Vienna Ensemble Pro - Mac or Windows?

[paulcristo]

Is there any consensus on which OS platform is best for running intensive Vienna Ensemble Pro templates? This is assuming either OS is installed on appropriate hardware. 

[fisherking]

since this is a logic forum, and logic=mac only.... probably not a lot of people here running music apps on a PC. might be worth asking this on kvr, or gearslutz... just a suggestion!

[David Nahmani]

My experience with clients using large VEP slaves is that a Windows machine is typically less expensive in the sense that it has a higher power/price ratio. Macs can be very powerful but they get expensive real quick. That was a few years ago though, things may have changed with the newer Mac Studios, I don't know anyone who's trying building a VEP slave on them. 

[paulcristo]

On 5/5/2022 at 9:07 AM, David Nahmani said:

My experience with clients using large VEP slaves is that a Windows machine is typically less expensive in the sense that it has a higher power/price ratio. Macs can be very powerful but they get expensive real quick. That was a few years ago though, things may have changed with the newer Mac Studios, I don't know anyone who's trying building a VEP slave on them. 

Thanks for your response. I've been reading rumors that VEP runs "better" on Windows and have been trying to determine if that's actually true.

[David Nahmani]

39 minutes ago, paulcristo said:

I've been reading rumors that VEP runs "better" on Windows and have been trying to determine if that's actually true.

I can't tell you for sure. I believe the best people to ask that question would be VSL themselves? Surely they've ran some tests? If you do and they answer, please do let us know!

[Atlas007]

On 5/5/2022 at 10:07 AM, David Nahmani said:

My experience with clients using large VEP slaves is that a Windows machine is typically less expensive in the sense that it has a higher power/price ratio. Macs can be very powerful but they get expensive real quick. That was a few years ago though, things may have changed with the newer Mac Studios, I don't know anyone who's trying building a VEP slave on them. 

Oh, that remains very true! 😗

[redgreenblue]

Define 'better'. It runs great on a Mac, maybe you can run more plugins on a Windows machine, maybe not. But are you familiar with Windows? If not do you want to learn a new OS and how to maintain it, plus deal with a new level of virus concerns? A 2nd Mac can also be a backup machine for Logic but not so much with a PC. 

[paulcristo]

1 hour ago, redgreenblue said:

Define 'better'. It runs great on a Mac, maybe you can run more plugins on a Windows machine, maybe not. But are you familiar with Windows? If not do you want to learn a new OS and how to maintain it, plus deal with a new level of virus concerns? A 2nd Mac can also be a backup machine for Logic but not so much with a PC. 

I've used both Windows and Mac extensively and have used a Logic/Windows VEP slave setup for years. I'm looking to see if a consensus had formed that I wasn't aware of about the ideal software/hardware configuration for VEP. It's easy to become complacent with tech like this.