[Info-vax] Happy 25th birthday Macintosh !

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In article <6u65blFdkrq0U2 at mid.individual.net>, billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) writes:
>In article <00A86325.62641283 at sendspamhere.org>,
>	VAXman-  @SendSpamHere.ORG writes:
>> In article <6u5vg7Fd48vbU3 at mid.individual.net>, billg999 at cs.uofs.edu (Bill Gunshannon) writes:
>>>In article <mailman.4.1232931336.16357.info-vax_rbnsn.com at rbnsn.com>,
>>>	bradhamilton <bradhamilton at comcast.net> writes:
>>>> Richard B. Gilbert wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>>>> A few people seemed to really love the Mac; mostly graphic arts types.
>>>> Musicians as well.  I remember meeting a teenager in the late '80s, who 
>>>> was a fine percussionist (he went on to play for the Tuscon Symphony 
>>>> years later).  He also had a love for composition, which he accomplished 
>>>> with a Mac and a MIDI interface.  I can't say I liked his compositions 
>>>> as well as his percussion performance, but I was extremely impressed at 
>>>> the capabilities of the Mac - in that narrow sphere.  
>>>
>>>And I went to Usenix Summer 1991 in Nashville and saw a number of
>>>demos of computers and music, including some really slick MIDI and
>>>there was not a MAC in site. There was even music tracks on the CD
>>>we got with a few really cool examples of computer music.
>> 
>> I have quite a few ties in the music biz.  The Mac (Powerbooks and MacBooks)
>> are almost the defacto standard in the live performance where MIDI and other
>> electronic/computer control is used.  I make it a habit of snapping a photo
>> or two of the Macs whenever I shoot a gig.  In fact, I can't remember any of
>> the gigs I've shot in recent memory where there was anything used other than
>> a Mac.  The music tools are just that much better from the musician's stand-
>> point on OS X.  They are musicians first and foremost, and most of them that
>> I know are NOT very computer savvy.
>
>So, what are the shortcomings with Cakewalk?  I haven't used it in years,
>(not since the days when you needed an MPU401 card for your PC) but even
>back then it was a better musician than I'll ever be.  :-)

Dunno, I never used it.  The M-Audio digial synths and Logic7.  In the pro-
video biz, it's Final Cut format that is nearly always specified for video
files; just like everyone specified Weendoze Wierd format for documents.


>> I use my Powerbook for MIDI control, music and video editing, and broadcasts
>> of live events to the radio station.  I would NEVER think of using WEENDOZE.
>
>Yeah, but that is just as likely to be personal bias as any technical basis.

Probably since I just prefer it to work.


>> I did photograph one live event in the UK and the keyboard player used WEEN-
>> DOZE.  In the middle of a live performance, the BSoD appeared and the keys
>> all went silent.  Guess what he's running on today. ;)
>
>What Windows was he running?  98?  And, who set up the PC?  A musician or
>a computer professional?  Seriously, anything a Mac can do a BSD system
>can do because they are the same thing.  I would guess the primary reason
>why most of the MIDI/Music Editing software is written for Macs rather than
>generic BSD is because they can charge more money for a Mac version than
>they could for a generic BSD version.  As the RIAA has proven it is money
>and not art that drives the music business.

Most of the musicians I know use their systems/software out of the box.  They
are NOT computer savvy as I said in the previous message in this thread.  The
musician is concerned about their art not dicking about with Weendoze patches
and other bug-a-minute issues.  They also prefer to have a fun time doing what
it is they do and diddling Weendoze is NOT, IMHO, a good time.

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