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Mac Music Setup Guide: Computer Choice & Accessories!
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- Опубліковано 17 сер 2024
- Which of Apple's computers is the best fit for your lifestyle? What kinds of accessories should you get to make your experience as a musician even better?
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:46 What makes Macs so special?
03:06 iMac
05:37 MacBook (Pro & Air)
08:02 Mac Mini
10:03 General Accessories
12:08 Conclusion time
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Your channel is going to grow crazy fast, neat production, useful information and to the point! Congrats
Thank you very much for sharing this type of content for music producers.
The first video I watched from you was yesterday and today I’m a total sub!
The video was about the performance for music production in real life tests.
These type of videos are very helpful.
I want to switch to Apple and these videos are helping me in creating a path of choice for a device in the foreseeable future.
Then again, thank you very much for sharing this!
Subscribed! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Nice clean setups, Mac is also my favorite for my dj setup…..nice video
I'd love to see what your desk layout looks like when you are recording. I always feel I'm trying to reach over my midi to try and get to the mouse or keyboard or have some other instrument in the way... I'm organizationally challenged hahaha!!! Great video though!!!
I feel that!! I've had a million different desk layouts in the past 12-13 years (my close friends can confirm).
What works best for me now is I keep a weighted digital piano on a rolling keyboard stand that I can tuck under my desk. So when I'm recording, literally all that's usually on my desk is my Mac Mini, monitor, interface, mouse, and keyboard. Lots of space for whatever else.
I think it's really helpful to move either the mouse/keyboard or the MIDI keyboard to a different "tier" or height (this could be achieved with the rolling stand idea, or a multi-tier desk with a dedicated tray, or keyboard tray added/attached later). Just be careful to do it in a way which won't cause significant ergonomic problems using either one.
@@MattCitrano Thanks so much for this thoughtful response! Having things in "tiers" would solve my problem. I'm gonna play around with that and see what I can come up with. Thanks again!
Thank you very much. Extreme good pronunciation and speaking velocity. As a German, I could understand every single word clearly. Also a good overall information about this topic. I recently bought a MacBook Pro 16 inch, 2021. Before that I mainly produced music on iPad pros. I just like the portability and that it is only one central unit. Even if that may only mean that I go from my work room into my bedroom or on the balcony. Also, I like that the MacBook starts as fast as an iPhone or iPad (from the resting mode). Greetings from Hamburg in Germany.
thanks for the video, some really helpful insights and things to consider 😊
Thanks for your clear, calm and informative video. Was going to get iPad for song recording, but I think MacBook is Way better of a purchase.
Love your presentation. It helped me decide on getting an external monitor and a MacBook. Now to find the best deal on an older M1 apple refurbished model.
Great video! Nicely done!👍
Your videos are so great, I really hope you keep making more content like this. Love hearing your m1 opinions. Would LOVE to hear what you have to say about the mac studio line, especially as a musician.
I haven’t made a video on the studio like yet just cause I felt like it was kind of a no-brainer, but I’ll consider it!
I already love the Mac Mini and that thing is like a Mini on steroids. It would race through everything I could throw at it.
Awesome video 👍
My roommate just got the purple iMac and I wish they made the new MPBs in the same colors lol
Great video dude. I've been enjoying a fair few of them this last week. Buying my first Mac, hopefully before Christmas 🤞 It's going to be my main production computer, so I'm hoovering up all the advice I can get. Thanks for the tips.
I'm so happy to hear that! My Mac Mini has certainly eased a lot of previously recurring headaches and made most things I do much more enjoyable (minus a couple glitches here and there).
I hope you have a blast with your first Mac! Thanks for watching.
very usefull video, thanks!
Great video. And I appreciate that you make them from a music producer/composer's perspective. Can I ask where you got your desk? I'm looking for something similar, where I can hide my keyboard in pullout tray. Thanks!
My desk is the IKEA LINNMON, but in what seems to be a sadly discontinued color called "white stained oak effect." Amazon has a lot of great table tops too.
If you have access to IKEA, I used the OLOV legs which are adjustable so I could raise it just a tiny bit to allow for the keyboard.
@@MattCitrano Thx so much! And how did you make the keyboard tray?
@@YohanGayle I actually don’t have a “tray” per se, I have a Casio PX160 sitting on a rolling “Z-Style” piano stand by Plixio (available on Amazon).
Wow! Such an informative and well-put video. I was surprised when I saw you only had 1.57k subs. Definitely deserving of more. Glad to be a new subscriber to your channel! 👍🏼
Great informative video. Thank you very much,
Best dci p3 monitor for Mac mini???
Just subbed looking forward to watching your channel grow
Awesome song! Amazing guitar work! Some of the most controlled melodies forming into some of that beautiful chaos! gives me the impression that you are a perfectionist in the studio.
One of the things I would like to see from your channel is a more natural sounding environment. If you had a really nice tube amp with an SM57 and an E609, Maybe a live recorded drum program like easy drummer and a decent synthesizer to carry the song in the background without having to resort to distorted guitar that stands out in the mix.
Unfortunately, Mac production sounds very similar and in order to stand out you are going to have to try other things. Maybe try doing a couple live streams or even some guitar tutorials. Best of luck man. You’ve got talent
This was helpful thanks
The most important point being the omission of the software. Best for beginners best for advanced etc.
Hey, hoping you see this. What are you using for speakers on your Mac Mini, and how do they connect?
I’m using a pair of Kali Audio LP6 V2 speakers. They’re connected to a MOTU M4, I think via 1/4” TRS to XLR cables.
@@MattCitrano Thanks!
great video thanks matt! lots of inspiration here. can anyone identify the monitor stand at 3:52? that looks like exactly what i want...
Thanks for watching! After taking a look, the closest match I can find to that exact stand is the MXV Desk Monitor Arm by Ergotron. If it's not that exact one, it may be one of their other models as the design language is extremely close.
fire as usual
I am looking for Apple where I can use Mainstage so which is good I have less budget also like I should go for Imac ,Mack pro or macbook air
Which is better I even want to use various editing softwares too
Great video! I want to upgrade my current audio computer and started looking into the Mac mini 16 GB. I mainly use Neural DSP Archetype Plini, waves plugins, iZotope Ozone and neutron. Would you recommend the Mac mini? I read that iZotope plugins have to run on Rosetta. Have you experienced decrease in performance when using any of those plugins on Rosetta? Thanks a lot in advance!
Thx for video. What speakers stands do you recommend please. Thx!
I'm in the process of figuring this out for myself as well.
The OnStage Stands SMS6000 is a very popular choice if you are wanting standard stands which sit on the floor. I have some white ones from VRT which are essentially the same thing, and are pretty great aside from just slightly not going low enough for me.
I am currently trying out the Gator Frameworks Desktop Clamp-On monitor stands. I'm liking the space savings so far and feel that I am able to angle them in a way which works better in my room.
I would generally recommend getting something height-adjustable. Another classic desktop option is the IsoAcoustics stands, but be sure to elevate your speakers a decent bit if they are sitting on the desk. If not for desktop vibrations, getting them higher up can have a positive effect as you decrease the amount of reflections from your desk which could color the signal. Hope that helps a bit!
Thanks for watching!
But... which one do I need to buy for music production??? Total newbie here. Yes, you explained each mac version but did not specify which one is ideal for music production and which ones are upgradeble./
Hey,
Thanks for the video,
So not to expect that my Bluetooth keyboard gonna work
If I buy the Mac mini?
Thanks for this super helpful video. I'm currently still running a late 2009 - YES, late 2009 - macbook pro. My MBP has been a great, reliable workhorse, and has put up with the abuse I've thrown at it.
However, it is now beginning to become incompatible with a lot of things, unreliable and slow.
Now is the time for me to start considering a new machine and I'm leaning toward either an iMac or MacMini - 16gB of course ;-)/
Thanks for your amazingly helpful and well made videos - you're clearly extremely talented in many areas - I'm very jealous haha!
Lol you’re funny man. Great video too.
nice and useful!
Thank you! And thanks for watching!
Thinking to go for a mini now.Should i go for the mini that's available or wait for the m2 version of same? Need help.thanks
Question for you Matt regarding the Satechi hub, is yours w or without the SATA port? I'm reading some 1 star reviews of static interference added to the audio line, and the fact that the hub is only capable of data transfer. Is it worth the money? I'm considering buying, but also looking at other options, and unfortunately there aren't many options on the market that fits the form factor of the M1 Mini so well. Thanks for any information, greatly appreciated.
Mine does not have a SATA port. I like it! I mostly use it for my mouse’s USB receiver and for the SD card slot when I record videos.
It’s a little thing but a massive help to me personally, especially because it takes up as little space as possible.
@@MattCitrano thanks for getting back to me so fast :) love the vids keep slayin' the mf game
I just wanna know if the 2015 macbook still good for music production in 2022?
I want to use serum and kontakt and i wonder if the cpu can handle them
Planning to use reaper on a m1 pro and using neural dsp plugins, programming drums and piano vsts. Will it work?
I’m finding Logic keeps reporting a system overload when I’m playing just a simple track. I’ve one of the pro Mac M1 16” laptops. It’s just mad. I nearly threw it out the window!
Bro tell me what autotune can be put on the m1?
i have never once had any wifi or bluetooth problems with my mac mini m1 so what others are saying makes no sence to me
what monitor do you use with your mac mini?
I currently use an LG 27UK670
I'm switching from pc to Mac and will I be able to transfer my current projects from FL Studio over? Currently everything is saved onto external hard drives. I know there will be a new learning curve with the shortcut keys and what not but I've got some projects that I couldn't finish because they kept crashing my really old out of date pc so im going for the M1 pro 10-core and 16-core GPU with 16GB of RAM and SSD 1000GB.
FL Studio I think it's safe to assume you can use it ok ... But Reaper files is more complicated cause it saves audio separatedlly
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good video but this seems more of a general mac buying guide. Not much info specifically for musicians
Step 1: Throw out your Mac and get a PC. All in good fun, joking around! I'm a PC guy myself, but great job being so thorough and helpful with this vid!
Haha thanks for the comment! I’ll admit, as much as I’ve enjoyed the Mac Mini, I’d there’s ever a Windows PC/NUC that checks the same boxes for me, I’m 100% trying it out.
I grew up as mostly a Windows user, and despite the occasional headaches, it seems to be organized and laid out in a way that’s more congruent with how I think.
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