All Things Mac/ Apple

[seawolf]

Also, the fan is designed with blades that aren't uniform so when they make noise, it's all at different frequencies and therefore much quieter than a fan with all the same blades running at the same frequency.

[Giles]

Those clever bastards…..

[mclaincausey]

Not actually quieter, they just flatten out harmonics so that it's less noticeable and piercing (the "illusion" of quiet).

Here's an article on the patent filing: http://appleinsider.com/articles/12/12/20/patent-filings-detail-retina-macbook-pros-quiet-asymmetric-fans

[Snowy]

This is how fanboi-ism starts. Looking at such details and going wow these guys actually spent effort to solve what the rest of the industry doesn't see as an issue. (and there was a pun intended @ the start ;))

[Winchy]

Fan noise can certainly be an issue if you are recording using a half decent microphone and don't have the luxury of a booth/live room….

[mclaincausey]

Yeah… As a recovering field recording geek, I wouldn't record direct to a laptop anyway. Fan noise is but one problem of many. At the very least you'd need microphone preamps and a decent digital interface between the mics and the computer (no laptop's sound card that I'm aware of is sufficient to do serious recording). Then you have to get into storage considerations (today's frequency rate and bit depth demands lead to obscene file sizes just in stereo, not to mention of you're doing B-format or other formats with still more channels) and account for crashes and the like. In my view, your recording system should be as low level as it can possibly be while meeting your requirements, the higher up the application stack you go the more complexity and risk there is... and the more necessary fans are because of all that complexity.

Been out of the game for a while, but I'm sure they make solid state field recording devices that would be far more reliable and with no fan noise.

[Winchy]

Well I was kinda referring more to us 'bedroom producers' that go to all the trouble of hanging duvets and blankets around the place before recording but then still have a noisy HD or CPU fan impinging on the recording!

I totally agree otherwise. And yes, my low-mid budget Zoom portable recorder has a 32gb SD card and superb battery life.

[Cutlasshound]

I'm a bedroom producer, just in a different way…..

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[Giles]

TMI

[sabergirl]

[mclaincausey]

They call me Smackwater Jack, the Quincy Jones of bedroom producers

Those Zooms are cool, does yours have the XY mic array?

Back on topic: Apple

[Seul]

Bedroom producer, as in you pay someone else to perform?..

[Cutlasshound]

@Seul:

Bedroom producer, as in you pay someone else to perform?..

On the contrary my good man, I get paid to produce!!!' Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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[Megatron1505]

You're a manwhore  :o

[Graeme]

That's how @Cutlasshound gets to indulge his expensive tastes for IH and Apple gear…

[Cutlasshound]

If only it were true and I wasn't just simply hiding purchases from my wife!!!

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[DougNg]

Do you guys wait for your computer to completely die before buying a new one? Or proactively replace as the device reaches end of life?

[Megatron1505]

Replace, the SSD has made my 2010 MBP feel like new. I seriously cannot recommend this upgrade enough, my MBP was basically a paperweight and now it runs like a dream, and the fan has not kicked in once since I upgraded either.

[mclaincausey]

@DougNg:

Do you guys wait for your computer to completely die before buying a new one? Or proactively replace as the device reaches end of life?

Unless you back shit up it's pretty reckless to go with the former.

[Snowy]

Doug, I cycle hardware through. I try refresh every 2 or so years and give my old model, still in good shape, to a family member either free or at a low price. The rising tide raises all boats approach. And backup ALL The time, on-site, off-site and to the cloud!