And Another Peaceful Member Comes Into The Mac Fold
Stu Veneable of AngryFolk.com (and the Project Studio Network listener who had an original song picked up for a Super Bowl commercial this year) commented on his aversion to the whole “PC versus Mac” debate.
If I remember correctly, he found all the hoopla annoying and was a happy PC user.
That’s why my heart warmed when I received this note from Stu yesterday…
“You might remember the audio comment I sent about the PC vs Mac thing.
“I upgraded my recording system in December (Quad-core PC w/ Windows 7 and a Digi 003r). I spent six months — that’s right, six months — trying to get PTLE 8 to run stably on my PC.
“Finally I broke down and bought an iMac. Within one hour of unboxing the computer, Pro Tools was installed, updated and I was recording.
“I finally followed your advice (“get a Mac”) albeit a few years too late.”
Welcome Stu, it’s never too late! We’re so glad to have you with us.
Now, slowly back away from the lava lamp…
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Im no mac hater, lover actually
. But I dont think the PC was at fault here, PROTOOLS was. Didnt they only just release an update that covers win 7 support?
I for one am so very glad I switched from protools.
You’re probably right Tim, but whatever it takes.
It does demonstrate my typical experience with Macs though. In fact, it’s the experience of just about everyone I know.
Viva la Mac!
Pro Tools LE version 8.0.3 is in public beta for Windows 7 — and has been for more than six months…
So, yeah, Digidesign … sorry, Avid, is the problem.
It was the most nightmarish install of Pro Tool I’ve ever experienced: for one thing the DVD was bad, so I had to get an installable file from Digi.
Lots of errors, buffer underruns, crashes, etc. That PC (which would make an awesome game machine) is in the process of becoming the media PC for our living room.
The biggest difficulty has been shortcuts (the alt/ctrl keys being in different places). I still haven’t figured out how to use the function keys without hitting the fn key.
But other than that, using the Mac for Pro Tools has been a dream (except for the crow-eating part…)
Hi Stu, to get the f-keys to work without the “fn” key, go to:
System Preferences > Keyboard > Keyboard
and select “Use all F1, F2, etc keys as standard function keys”.
Depending on your keyboard, you may have to thereafter use the “fn” key to change brightness & system volume. (Or you can use the menubar icons…)
enjoy
~peter in oakland
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Oh dear. I can see it coming. The Macworld is gettin’ set to absorb me. More expense. More relearning. More of my friends coming round just to say ‘I told you so’ with that gleeful Macgrin on their faces.
Dontcha just hate it when everybody else is right? I’m starting the savings account now…
I’ve just noticed your comments are working, Al – I’ll be back, no doubt. Keep up the good work…
Come to the light Mark…
We won’t snicker, mock or laugh at you…just tears of joy that another poor soul has been spared a continuing life of grief and frustration.