Decided to upgrade my old LG monitor to the 27" Apple Studio Display

[Nycturne]

At work I told them I needed a larger monitor due to my failing vision - they got me a 32” 1080p monitor. Me and the IT guy just laughed and it’s sitting unused now. Why do they even make such a thing?

Games generally. 1080p is a lot easier to drive, so people can get bigger screen for less money, and run it on a cheaper rig, or plug in a PS5/Switch. I wouldn't use it for anything but games though. I've been using a 32" 4K OLED display for gaming without productivity stuff looking horrible.

But usually the budget options I see at 32" are 1440p these days, so 1080p is pretty impressive in the cost cutting.

 

[Eric]

Looks like you are rocking the latest NI keyboard? I'm assuming you know they are currently in preliminary insolvency which I guess by German law where they are based isn't as bad as it sounds, just a possible restructuring. My opinion is they offer quality products but too many of them in a competitive market and many of them aren't cheap. That keyboard as an example. IMO they would make a killing if they just released a desktop controller model sans the keyboard but they might see that as a cannibalization issue where most people wouldn't buy the keyboard models then. I still think the popularity would offset the loss of full keyboard customers. I had the previous version and didn't see the upgrade cost worth it also taking into consideration how rarely I actually use the knobs.

Right, TBH I didn't know a lot about it but learned this later but don't mind so much because it's really just a semi-weighted 61 key tool to use with Logic Pro, which is the meat of all my projects. I've played around with Garageband for years so it was a great step up for me and I'm using it to create all my own music, all manual recording for drums, bass, and real guitar. The closest I get to any automation is quantizing for my drum parts.