: Firstly Pro Tools, as CM recently stated, is designed specifically for integration with their hardware products so it's not even close to Cubase as a virtual based only recording studio -on any number of levels. Fine, as I say if u have 10 grand then spend it on a 'Mac based' setup but that is the considered choice of some studios or 'music pro's' only. If you are neither of these things (a studio or a pro) they I'd say you are using a Mac because it makes you 'better than the rest of us'?

That's rubbish steve. I have never said that I think i'm better than anyone. The fact is we make a choice for GOOD reason and you can't see it. You are therefore the perfect PC user. Enjoy it an leave people alone.

: Secondly Steve - 'Windows 98 is considered a pain for music and the PC's architecture is not suited for low latency audio' - another complete lie! I don't find W98 a pain atall so there is half of your statement knocked clean out of the water! And the low latency question is being tackled head on! Heard of AISO? With a good card using AISO, latency does not enter the equation atall. And with the speed of modern PC processors/HD's you are surely grasping at non existent straws here. Also, I did state that Beta Max had its advantages - and the world goes on fine without it's use in the domestic setup? I think so!

ASIO actually... "Latency doesn't enter the equation at all" is pure falicy. I suggest you try actuall reading Computer Music rather than looking at the pictures. It's impossible NOT to have latency. How much of it depends on the architecture of the computer as well as the driver and soundcard.

: Remember - Mac is the Nike of the desktop world. You are being truely conned by all the 'cool' advertising - haven't you noticed how important it makes you feel when you say 'I have a Mac'? It's the same with Nike, Coke, Guchi - 'brand' power lies in the fact that this 'Western' culture isolates the individual from the world/ other people and one way of consoling our deeply felt need for belonging is to buy the same consumer product as all the other smart/cool people do. Advertisings power lies in the fact that we want to believe.

You must be able to see more than that steve. You hatred of other peoples choices should be a concern to you and presses on me that you 'are' actually feeling threatened. NOT by your deluded view that all or any Mac users 'feel' superior, but maybe by your mac using brother. Don't take it out on us.

: Don't you see you are being taken for a ride by Macintosh just like all the rest of us are by Nike, Ford, MacDonalds, Imperial Tobacco, The Church Of Whatever etc etc etc? Get with it guys, if you really put yourself in the position where you believe yourselves and your platform to be superior than anybody/thing else then I'd have serious doubts about the possibility of anything creative or 'musical' eminating from you. Do you guys like UB40 by any chance? Thought so.

No, I see clearly what I have bought, and that is the point. You feel you have the right computer and so do I. We are hardly going to talk each other into submission on this. I never wanted an argument, you just seem so highly strung out by the whole thing, I think you should start to chill out.

You don't know me at all Steve. You make judgements on my character regarding places I choose to eat and the things I choose to buy which are laughably off target. I am more a socialist than most people I know. I don't eat meat nor have been to MacDonalds in the last ten years. You suggest that I can't see straight to someone that is ripping me off whilst your ignoring what a Macintosh has to offer. You obviously know as much about the Mac as you know about me...
Also, I bought a 2 month old G4 for £950 with 192 megs of Ram. I have more or less a 48track digital studio running in my flat as a consequence. Check out the prices and then you will realise that Mac's don't cost £10,000... you really are out of touch.

Finally, anymore confused fact reporting will just discredit you further in my mind. I think you should take a deep breath and don't tech talk challenge with me expecting an easy ride. You answers on the forum have improved from your first posts (which were replied to obviously to make yourself feel more important rather than give an accurate reply). They had got to a point where we could both answer questions aware of each others presence. You answered the PC ones that I couldn't and visa versa.

At this stage and in retrospect, I can only conclude that your rude outbreak is truly attributed to your own lack of self esteem. Nobody is threatening you here steve... Just relax and lets get on with the questions.

Regards

Steve...R