I'm PC.

For onlocation I use my laptop and the EMU1616M. Took a lot of learning, tweaking, installation of an aftermarket internal 7200rpm/16mb cache hard drive, 1g ram, plus an external FireWire drive, again, 7200rpm/16mb cache and the knowledge of knowing how to set PT's Temp Stream to that external drive to pull this off, but with the addition of an inexpensive Berry A-D box, I can record all 16 channels into the laptop at 24/48 without probs.

I think the biggest difference lies in the type of person you are.

If you are a techno type, or are willing to become one, the PC offers sheer flexibility and ability to upgrade and try new things as they come out.

But I have a neighbor who records his band using a dedicated hard disk recorder, they sell the CDs at the gig, nobody can listen to them and tell you what they were recorded on or how they were recorded, his sound is pro -- and he is not a techno, "tweak the pc" type, you see. He had enough of a time learning how to use the dedicated hard disk recorder and now that he knows enough about it to get tracks in the can, that's all he wants and that's all he does.

Ya gotta know yourself, then.

Either platform can be great, or could be a disaster. If a disaster, look inward first. Because others are obviously successful.


--Mac

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