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.

 

[Chew Toy McCoy]

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.

It's still a quality keyboard for sure. Another deal breaker for me is a screen that size still not being touch screen and at that price point. It's inexcusable. Just off the top of my head it would be perfect for x/y parameter changes which many of their libraries use in their UI but they expect you to use 2 knobs for that function. Complete disconnect. Also, no faders, boo.

I was mainly using Logic for a while but gravitated back the Ableton Live recently because I was getting in a composing rut. As somebody who is rusty on actual instruments its ability to perform and arrange songs with the Push controller is unparalleled. Hardware grid in session mode allows you to launch clips (track sections), select a melodic MIDI track and the grid becomes a keyboard, select a drum MIDI drum track and the grid becomes drum triggers. Do it all while the track is continuing to play and then there's the knobs at the top that auto (or custom) map to parameters on whatever track is currently selected. I've worked on tracks for hours with my computer screen completely off.

But I digress and probably a discussion for another thread. Congrats on the new screen!