For the most part, especially in 2018, both operating systems can acheive the same things. For me, there are a few things that I do on my Windows PC that cannot be accomplished on macOS as there is no masOS software equivalent. There’s also a few things that macOS doenst support natively within the OS last I checked that Windows does. I use a HTPC to feed my projector HDR10 video. MacOS doesn’t currently support an HDR10 desktop environment nor does it support the HDR metadata and associated flags necessary. Plus I use something called madVR video renderer which is Windows only. For media playback there are simply far more options (of which are THE highest quality options) out there for video playback. Better than what one would find in a high end bluray player from Oppo or even a standalone video processor from Lumagen.
Interesting. Given they have the same internals I expect them to sound the same. But I can theorize that since one can get closer to the diaphragm of the SM57 due to the smaller screen there can be a greater proximity effect with the SM57 which vocalists may prefer.
I have limited experience with dynamic mics and hand-held mics so your tidbit of information is fun to learn.
Elk,
I understand if you choose not to say, but what orchestra are you a member of?
Understood, though you are talking on the consumer end. Betcha dollar some of that HDR10 was edited on Final Cut Pro X on a Mac. Again, agreed - it is now more dependent on what software you want to run.
On the pro end, Apple Pro Res has been a codec of choice for major feature films and professional applications for years - and they just recently introduced Pro Res Raw, which you will be seeing (whether you know it or not) on your screens (big and small) for a while to come.
Yeah - mostly left them behind (despite having probably half a dozen still) back in my live rock band days. I have a nice box of significantly chubbier mics of other topologies now : )
They can edit it on a mac, but the operating system itself doesn’t have a SMPTE 2084 EOTF mode like Windows 10 does. Though I’m sure they’ll add it at some point. You don’t need an HDR display to edit HDR video.
Nah, 300 baud acoustic coupler. 56k was screaming fast in comparison.
I used the disk-tool om my Mac.
I used the option MS DOS (FAT)
For those few ‘kids’ out there under what 45 or so that stood no chance of ever having the pleasure of using one of these.
With luck one could get 300 baud (~bits/second) transmission rates, but 150 baud was more typical. That speed was sufficient for typewriter-based terminals, as the IBM 2741, running at 134.5 baud, or a teleprinter, running at 110 baud.
P.S. I’m OS agnostic, I run MacOS, Windows desktop and server and several builds of Linux, sometimes all on the same Apple hardware simultaneously with VMware.
Cool!
Not sure what year it was, but my best friend’s dad worked for Xerox in the 60’s, and one day brought home two of these wierd prototype contraptions that were rotating electronic cylindrical scanner-thingies that we plugged into our phone lines at our neighboring houses, and transmitted a photo cut out of a magazine (I think we picked a 2x3" photo of John Lennon, probably From Rolling Stone, and my brother wrote, “Cool, eh?” underneath it. This was ages before scanners or the Internet.
Pretty sure it could hold a roughly 4" by 10 or 12" sheet, wrapped around this drum. It took many, many minutes to transmit between our houses (could have walked it over there way faster). But WOW! Modern technology! Flying cars were certainly just a few years away! ; )
This link should get you going. Once you identify the disk just substitute FAT16 for FAT32 and your set.
Thanks! Hopefully the next MAC user with SD card formatting questions will find these posts on how to format in FAT16.
For what it’s worth, one anecdotal experience I suppose. I formatted a generic 4GB SD card when I got my DS in May 2018 using native gui Mac disk utility selecting MS-DOS (FAT32) and have loaded all the 14er versions without a single issue.
I don’t have Bridge I or II any longer, sold it a few months before Snowmass.
FAT32 does also work. But, Ted has explained formatting to FAT16 is preferred and will result in less firmware loading issues. For anyone experiencing issues with a new firmware, this is the first thing that should be tried instead. In Windows, this is the procedure:
For macOS I posed the instructions above. It’s a bit more technical in nature, however, as you’re forced to use Terminal.
It would be a good idea to post official instructions on the PS Audio website. Maybe someone at PS Audio can make that happen.
I use this on my iMac: https://www.sdcard.org/downloads/formatter_4/eula_mac/index.html
My usual protocol includes reformatting the card (full reformat, not quick version) before copying the files to the 2 GB card. Never had an issue loading an OS on the DS.
For what it’s worth, my DirectStream came with an 8GB SD card formatted FAT 32. I’ve used it to update to Redcloud and Snowmass by just deleting all files, this includes hidden files, and copying the update onto the card. Once complete I deleted all files again and reinserted to support cover art. I haven’t had a problem yet.
There are things about the Touch that have still not been surpassed. That was a device way ahead of its time. Still using mine and it still works wonderfully.
As a SB user since SB1 (still have a couple of Touches and a Transporter, not currently hooked up in the new digs) my only issue with those “VU Meter” displays was the ballistics were not realistic or realtime. They were cooler looking than the digital meter displays, but as a lifelong user of devices with real meters, they were just sorta fun. Prefer my displays to default to off after X seconds anyways, so I might be the wrong person to comment on this.
So…I would say - I agree, that would be cool, but only if it can truly work accurately in realtime.