Anyone used Vista to create music?

[TragikRemix]

Vista seems to be the final straw for me. My next system will most likely be a Mac.

and there's no reason not to, especially with the new intels.

im using PPC macs, but i guess a windoze boot would be good for some things. well, it'd be cool to have the choice anyway, but i wouldnt use windoze much anyway.

most MOST big software people make mac versions nowadays.

ya can't run OSX on a windoze machine yet, so i think apple has the upperhand these past 6 months, with people switching everday now.

OSX 10.5 is supposed to be some cool stuff judging by the previews and stuff.. makes vista look like technology for 4 years ago. and we know it will be stable at release time.

 

[xstatic]

I love all the complaining. Why should Microsoft care about pro audio users? They probably make up about .05% of all Microsoft users. Apple on the other hand almost has to consider some of the professionals since for years a fair share of their users were in that market. Sure there are some people switching over to macs. This has happened over the years. There are also some people switching to PC's. Either way, the mac users are just a drop in the bucket of the worlds computer use. I do not think Microsoft is particularly worried, nor should they be. Has Microsoft learned anything? Maybe, maybe not. Either way they are extraordinarily succesful. Would I like to see a windows platform more suited to my needs? Hell yes. But form a marketing standpoint, it would be a silly venture.

 

[brzilian]

I love all the complaining. Why should Microsoft care about pro audio users? They probably make up about .05% of all Microsoft users.

Is that so? What about Podcasters?

Podcasting is the fastest growing trend in media in the last 5 years. Podcastsers depend on the same audio hardware and sofware we project studio owners users use. They are not using the stock onboard audio and most certainly not using MS' Sound Recorder.

Vista will supposedly be supporting Podcast feeds in the near future. It would be in Microsft's own interest to provide tools for the masses to create and distribute their own content in Podcasts.

This is history repeating itself (DTP, digital photography). "Niche" technologies always find a way to mass appeal sooner or later.

You'd think Microsoft would have learned that lesson in the 20+ years it has been in business...

 

[Middleman]

Running Vista 64 here. It's a weird experience compatability wise but sounds better than 32 bit in Sonar with all the optimizations running.

In a few months all the drivers will be done for this OS and all will be smooth.

 

[Bulls Hit]

Now, a move to OS X is not as painful since all Macs use the same Intel processors as PCs. Oh yeah, Apple's runs XP quite well now too...

Microsoft has apparently learned nothing in 6 years while Apple's OS X has matured quite nicely.

Vista seems to be the final straw for me. My next system will most likely be a Mac.

Microsoft & Apple have fundamentally different philosophical approaches to OS development. When Apple release something new, their attitude is, well too bad all that crappy old s/w that used to run great under OSx.x will no longer work under the new version. OTOH Microsoft have been superanal to ensure all those crappy old 16 bit applications no-one uses any more will still work.
At least that's how it used to be. Does Vista still support 16-bit DOS apps?

 

[Hard2Hear]

Running Vista 64 here. It's a weird experience compatability wise but sounds better than 32 bit in Sonar with all the optimizations running.

In a few months all the drivers will be done for this OS and all will be smooth.

Which version and what interface are you using? Just curious.

 

[xstatic]

Even podcasting, as much as it may have grown most likely accounts for less than half a percent of the userbase out there. Not only that but I am certain that there are plenty of ways that they can use vista to do their podcasts. I think its kind of foolish to try and break down what is in Microsofts best interest without even having an inkling of what they need or want. You can say all the negative stuff you want, but their track record is absolutely amazing which means that they probably know whats best for them than I do.

 

[Freddy]

While the odds are that MS will be just fine, and that Vista won't be their demise, it is worth bearing in mind that they are not the first collossus to straddle the IT world.

When I was younger, IBM was seen as un-toppleable (I invented that word), but MS snatched power.

It could, and will, happen again.

I am not clear yet how the DRM issue will affect DAW users (I will assume that our own creations will remain untroubled by Vista until I see otherwise). However, a lot of people will be interested in restrictions built in for DRM and I don't see too many rushing to implement Vista just yet. There is, of course, the chance that the whole business model around DRM could change - and so could Vista.

Time will tell.

To be honest, I am more concerned with the additional resources (memory etc) demanded by Vista. If the cost-benefit to me is good I will eventually move. I am not starting from the assumption that I will migrate, however. It will depend on whether Vista offers me something extra that makes it worth it.

For the record, I felt the same about XP. My home PCs are just now being replaced and will have XP Pro on them. However, my old ones still run Windows 98 just fine.

 

[Trak]

While the odds are that MS will be just fine, and that Vista won't be their demise, it is worth bearing in mind that they are not the first collossus to straddle the IT world.

When I was younger, IBM was seen as un-toppleable (I invented that word), but MS snatched power.

Actually MS did have a hand in IBM's "un-toppleability" until the two entities had a slight falling out, and even then IBM still runs on MS operating systems to this day.

 

[zekthedeadcow]

well I would say running off with NT was a bit more than a slight falling out

If one was to believe half of the conspiracy theories about the SCO suit you'd think they're archenimies out for blood...

However the main difference between the two is that one makes a physical product and the other doesn't.

Also, it probably should be specified that it's microsoft that complies with IBM and not necessarilly the other way around. IBM would be more than happy to convert the world to *nix.

 

[Middleman]

Which version and what interface are you using? Just curious.

Running Vista 64 Ultimate, Sonar 64 on a Lynx IIA soundcard. Using the XP64 drivers for both UAD1 and Lynx Card. You have to use the F8 boot option to get around the signed drivers requirement and make this work.

MB is Asus 5B, Dual core 2.13, 2GB of RAM (but I would suggest at least 3-4 to keep some overhead). I have maxed out the 2GB twice with multiple synths.