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Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by whimsicalism »

reaperducer wrote: post #61
walkabout wrote: post #53

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How ? I've never understood this. There's tons of good software for creating things in the App Store.

There's tons of good software for creating things in the App Store. But none yet that will automate the essential task of posting the phrase "walled garden" on social media. There could also be an in-app purchase which uses AI to grind ancient axes about butterfly keyboards and Snow Leopard.

or a terminal or a decent ide or an ability to script anything. lots of companies rely on custom bespoke software made by an employee who got fed up by something, basically no possibility of doing that on an ipad, etc etc.

but sure, just call me an NPC, you’re so unique and good at noticing patterns and not rude

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by criddell »

zb3 wrote: post #27
ErneX wrote: post #22

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The iPads have become very capable for 3D and illustration, I think they are good also for music. I don’t have a use for the Pro model but I use my Air a lot.

My laptop folds and has a touchscreen too.. there are ones which support advanced pens - none of this requires the OS to be as locked as iOS.

You've chosen your computer and OS and are looking for compatible apps. I've gone the other way. I want to run Procreate and the best environment for running it is the iPad with Apple Pencil.

Both are reasonable ways to make a decision.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by WillAdams »

sylens wrote: post #4

I have a 2018 iPad Pro that is due for replacement but I cannot bring myself to spend the money on a new iPad. No matter how much I think I'll use it, it becomes a web browsing and YouTube machine on the couch. It's a shame because I think the hardware design is quite good, but the OS itself is so limiting, even with the "improvements" iPadOS 26 introduced.

This is why I replaced my Samsung Galaxy Book 12 w/ a Galaxy Book 3 Pro 360.

I'd give my interest in Hell for there to be a tablet Mac w/ a Wacom stylus --- as it is, I'm seriously considering a Mac Mini and Wacom Movink 14 and a 3D printed shell.... (but first, I'm going to try out an rPi 5 w/ Wacom One 13 Gen 2 w/ touch).

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by drcongo »

whycome wrote: post #31
drcongo wrote: post #13

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I've produced two albums and done quite a few remixes on mine. Trying hard not to sound like a dick here, but if you pick up an iPad and all you can think to do with it is watch YouTube it seems weird to blame the iPad for that.

Can you share your stack? What hardware are you using if you're doing vocal/instrument inputs?

I don't do vocals, so hardware is a TD-3, a Roland T-8, TB-03, Arturia MiniFuse 4 as the audio interface, Arturia MiniLab keyboard / controller and various Intech controllers (highly recommended). I believe the MiniFuse would do your vocal inputs pretty well.

Even with all that though, I do 99% of it directly in Logic on the iPad, sometimes 100%.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by sylens »

walkabout wrote: post #53
whimsicalism wrote: post #44

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the walled-garden completely destroys the ipads potential as a productivity device.

How ? I've never understood this. There's tons of good software for creating things in the App Store.

I want to be able to write code in an editor or IDE and push that to source control from the device.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by reaperducer »

whimsicalism wrote: post #71
reaperducer wrote: post #61

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There's tons of good software for creating things in the App Store. But none yet that will automate the essential task of posting the phrase "walled garden" on social media. There could also be an in-app purchase which uses AI to grind ancient axes about butterfly keyboards and Snow Leopard.

or a terminal or a decent ide or an ability to script anything. lots of companies rely on custom bespoke software made by an employee who got fed up by something, basically no possibility of doing that on an ipad, etc etc. but sure, just call me an NPC, you’re so unique and good at noticing patterns and not rude

or a terminal

Here ya go: https://panic.com/prompt/

There have been terminal programs for the iPad since at least 2017, when I started using the one above.

As for "custom bespoke software," why would you try to run that on an iPad in the first place? My company has plenty custom in-house programs, but I don't complain that they won't run on a toaster, or a Commodore 64, or a Cray. That's like saying you won't buy a speedboat because it can't carry all the iron ore that your company's dump truck can haul. It just makes no sense.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by drcongo »

runjake wrote: post #38
drcongo wrote: post #13

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I've produced two albums and done quite a few remixes on mine. Trying hard not to sound like a dick here, but if you pick up an iPad and all you can think to do with it is watch YouTube it seems weird to blame the iPad for that.

Point noted. For me, I find too much friction and distraction using the iPad for creative. Sure, I'll do something in a pinch, but there's just something about it where I can't focus on non-consumption activities. I'm not sure what it is about the iPad -- maybe the physical ergonomics? It's kinda hard to position comfortably for focus.

I specifically use my iPad for the music because it's not the MBP I spend all day on for work. I'm sure there's music stuff that would be much easier to achieve on the laptop than the iPad, but the second I open my laptop I'm basically on-call and the distractions too great - the separation helps.

Do agree with the ergonomics point though - it can be hard to spend a lot of time actually working on it.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by 1-more »

walkabout wrote: post #53
whimsicalism wrote: post #44

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the walled-garden completely destroys the ipads potential as a productivity device.

How ? I've never understood this. There's tons of good software for creating things in the App Store.

My relaxing on the couch creative activity is writing code in compiled languages, running a server, and seeing it go in the browser. This is impossible on an iPad.

There are many other creative workflows possible on an iPad, but I'm not really interested in getting good at those when I have the one that I'm already working on, you know?

And I own exclusively Apple hardware; I'm not some contrarian anti Apple fanboy, I promise.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by nkotov »

bombcar wrote: post #9
sylens wrote: post #4

I have a 2018 iPad Pro that is due for replacement but I cannot bring myself to spend the money on a new iPad. No matter how much I think I'll use it, it becomes a web browsing and YouTube machine on the couch. It's a shame because I think the hardware design is quite good, but the OS itself is so limiting, even with the "improvements" iPadOS 26 introduced.

Every iPad I've bought was going to be "the one where I find a use case that uses it" but every time it ends up being a YouTube machine.

Same but just entertainment device. I still don't understand where the iPad Pro makes sense.

Re: iPad Pro with M5 chip

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Post by ncphillips »

criddell wrote: post #49
sylens wrote: post #11

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If I was starting this as a hobby, my first step would not be to spend several hundred dollars on a tablet and pen. I'd probably grab some sketchbooks and pencils first for <$50 and see if it sticks for more than a month.

If you aren't into drawing, what about music? You can download GarageBand for free and it's pretty great once you figure it out. Or if you aren't a music person, are you into making movies? Final Cut Pro does have a subscription, but it's only $5 / month and the subscription is easy to start and stop. If your needs are simple, the free iMovie is pretty good. Or maybe video isn't your thing. Are you a writer or poet?…

All of this is cool...but you can do them all on a laptop and you'll probably have a better time.

And those cheap/free things are only available after dropping $1000 on a new iPad

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