Apple Mac Book Pro or not ?????

Eircom_Sucks

Ok well im using a dell xps l502x with 8gb ram , 700gb hard drive, i7 quadcore , windows 7 64bit etc

Basically i'm looking to record some musical instruments , songs etc

I have garageband on the ipad and its cool , but im sure the mac version is better

My question is would you recommend the mac for my needs ? Recording , web browsing , odd download ?

Passenger

Well as a Mac user, I can say yes, but only if you're willing to pay the extra few bob for the pleasure. They are fantastic for audio recording and you will find most studio professionals using the Mac platform with programs such as Pro Tools and Logic as the OS is extremely reliable. For high end home recording one of the aforementioned programs would be the way to go imo.

But as I usually say to most potential Mac users, just find somebody you know with a Mac or go into a store with Mac's on display and have a play around with it and see for yourself if you feel comfortable with the OS.

SuprSi

Are you asking whether your laptop will run the applications you might require to record your apps, or whether a MBP would be the best choice of new laptop?

Your current laptop has good specs and will easily run Cubase or Fruity Loops or any of the other top sequencing/recording applications for Windows. How do you plan on actually recording the instruments? I'd say you'll easily find the right Windows app without having to splash out on a new laptop, unless that's what you actually want to do?

mordeith

SuprSi wrote: »

Are you asking whether your laptop will run the applications you might require to record your apps, or whether a MBP would be the best choice of new laptop?

Your current laptop has good specs and will easily run Cubase or Fruity Loops or any of the other top sequencing/recording applications for Windows. How do you plan on actually recording the instruments? I'd say you'll easily find the right Windows app without having to splash out on a new laptop, unless that's what you actually want to do?

Agree with the above. More importantly though is if you are planning on recording multiple instrumensts you will need to invest in a decent external audio interface.

Alanstrainor

mordeith wrote: »

Agree with the above. More importantly though is if you are planning on recording multiple instrumensts you will need to invest in a decent external audio interface.

Yup. Forget the laptop, without the above you're completely snookered.

nickcave

Yeah I'd echo the above. For home recording that you're happy with, you're going to need a few things. From the looks of it, a laptop isn't one of them. Mac vs. PC is purely a matter of what you're comfortable with when it comes to recording music, professionally or otherwise.

I'd take some of that money and get a decent interface a decent mic and if possible a nice preamp. Head over to the Music Production forum for more advice there. Whether you choose Mac or PC, I'd recommend Reaper.