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allisfullof
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is it possible to run fruity loops on a mac?

Post by allisfullof » Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:10 am

im currently using a cheap acer aspire laptop for production, has a busted lcd screen so using an ext. monitor, using some busted ass logitech speakers (the ones with 5 high end speakers and a small 2 or 3inch "sub"), WITHOUT any sort of audio interface....just going straight off this piece of shit acer sound car.....luckily from reading this forum over and over about eqing, etc, i can get things sounding at least decent to my ears.....but it's really time to step my game up ...... was wanting to maybe get a mac ibook g3 or g4 because they're cheap and as of right now im broke.....but my question is whether or not its possible to run fruity loops on a mac, maybe inside reason or programming your mac to run windows? not too sure about their OS.........anyone doing this? i'd like to get an idea of whether or not this is doable, and if so, how efficient is it? or whether it would just be pointless and i should just keep going with a pc?


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Post by q_steppa » Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:11 am

tl;dr. in answer to the topic title, no u cant run fl on a mac, stick to pc.
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Post by allisfullof » Sun Mar 22, 2009 6:46 am

yeah, you're probably right.

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Post by q_steppa » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:02 am

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Post by allisfullof » Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:21 am

im pretty sure its possible since you can run windows on a mac...

im more interested to see if anybody's tried it, and how big a pain in the ass it would be to do

sorry to piss you off so much, mate lol

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Post by duskky » Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:56 am

allisfullof wrote:im pretty sure its possible since you can run windows on a mac...

im more interested to see if anybody's tried it, and how big a pain in the ass it would be to do

sorry to piss you off so much, mate lol
don't worry about him...


i believe it's possible with things like parallels (there was another one someone posted up here the other day, but i can't remember what it was called) where you run windows along side osx. HOWEVER i don't know whether that would work particularly well on an old processor mac. i know there were some other threads on here about almost exactly the same thing so i would reccomend (as frustrating as it can be) to amble towards the search function...

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Post by hackman » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:00 pm

oh wait
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Post by r » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:03 pm

windows for mac osx called boothcamp and yes you can run fruity and every virus for windows on your mac with boothcamp

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Post by legend4ry » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:04 pm

R wrote:windows for mac osx called boothcamp and yes you can run fruity and every virus for windows on your mac with boothcamp
So yeah - keep that acer laptop and use it for the internet and keep your mac offline if you're going to put windows on it :)
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Post by Sub Shifter » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:06 pm

Im running Flstudio on an Imac, Im using bootcamp which allows you to have a windows partition. I noticed it runs better on a mac with windows than a pc with windows :lol:

I thinks its better this way because you get the best of both worlds :D:
I use Flstudio to compose the music then any vocals get done in Logic.

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Post by duskky » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:11 pm

Hurtdeer wrote:there's vmware fusion, i haven't given it a whirl yet but it was recommended here as a much better alternative to boot camp, mainly because you don't actually need to restart anything

http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/

also shut the fuck up q steppa

amen to all of that.


especially the last bit.

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Post by Sub Shifter » Sun Mar 22, 2009 12:14 pm

Hurtdeer wrote:there's vmware fusion, i haven't given it a whirl yet but it was recommended here as a much better alternative to boot camp, mainly because you don't actually need to restart anything

edit: oh yeah this is the parallel duskky was talking about

http://www.vmware.com/products/fusion/

also shut the fuck up q steppa
I tried that but it didnt work for me because i use an external soundcard, it cuts the usb connection every 30 seconds or so, Causing glitches and stuttering. I would say bootcamp is the only way to go :)

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Post by legend4ry » Sun Mar 22, 2009 2:59 pm

Depone wrote:Bootcamp FTW. Its not emulating, its native so it runs at full speed as a pc would. funk you Q_Steppa. 1up for the mac!! :twisted:
You always type funk instead of fuck, that sir makes me giggle.
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Post by legend4ry » Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:07 pm

Depone wrote:
Legendary wrote:
Depone wrote:Bootcamp FTW. Its not emulating, its native so it runs at full speed as a pc would. funk you Q_Steppa. 1up for the mac!! :twisted:
You always type funk instead of fuck, that sir makes me giggle.
Its no mistake. i funking hate him
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Post by wirez » Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:03 pm

q_steppa wrote:tl;dr. in answer to the topic title, no u cant run fl on a mac, stick to pc.
Nah do the opposite, get a mac and fuck off FL, use logic... Ultrabeat has a very similar step sequencer, you'd only be gaining by going mac and logic.
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Post by duskky » Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:08 pm

Hurtdeer wrote:
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q_steppa wrote:tl;dr. in answer to the topic title, no u cant run fl on a mac, stick to pc.
Nah do the opposite, get a mac and fuck off FL, use logic... Ultrabeat has a very similar step sequencer, you'd only be gaining by going mac and logic.
Don't fuel this stupid argument. I've used both FL and Logic extensively, they're both powerful, and people can write some mad stuff them, so who gives a fuck? Stick with whichever works for you.

it's like 13 year olds on video game forums getting into arguments over whether the xbox 360 is way better than the ps3
the 360's totally better though right?

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