jonljacobi

Thanks. I'll run a Time Machine backup before I do anything. Cheers

Any issues with Logic or any other music software I should be aware of? I believe the latest Logic actually requires something greater than the 12.01 that I have. And yes, I'm generally in no hurry to update things.

Yeah, I notice this even with the 24-inch LG Ultrafine. It's "only" 4K, not 4.5K like the iMac 24. Doesn't bother me much, but it is noticeable. Remember to hold option when you select Scaled. I don't know if the list is different from the larger/smaller but at least you can see the numbers.

Samsung's M8 is getting a lot of attention recently, but it's 32-inch.

I don't know about you, but I'm addicted to high DPI/Retina. The only retina-like alternatives that I'm aware of are the 24-inch LG Ultrafine 24MD4KL-B and its 27-inch 5K cousin the 27MD5KL-B. They're $700 and $1350 new, but you can sometimes find them for a lot less used. Note that both require Thunderbolt 3 and the larger one only works at full resolution with Macs that support dual DP over thunderbolt. If I knew for sure which those were, I'd tell you. This is the same conundrum I'm facing if I decide to get a Mac Studio. Apple really should offer a cheaper option. Or a more powerful Apple Silicon iMac.

That's my guess. But I'm not even 100% sure they aren't using a powerline Ethernet solution rather than separate wires. I'm not going to cut the cable to find out.

I borrowed a 24-inch iMac over the weekend to kick the tires on for music use. The good news is it's really quick, I like the smaller display, it produces way less heat. All things being equal, I'd love to have one. But there was on big issue. With the Ethernet connected to the power brick, I got a background modem-like digital whine through my Yamaha HS5's. Like you'll hear from some internal sound chips. RF. I tried both my Clarett 4Pre Thunderbolt and the Apollo Twin X thunderbolt. Same deal with both. There was no noise from the internal speakers. I tried pulling grounds from everything, and all of this stuff is plugged into an isolation transformer. Using Ethernet from a dock or adapter caused no noise. I didn't try a USB interface as I sold all of mind, but I may when I return this to the office. My guess is that the Ethernet next to the power cable is creating RF that's traveling through the power to the Thunderbolt bus. Has anyone else had the same experience. And if you have an iMac with a USB interface, have you experienced RF noise with the Ethernet attached?

Nice. Fixed quite a few "quit unexpectedly"'s.

My suggestion is that if you use your computer primarily for music, and it's doing the job--don't mess with it.

It's all good, as long as you know when to quit. I can't always say that I do.

what do guitar squeaks have to do with analog sound? tape saturation (and wow & flutter) is an entirely different thing; no one spedns thousands of dollars trying to create fret noise. just saying. if the squeaks are not bad, easy enough to leave them in. if they're intrusive... you can take them out (again, for me, a very tight volume drop in automation does it) I said analog vibe. Meaning in the broader sense of human or imperfect, not the strict tape hiss/saturation/ and lord forbid, wow & flutter sense. Probably a misuse. But noise was/is part of the equation. And part of the tape experience.

Unless it's really egregious, leave it there as a sign that humanity was involved. There's also a school of thought that says it's the accumulation of these imperfections that gives music the analog vibe that some folks spend thousands of dollars trying to recreate.

https://www.macworld.com/article/3519611/universal-audio-luna-review.html

Yeah, this is kind of part of the intelligence, altering patterns to fit style and tempo. I always convert to MIDI the minute I have something I like for that very reason.

I edited the former message so I'm not misinforming anyone else.