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  2. Times my roommate's Apple computer has been sent in for a repair: 2
    Times my Dell has been sent in for a repair: 0

    For every file he downloads I probably download 10, and for every website he visits I probably visit 20. My computer is far more susceptible to malware than his with the way I use the internet, and his machine and OS has failed him twice. Hard drive even wiped the first time.
  3. The durability of the actual physical casing is something I admire about Apple, though. Otherwise it's an unfortunately widely believed rumor that Apple products don't get viruses. Biggest eye roll of the new millenium.
  4. Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:Times my roommate's Apple computer has been sent in for a repair: 2
    Times my Dell has been sent in for a repair: 0

    For every file he downloads I probably download 10, and for every website he visits I probably visit 20. My computer is far more susceptible to malware than his with the way I use the internet, and his machine and OS has failed him twice. Hard drive even wiped the first time.

    I could do another comparison between the PC we had and the Apples we have now. But that wouldn't even be fun.

    Why do you think professional studios and musicians seem to like Apple so much?
  5. It's got a far more accessible platform to record and produce with. I have no quarrel with people's preference of OS, and I think Apple's reaches the average musician easier. Nothing wrong with that.

    Though remember when making music required talent, and now all you honestly need is a Mac? Yeah me too.
  6. Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:It's got a far more accessible platform to record and produce with. I have no quarrel with people's preference of OS, and I think Apple's reaches the average musician easier. Nothing wrong with that.

    Though remember when making music required talent, and now all you honestly need is a Mac? Yeah me too.

    I don't agree at all with that. Talent is still the most important thing. Maybe an Apple can help talent bloom though. But really, you don't need a computer to make music.
  7. You're not seeing my point, let me be more clear.

    Talent is still the most important thing. Apple IS helping talent boom. And of course you don't need a computer to make music.

    But...talent is not the only important thing anymore. The access to easy production etc. is what helps shitty music of this generation thrive. And you don't need a computer to make great music- and there's still plenty of music around that doesn't (along with great music that DOES). But when you streamline the ease of such a process, though it does make it easier for the actual talent to thrive, it automatically makes it easier to be used by those without the talent.

    I'm not in any way saying Apple is somehow responsible for bad music- I'm just saying the technological advancements that Apple acts as such a great platform for have made it clear that anyone with access to the software can make something that sounds like it could get a record deal. The argument is moreso that "discovery" is not what it used to be.
  8. On the other hand it being a lot easier for people to make music gives access to making music to talented people who wouldn't have been able to make music, because of economical problems and that stuff.

    It has its pros and cons. I sure love being able to record and produce music for my own enjoyment though.

    Also, there's always been a lot of bad music.
  9. Its definitely got its pros. I agree with you about loving recording my own music.
  10. I just cooked a 3-course meal and I've been up since 6... AHH, I'm fucking knackered!

    Now to play FIFA. Tim, I signed Ben Amos for my Bronze Ultimate Team squad.
  11. Come over, at about 7pm
  12. Everything is like that though. Facebook is the same, it's easier for any idiot to express their opinion to as many people as possible, just as with the easiness of recording increasing, there's more bad music to sift through to get to the good stuff.

    That being said, it's a huge plus for anyone who's serious to make an amateur recording that sounds almost as good as a professional one. You don't even need a studio to record anymore, and even further than that you don't even need a label to release your music or market it anymore. Upload it to youtube, or get it on itunes (not difficult) and boom you pretty much have what artists spent loads of time trying to get at one point in time. All you have to do is self-advertise over the internet, and through word of mouth you might just have something, ALL of which spawns from a basement recording and sitting at your computer. Are there things wrong with that? I'm sure. But again, it's GREAT for people like us who just want to record our music with some decent sound and show it to people.
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