Hi Experts,
While in the usual creative lull between pieces,I thought it would be instructive to gather some opinions about the pursuit of our mutual interest in a Windows environment.

I recently returned to a Windows-based DAW and BIAB after nearly a decade away and a two-year highly productive(and bug free)detour into IOS.

It was reassuring,having moved on from Vista to Windows 10,that very little appears to have changed in terms of bugs,glitches,compromises,workarounds,hardware<>hardware and software<>software incompatibilities and general downtime away from the creative process to get stuff to work.

I'm first to admit that I have a relatively low spec laptop in terms of processing power,however this still doesn't account for the sheer amount of "faff",optimisation and config changes needed to get software to talk to software.

My experience in IOS couldn't be more stark,the occasional error message and limited range of available applications compared to the much more fully configured Windows environment aside,this is mostly lost in a sea of consistent performance and product enjoyment.

Am I alone in this sentiment,or is a high level of competence in software engineering a minimum entry requirement to this hobby/pastime/employment?

I dream of owning a bespoke high-spec device one day,will this solve all my problems? Loaded question..

None of this by the way is a veiled remark on the reason why we're here,the core PG product is generally great fun to use,even better when the BIAB VST becomes stable.

Opinions very welcome,including telling me to cheer up!

Cheers

Neil Cummins
Warrington
UK

Dell Inspiron 5748
iPad Mini.
iRig HD2.
BIAB,RB 2019,Cakewalk,Auria Pro,Cubasis,Garageband,Sampletank.
Lots of VST,DXi and FabFilter Pro Bundle.
Amplitube,BIAS FX.
Behringer MS20 Monitors.
Several guitars.
Always trying to leave the audience wanting less.