Anything preceeded by those words can pretty much be ignored.As part of Steve Jobs' keynote speech....
OK, how goddam stupid is this? If they want to show a real comparison, they could EASILY have used the same application (Cubase SX runs on OS X) and then used the same plugins from a third-party (e.g. Waves), and therefore eliminated the bullshit results that they get when they use an app that they code, compile, and tune for their operating system and processor.To quantify the performance advantages of the Power Mac G5 for audio production, Apple tested two of the industry leaders in professional audio software: Emagic's Logic Platinum for the Macintosh and Steinberg's Cubase SX 1.051 for the PC. We created a processor-intensive workload of projects containing multiple unique audio tracks; assigned five default reverb plug-ins to each of the audio tracks; and tested each platform to see which could play more plug-ins. For Logic, we used the default settings for the Fat EQ, AutoFilter, Chorus, and Silver Compressor plug-ins. For Cubase, we used an equalizer and the default settings for the StepFilter, Chorus, and Compressor plug-ins.
The dual 2GHz Power Mac G5 with Logic Platinum 6.1 can play 115 tracks, compared with a maximum of 35 tracks on the Dell Dimension 8300 and 81 tracks on the Dell Precision 650 each with Cubase SX 1.051
But....that would be legit.If they want to show a real comparison, they could EASILY have used the same application (Cubase SX runs on OS X) and then used the same plugins from a third-party (e.g. Waves),
Jerry W said:Yeah I have seen all the hype but I am interested in the real world. They keep talking about the G5 vs. Pentiums which is interesting but what I want to know exactly is how the dual G4 compares to the single G5.
Actually, when I really think about it, I come to the conclusion that by next year, or sooner, such questions will be acamdemic if not already. And, the obvious answer for audio is the dual G5 which, I trust ends the debate forthwith.
This is what I have concluded since posting this thread. If you have a different opinion, I would certainly like to hear (read) it.
Apple's 64-bit claims are a bit dubious. Sure, the processor is 64-bit, but when it ships the OS will not be 64-bit. So what good is a 64-bit processor if it's running a 32-bit OS?Even if the G5 is faster, no 32bit DAW software has be re coded yet for the 64bit processor and will not make good use of it.