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Originally Posted by synthfiend
I have converted from using Live + VC on a high end HP laptop to Logic Studio 9 + VC on a Mac Mini and I would have to say i'm truely impressed with the Mac. I use the Virus as my sound card in both senarios.
When playing parts live on the Virus through VC the MIDI latency is soo much lower with the Mac. I knew that the Mac core audio was pretty good, but this is a big improvement. Also I have no timing drifts with arps now  |
You're comparing an old PC to a new mac. The truth is, ASIO completely bypasses WDM and it's the raw power of the machine that makes the difference. Macs are currently way behind the curve, you will NOT get the latest tech if you buy a mac pro. But you will pay as much as 3 times more.
As for the mac having lower latency, it's a total myth. Sure, CoreAudio is better than WDM and even Wave RT but, like I said, ASIO bypasses these protocols entirely and therefore it's a completely moot point (nope, CoreAudio isn't better than ASIO.) Here's a recent study that proves that Cubase and Nuendo actually work much better in Windows 7 than in OSX:
http://www.dawbench.com/win7-v-osx-1.htm
P.S. I switched from mac to PC two years ago. Never been happier.