My biased opinion is never ever ever ever go mac.
As annoying as they are, Macs pretty much hold the dominate market share for pro audio everything. One reason is Macs simplicity, they are designed to be as idiot proof as possible and therefore are harder to make unstable than PCs. You want as stable a computer as possible making your recording that 500 people just ordered copies of! Also, as you mentioned, most mainstream audio and FX programs are mac based.
Cue the hordes of people that disagree with everything ive said....
*facepalm*
Well there's everything he said (the second quote only), and if you want to use the industry standard for sound cues, Qlab, or Logic, you'll want a mac. Playing with putting OS X on a windows PC (while entirely possible) isn't something I'd really want to mess with.
Personally (if budget wasn't a concern) I'd want a Mac Pro with two disk drives. Realistically, a Mac Mini (possibly with an external disk drive based on new/used) would be my first choice. It's fairly easy to rack mount and really secure them, unlike a laptop, which is practically the epitome of "steal-able" computers. The kingston locks aren't as reliable as they should be.
We're watching you...
As annoying as they are, Macs pretty much hold the dominate market share for pro audio everything. ....
Stereo recording of shows, playback of shows that make sense to take the time to set up (IE our 3 week run of Nutcracker in December)What is the actual intended purpose of this machine?
If it makes sense but we have other machines too.Playback for one off dance recitals?
I assume you mean a L/R Stereo recording of a concert, and yes we do this all the time.Possibly doing a L/R feed of a concert?
I sure hope not!Or, you looking to do a full split with a 40 track recording?
For some things but as you know in a road house it will be just one of many tools. We have 2 other CD players and a mini disk player as well.Are you looking to use this machine for playback for everything?
I'm looking at the Motu Audio Express 6x6What kind of interface do you want to buy?
Yamaha M7CL 48What kind of console do you have now?
Let's get away from the Mac / PC debate shall we. It has been a dead horse for a long time now.
Stereo recording of shows, playback of shows that make sense to take the time to set up (IE our 3 week run of Nutcracker in December)
If it makes sense but we have other machines too.
I assume you mean a L/R Stereo recording of a concert, and yes we do this all the time.
I sure hope not!
For some things but as you know in a road house it will be just one of many tools. We have 2 other CD players and a mini disk player as well.
I'm looking at the Motu Audio Express 6x6
Yamaha M7CL 48
I don't know that I like the idea of a constantly hooked up recording computer in a road house.
It just screams bootleg recordings to me.
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