bundled with it that I'll never use > > and > >>>>> I'm > >>>>>> expected to take or leave. Can you strip this stuff out of Mac OS > > like > >>>> you > >>&gt
of NI VSTi's............oh well......... > > ;o) > >The solo in Kid Charlemagne also. That's a tasty one, performed by Dean Parks IIRC. I absolutely love that sloppy slide guitar in Show Biz Kids and the gnarly lead break in Don't Take Me Alive. Third World Man is another cool "Dan" lead break. ;o) "uptown jimmy" <johnson314@bellsouth.net> wrote in message news:44944b2b$1@linux... > Not including the solo from "Peg" is a major oversight. But that's pretty > ty
needed them while I configured the >> >> >system..........and yes, there is some configuration time involved to >> be >> >> >sure, but I'm the one doing the configuring rather than having an OS >> >handed >> >> >to me that has ten tons of crap bundled with it that I'll never use >and >> >> I'm >> >> >expected to take or leave. Can you strip this stuff out of Mac OS like >> >you >> >> >can with Windows? I'm curious. >> >> > >> >> &g
erything works perfectly first time. I would be really curious to know. >> My >> >Paris PC cost me about $500.00. My Native PC cost me around $700.00 >> >(neither price includes montors or audio hardware). >> > >> >You will need a Mac for Paris (which I assume you've already got) and it >> >will need to have at least a 2G CPU, I G of RAM and 4 x video heads.. The >> >Native machine will need to be running Cubase SX and have a dual 2.5G >CPU, >> 4 >> >G RAM, 4 x UAD-1 cards 3 x RME HDSP cards running in two separate Magma >> >chassis' (unless you can somehow cram all of this into a mobo and 1 >Magma) >> >and three video heads. >> > >> >I will admit it took a while to get this working properly on a PC, >(properly >> >meaning the *exact* way I had planned it to work) but it certainly did >not >> >put me out of business for one second or lose me any money because I had >> >total control of the OS and I could work around every glitch I >encountered >> >until I found the sweet spot. No downtime........none at all........just >> >lots of options when I needed them while I configured the >> >system..........and yes, there is some configuration time involved to be >> >sure, but I'm the one doing the configuring rather than having an OS >handed >> >to me that has ten tons of crap bundled with it that I'll never use and >> I'm >> >expected to take or leave. Can you strip this stuff out of Mac OS like >you >> >can with Windows? I'm curious. >> > >> >Regards, >> > >> >Deej >> > >> > >> >. >> > >> > >> > >> >"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> >news:44934f4e$1@linux... >> >> >> >> I do believe Apple needs to come down on their pricing, and I've said >> so >> >here >> >> in the past. You get what you pay for though! If you were to compare >> a >> >> Hyundai or a KIA to a Cadillac, you have different pricing structures. >> >The >> >> Cadillac has a simulated birds eye maple dash, the KIA has a cheap gray >> >dash. >> >> Do you need a fancy dash?, I don't know but your definitely paying for >> it >> >> in the price of the Cadillac! Do you need a computer with a fancy >> >aluminum >> >> alloy case?, I don't know but you are paying for it in the price of the >> >Mac! >> >> Macs also cost more because they are not mass produced in the >quantities >> >> that PCs are. It's like saying Ferraris suck because they cost five >times >> >> more than Cadillacs. >> >> >> >> There is other tangible and intangible value in the price of a Mac, >such >> >> as your time, Macs just work! Almost no down time, there's not much >> time >> >> spent on trying to get things to work. What is your time worth? PC >guys >> >> here are constantly fussing with their PCs, IRQ conflicts, hardware >> >conflicts, >> >> dll file issues, driver issues, malicious code and other headaches. If >> >> you want to fuss, cool, but time is money. >> >> >> >> I think the Mac drivers are better, and they're built in. No need to go >> >searching >> >> for the drivers. The iLife software rocks! Figure about $100.00 a >> >program, >> >> and then figure in that they actually work! There is no need for Anti >> >Spyware >> >> software, pop up blocking software. The need for anti virus software >> is >> >> minimal, on a PC it is absolutely necessary if you are going on the >> >internet >> >> and down loading anything. Viruses still get buy the software on a PC, >> >what >> >> does time and lost data cost? On a mac you don't have to be a security >> >administrator. >> >> Macs are harder to hack. >> >> >> >> The united States Navy, Hues aircraft and Boeing did cost of operation >> >studies >> >> in the past. It was something like 6 IT guys per 100 PCs to maintain >> and >> >> administrate. It was 1 IT guy per 100 plus Macs to maintain and >> >administrate. >> >> Because of the lower labor costs, the over all costs for business is >> >lower >> >> with macs. >> >> >> >> So Macs do cost more initially, but that cost is offset by the time >saved >> >> and the rest of the above mentioned. You get what you pay for! >> >> >> >> I think the MacBook is a reasonable deal for what you get. >> >> >> >> I'm not saying a Mac is perfect, it just look