Which Apple Computer For A Dedicated Recording Computer?

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Thinking of moving to Mac for recording. I know very little about Apple. Right now I'm running a dedicated Windows 10 HP PC for recording. Works pretty well but most people say get a Mac for recording and home audio. Whadaya think? Which model do you recommend?
 
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Sorry I am tired of attempting to help people with digital technology. They rarely seem to want to hear the advise from a professional hardware, database, and software engineer...
 
Hmm...? Interesting. I'd always heard that Mac was the computer to own for a dedicated music computer. I do know that PCs and Windows have come a long way though. I'm running Reaper as my DAW and have had no issues. Maybe that's reason enough to stay with Windows 10 and a PC?

You'd think as long as I've been using computers (mostly at home) that I'd have a deeper knowledge of them but my depth of knowledge is pretty shallow. Thus, the post. Thank you, Randy, for your thoughts on this.
 
Randy Myers said:
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Sorry I am tired of attempting to help people with digital technology. They rarely seem to want to hear the advise from a professional hardware, database, and software engineer...
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This is gonna turn into a Mac vs. pc thread. Perhaps it should be deleted ?

Perhaps the Op should ask professionals in this field rather which they use and Prefer.
 
I think that if your happy with the platform you are using , then stay on it. If you have some issues , and other things you would like then i think it is always good to look around.
And if there is an dedicated Apple store in you city or nearby , then it can always be interesting for you to go there and have a talk. Then you can have an idea if you should stay with PC or go with mac.
 
As far as hardware goes they all are very similar. There are higher levels and lower levels but no one platform offers anything better, in my view. Honestly, computers are computers with different OS functionality. It really is a matter of which offers you the functionality and convenience that you want or need.

As far as that goes I would consider myself a "professional" since it is how I have made my living for about 30 or so years.
 
Randy Myers said:
As far as hardware goes they all are very similar. There are higher levels and lower levels but no one platform offers anything better, in my view. Honestly, computers are computers with different OS functionality. It really is a matter of which offers you the functionality and convenience that you want or need.

As far as that goes I would consider myself a "professional" since it is how I have made my living for about 30 or so years.
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Agree and understand. But , I should have said an end or power user of the application he wants to purchase an Apple for.

For example , Logic , pro tools , Final Cut Pro etc.
 
Start by choosing the best application software for your needs.
 
I personally use JRiver for ripping CDs, although I hear dbpoweramp is supposed to be good. JRiver works fine for my occasional CD rips. Obviously to rip SACDs I use specialized applications that work with only a few specific spinners. I use the app on a Windows machine. I do not know if it is available for a Mac or not.

I run Roon and HQ Player on my Windows 10 "Music Server" computer. It works great attached directly to my DAC. HQ Player allows me to up-sample everything to 24.6Mhz (DSD512 w/ 48 base clock). Mac cannot do this level and the T+A also requires a Windows machine to process this resolution.
 
The OP was asking about recording music. The Garage Band software seems like a good fit.
 
Members on Audiophile style have sent me rips made on a regular laptop, and the same laptop with LPS to the drives and MB. There is a heard difference in quality with the LPS in place. Food for thought.
 
Kingrex said:
Members on Audiophile style have sent me rips made on a regular laptop, and the same laptop with LPS to the drives and MB. There is a heard difference in quality with the LPS in place. Food for thought.
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Are you referring to Linux, Lightweight Portable Security, etc.? Not sure exactly what you are referring to as LPS.
 
Hey Randy. LPS -Linear Power Supply. This is a well known poster there who got all sorts of crap for his postings. He believes noise during the conversion of CD to a WAV file corrups the file enough to be heard. I believe I hear it in the files hr sent me.
 
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By the way Randy, do you have a LPS on your modem and router yet. Very noticeable.
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I do not stream, even in my house therefore the signal does not go through the router or modem when playing files. All of my music is stored internally within the computer/server on SSDs.

If it makes a difference when copying the files to the server then I guess I would have to just give up because then everything i know about computers for 40 or so years has gone completely by the way side :).

I do use a Linear Power Supply on my Recovery (iPower) but the computer I do not, as far as I know. The machine does have as high of quality power supply as you can get for a computer, a gold standard one, but it is internal. I do not know what would qualify it as LPS but I do know it is as low noise high quality power supply that there is.
 
Most people will adamantly deny the server makes any difference. Then they point to a notification saying the rip is perfect. I really don't know.

PS. Best sound by far is WAV files on my server.
 
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