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HI All
I have changed from a PC to a Mac and i have been waiting for the 2014 BIAB version to be released.
As i still have my old PC i was wondering could someone advise me whether waiting for the Mac version
was a good idea,or would getting the PC version make more sense.
I want it for making Backing Tracks,so Real Tracks are important,especially the Pedal Steel.
It has been said they the Mac version lacks some of the PC functionality?
Your suggestions appreciated.Thanks
Alan
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See my answer to your question in the Windows forum.
BTW, there are 24 times as many people looking in the Windows forum now. I've seen over 50 (or infinity when there are zero people here in the Mac forum).
This gives a clue to the economics of using a Mac.
I release my styles to both at the same time, but if I had to write completely different styles for both platforms, I'd definitely release PC for the cash flow and then work on the Mac.
Thankfully I don't have to make that decision.
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Thanks for that Notes.
I am leaning towards going the PC on a Mac way,although it is slightly more expensive.
I already have Win7 which i can use,so i need to buy Parallels and BIAB.
I take your point regarding the amount of traffic on both forums,it speaks for itself really.
Alan
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Alan, if you decide to go with Parallels, be sure that you have plenty of space on your hard drive. If I remember correctly, it used over 10GB of space on my drive before I finally decided to uninstall it when the Mac version of BIAB finally got closer to parity with the Windows version. Have you looked into Bootcamp also? This would eliminate any additional purchase since you already have Win7.
Also, re: forum activity, there is no question whatsoever that there is MUCH more action going on in the Windows forum compared to the Mac forum. Let me just say that the core functionality of the program is essentially the same in both versions at this point (or will be with the imminent release of BIAB 2014 for Mac) so even if you were to go with the Mac version you can still learn tons from visiting the Windows forum. Much of the information you'll get is transferable to the Mac BIAB. Of course, if someone talks about RealBand you just think GarageBand instead, and discussions about soundcard upgrades won't be pertinent to you on a Mac, etc.
Personally, I got tired of using emulation software (Parallels); needed to recover the disc space; could never get my USB ports, my DIGI002 interface, or my Wacom graphics tablet to be recognized by Parallels; and my copy of Windows98 is too old to work with Bootcamp, so I just went native with the Mac version and am perfectly happy with it.
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If you get the PC version you can do a crossgrade and get just the Mac app also then you can use the PC realtracks if you have wav files or convert the wma to m4a, but the MacBB2014 might be able to use the wma realtracks ? so just have to wait and see.
You also have RealBand with the PC version that alows a lot more tracks.
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Thanks Ron and solidrock for the informative replies.
The Mac version is the one to go for,I didn't really fancy messing around with Parallels.
I use Logic Pro on my Mac Mini,and have Waves and Universal Audio plugins.
I think I am going to wait for the 2014 release.
Alan
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