kradcliffe
Windows machines have to move forward to compete with macs on battery life, operating temperature and processing power including on chip graphics/AI.
I've used Intel machines to DJ with since 1999 and it would be great to have a Macbook Air equivalent that runs Windows but also supports my controllers and VDJ.
I've used Intel machines to DJ with since 1999 and it would be great to have a Macbook Air equivalent that runs Windows but also supports my controllers and VDJ.
Posted Wed 17 Jul 24 @ 2:39 pm
groovindj
I suspect battery life and computing power are mutually exclusive.
Posted Wed 17 Jul 24 @ 2:49 pm
kradcliffe
Yes, but my 14" Intel Lenovo goes for 90 minutes on battery before crapping out where an M series Mac doing the same thing would do 10 hours plus.
Posted Wed 17 Jul 24 @ 3:50 pm
groovindj
What's the price difference between the Lenovo and the Mac? Probably a lot more than the cost of an external power bank.
Posted Wed 17 Jul 24 @ 3:56 pm
kradcliffe
Based on the up to date spec of the one I currently use the Macbook is actually far cheaper.
Posted Wed 17 Jul 24 @ 4:12 pm
Adion
Newer Intel laptops should also do more than 90 minutes though
The Snapdragon does seem pretty decent so far though, but haven't compared it to M1 mac or intel yet
The Snapdragon does seem pretty decent so far though, but haven't compared it to M1 mac or intel yet
Posted Wed 17 Jul 24 @ 4:22 pm
burnyabad
olivier REMUX wrote :
false and wrong :
On my Mac mini M2 all is in real time in light speed with Virtual DJ Stems 2.0
It's incredible fast and stable
and no FAN in my MAC M2
Same with DJAY PRO 5.1 : even faster and even better stems (Audioshake)
no need to precompute stems in all new MAC Silicon range.....
and soon on new ARM WIndows AI :)
VirtualDJ is light speed on all ARM mac. Thanks to great and Native code from VirtualDJ developpers.
Sure they will make like DJAY pro the first ARM copilot Windows native ARM AI VirtualDJ code soon.
no more RTX... no more precompute stems, on upcomping new ARM AI windows : like it work on new mac AIR/MINI/PRO.... in all M1/M2.M3/M4 CPU range
Regards,
Olivier F.
groovindj wrote :
No stem separation is real time. Even with a top spec NVIDIA GPU, Apple silicon or ARM chip, the file will still require analysis after it's loaded, which then creates separated stems cached in the background.
I'm not sure of the circumstances where a DJ would need stems available immediately when loading a track anyway, during typical usage. Personally, when I load a track, it's maybe three minutes in advance of needing to play it, as the other deck is still playing. IMO the best option for anyone who needs instant stems is to save them in advance.
olivier REMUX wrote :
no real time
No stem separation is real time. Even with a top spec NVIDIA GPU, Apple silicon or ARM chip, the file will still require analysis after it's loaded, which then creates separated stems cached in the background.
I'm not sure of the circumstances where a DJ would need stems available immediately when loading a track anyway, during typical usage. Personally, when I load a track, it's maybe three minutes in advance of needing to play it, as the other deck is still playing. IMO the best option for anyone who needs instant stems is to save them in advance.
false and wrong :
On my Mac mini M2 all is in real time in light speed with Virtual DJ Stems 2.0
It's incredible fast and stable
and no FAN in my MAC M2
Same with DJAY PRO 5.1 : even faster and even better stems (Audioshake)
no need to precompute stems in all new MAC Silicon range.....
and soon on new ARM WIndows AI :)
VirtualDJ is light speed on all ARM mac. Thanks to great and Native code from VirtualDJ developpers.
Sure they will make like DJAY pro the first ARM copilot Windows native ARM AI VirtualDJ code soon.
no more RTX... no more precompute stems, on upcomping new ARM AI windows : like it work on new mac AIR/MINI/PRO.... in all M1/M2.M3/M4 CPU range
Regards,
Olivier F.
you state things like Apple hardware is unique. It's not. It all the same under the hood, the OS is different
Posted Sat 20 Jul 24 @ 3:53 pm
iamdjray
It is December 2024. Copilot+ PCs with Qualcomm SOCs have been on the market now since July.
Is there an ETA available when we will be able to download the ARM64 bits for Virtual DJ?
Is there an ETA available when we will be able to download the ARM64 bits for Virtual DJ?
Posted Mon 16 Dec 24 @ 7:18 pm