tlw
kennywtelejazz
...even an Apple refurbish may work in my case
I’ve a 15.3” mid 2014 i7 Retina MacBook Pro I got around Easter 2015 as an Apple refurb. Came in “as new” packaging with “as new” warranty and Applecare availability and it looked immaculate. Not a mark on it.
Keeping an eye on Apple’s refurb offers is a good idea if you’re in the market for a new Mac anything. The money saved compared to brand new isn’t that much, but it all helps.
Hi tlw ,
I would love to get a 15 MackBook Pro from that era .
Right now I could probably swing a refub MacBook Pro 13 or a refurb i Mac w Apple Care .
Now with all that has happened here regarding Cakewalk I have to step back and really consider what I want to do .... Yeah .... When it Rains it pours
all the best......
abacab
kennywtelejazz
Hi abacab,
I guess you busted me ,
I have 14 out of the top 20 DAW's that show up in the polls from that online music site that always does DAW polls ...
So Yes, I guess I'm a combination of a DAW whore , a plugin addict and a prepper
Sheesh even when my dog Duke howls my name he calls me Jack sometimes because I'm a Jack of all these DAW's and a master on none . .... that's how it feels someday s
Duke knows his s h i t !!!
Yeah man Tracktion Waveform 8 w all the Air stuff is freaking awesome ..Super potent combo for very little money.
I'm even happier now that I pulled the trigger on Tracktion this year!
In hindsight, I believe I saw the writing on the wall when Cakewalk tried, and failed, with their Sonar cross-platform attempt with the Mac version. I believe that is a prerequisite for a successful audio application today.
The collaboration aspect is key, as well as the mind-share of the creative users on both platforms. I personally will only buy cross-platform software going forward.
At the same time I will ensure that I always have a Windows OS installed somewhere that can run Platinum, and Project 5 for many more years to come.
+1 abacab !
I love Tracktion Waveform 8
I'm still learning my way around it . I find it totally enjoyable to use and I have used it for a number of my recent songs postings ..
Interestingly enough I would start out a song in SPlat and keep it there for the early stages ..
Depending on what worked out best within Splat, I would then export all my individual tracks , create a Waveform project out of my SONAR exports and then bring that Waveform project over from Windows as a self contained Waveform project over to my i Mac ...once I had it over there I would then create a working stereo mix of my tune for Logic .
The nice thing about doing that was Logic does come with some very good sounding instruments and plugs ...
In my mind it was the best of both worlds
I would lay down new parts using Logic because all the cool stuff that Logic comes with is locked down to the Logic DAW ...then when I had the sounds and layers I wanted I would take all the individual tracks one at a time and add them to my Waveform Project
All that may seem like a lot of work , in truth it wasn't....because I would have a fully working DUAL OS version of my Waveform project .....Mac or PC it longer mattered once it was a Waveform Project w assets ...
Then I would bring my Tracktion project back over to Windows and work some more ...you know mix , and do a social media mastering thing for my tune ....
I happen to love object orienting style editing and mixing . Tracktion and Waveform is so underrated when it comes to that work flow ...it is super fast to get very good results
it is much faster and easier to work that way than Samplitude is...
Anyway , I had no idea about Cakewalks possible future problems when I got Tracktion and Waveform ...
That type of thing was the furthest from my mind ...I like to keep my mind occupied w learning and music so I thought Waveform may turn out to be a fun Playground to create music in ...so far it seems to be a good fit
I'm also very happy that I was able to go from free to the whole top of the line version over the course of a year. my wallet was certainly happy that I didn't have to place it in the ICU under Life Support
I'm not anti Win ...I have a whole bunch of DAW programs that are tied to Windows only ....
It's all Sort of like a time capsule in the regard of having upgraded various versions of SONY , Cakewalk , Magix
BIAB and a bunch of other software Jazz over the years ...it's all good man ...
I still run P 5
VIVA P 5 you can take that out of my cold dead grimy Paws
all the best to you ,
Kenny