I use both Mac and PC for what I do, they both have their place for me in my work as I see it kind of like having metric and imperial tools in my kit
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All my audio work is done on Mac but all the system network for audio is done on or through a PC which strange as it may sound is very common in the live production world.
As I said all the audio work, by which I mean edit work and recording is done on a Mac with ProTools (
Pro Tools - Wikipedia).
Avid software and hardware I have used for the better part of twenty years now (god it has been that long)... I get told to use LogicPro which I do teach how to use but I know ProTools better and it ain't broke so why change :-P ..
However all my system control for digital amps, desk network and acoustic analysis is done with a PC as it is very good at the job....
The world of production audio has gone all digital my friends and these days there is no longer the "are you Mac or PC" thing going on... seriously we are both but I only ever trust the Mac to do the recording and edit work as it works, it is stable, the work flow is creative and logical for that job.
Just to highlight the changes in audio I just ordered two of these :
Behringer WING 48-Channel Digital Mixer
www.soundstore.co.nz
Desk spec:
- 48-stereo-channel digital mixer with 40 stereo input processing channels, as well as 8 stereo aux channels.
- 28 stereo buses — 16 stereo aux buses, 8 stereo matrixes, and 4 stereo mains.
- 24 smooth-feeling motorized 100mm faders in 3 separate, configurable sections.
- 1” capacitive touchscreen, adjustable display wheel, and rotary controls provide touch-sensitive channel editing.
- 8 MIDAS Pro mic preamps and MIDAS outputs ensure that you capture high-quality sound.
- 3 AES50 ports provide plug-and-play remote I/O connectivity for up to 144 input and output signals.
- AES50 networks are compatible with MIDAS M32 and Behringer X32 mixers.
- 32-channel StageCONNECT interface for personal monitoring or analog I/O boxes.
- Includes AES/EBU stereo digital I/O, 2 headphone connectors, MIDI I/O, and 4 GPIO ports.
- Compatible with Behringer and MIDAS digital snakes, including the S16, S32, SD8, SD16, DL16, and DL32.
- WING-LIVE card captures up to 64 channels of 32-bit/48kHz audio to a pair of SD or SDHC cards.
- Optional expansion cards supply Dante, SoundGrid, or MADI support.
- Built-in 48-in/48-out USB audio interface with HUI and Mackie Control DAW remote functionality.
- Sources put the emphasis on your source audio rather than on your inputs and channels.
- Apply names, icons, and colors to each Source for at-a-glance identification.
- Each channel can be either mono, stereo, or mid-side — no channel linking required.
- 16 true-stereo processors with effects from Pultec, SSL, SPL, Neve, Focusrite, dbx, Universal Audio, Elysia, and Empirical Labs.
- Auto-Pilot supplies fast and dependable automixing with 2 groups of gain sharing.
- Dual solo/monitor buses per channel for monitoring over phones/IEM and/or floor wedges.
- Support for binary and OSC communication for remote operation.
- WING Co-Pilot tablet app enables you to label or set parameters while patching from the stage.
There are only a handful of XLR plugs on it as it is all digital...... god when I started out in audio a desk that could do this even in part what this new one can was worth a good million dollars and weighed around 400kg or more.
Everything is on network these days and strange as it may sound Mac and PC have both found their place in that to be used together.