11 Mar
2006
11 Mar
'06
3:33 p.m.
Please, have anyone experienced both macOS and a
linux
PC as a composer and/or a live performer (I intend
doing both with it) to give some clearer view?
i used //gs-OS from 1988 to 1992, MacOS from 1992 to 2001, winXP from 2001 to 2005, and
linux from 2005-. i truly believe they were the best platforms for music during their
respective timeframes (ok, Amiga/Atari was proabbly better than IIgs), due to things like
having the 'critical mass' and exclusive development not occuring on other
platforms
i'd say if you are only interested in commercial software, go XP. if you value
commercial software foremost, and would like enough POSIX compatibility to dabble in some
mostly-working ports of linux apps, go OSX. if you are into free software, check out
freeBSD or Linux. chances are your scoring app or whatever you need from WinXP runs with
WINE...
cheers