

 

[FuzzyAce]

Logic Pro X at $199.00 is a steal imo

I had Logic about 15 yrs ago, tried to get along with it but ended up using Protools mainly. I do like Ableton, but don't have their latest.
Now, Studio One is my fave.

 

[JiveTurkey]

Debate Win vs. Mac they said. It'll be fun. They said.

 

[fretworn]

Debate Win vs. Mac they said. It'll be fun. They said.

Linux!

 

[FuzzyAce]

Debate Win vs. Mac they said. It'll be fun. They said.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Run with it brother… Go start a company that marries your own personal ethics with your manufacturing business.

I’ll wait.

In the meantime, I need something that works.

You're talking nonsense.
In case nobody ever speaks up, nothing will ever change.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Debate Win vs. Mac they said. It'll be fun. They said.

For me there's no "vs" in this at all. It's about knowing what you do and gathering information before you do so.

 

[FuzzyAce]

You're talking nonsense.
In case nobody ever speaks up, nothing will ever change.

None of these ultra big companies are saints... very far from it. It's unfortunate but the world is run by it whether we realize it or not.

 

[Warmart]

Linux!

Their year isn't until next year, I think? I always mess these things up, though . . .