Appreciate all the great info! I was wondering, I have a MacBook Air M1 with 8GBs and 512 storage, and a 16” Intel MBP with 16 ram, i9, and 1TB. If you were to decide which of these laptops to dedicate for recording which would you choose. I’m fascinated that the Air doesn’t have fans but maybe the fans on the 16” wouldn’t ramp up anyway. I’m interested in recording singer/ songwriter acoustic guitar and vocal. Thanks so much!
I have a 16” i9 and the fans are always going crazy with almost no load. I’d suggest the M1 for that reason. My M1 8gb Mac mini was really an amazing setup. It may not work well for massive sessions with VI’s, but I’ve run some large sessions on one without issues.
Hey great video, would you Please do a tutorial on how to use the L22 sphere with the uad console and route it to daw perfectly. Very confusing stuff and I’m desperate. Used more basic methods in the past. Fl studio does not always pickup the recording and in a weird way I feel like I don’t understand anything.
Hey Zak, thanks! I’m planning on doing one soon. They’ve just been out of stock for a while. I think I should be able to get my hands on one in a few weeks. I know a lot of people have questions on them so it’s high on my priority list.
An M1 w/16 GB of Ram performs almost as well as a normal computer with 32gb. Luckily, I believe Apple is going to release an M1x soon with more cores and 32gb of RAM.
@@nobodyhome3753 I run A LOT of NI stuff on my 2018 i7 16gb RAM Mac mini and it’s a beast. Then again I store everything on a super fast external SSD so that likely helps overall performance.
@@pandemic7 Great point! You'd have to have a pretty massive Kontakt Library/Libraries going to burn though 16GB of RAM. It is possible which is why 32GB is ideal. But with Solid State Drives at play and Thunderbolt you can move things in and out of RAM more and still expect rock solid performance.
I feel like the multi-monitor performance is good in the new M1 Max processors, but gaming won’t probably be great unfortunately. That said, it’s really hard to beat for audio and video production without the hassles that a PC brings.
2012 Mac Pro 5.1 with dual 6 core processors, 96Gb RAM, 8Gb video cards and space for 5 drives (10Tb) off eBay for $1k vs a $10k new machine? Hmmm . sometimes newer isn't better. (Unless I win a spare 10k somewhere LOL)
Can only be upgraded to a 2018 MacOS so newer SW, FW, & HW isn’t compatible. Which for some is perfect cuz they like to lock their machine & not worry about updates
Most people already have one they can use. I do talk about it briefly though. A lot of people buy iMacs over and over and that screen waste can definitely add up.
Yeah, totally! However, there is a large group of people out there who aren’t comfortable with that. Also, knowing about which chipset is optimal for audio drivers is also important. Tech people like you and I may be comfortable with that, but there’s a large subset of people who wouldn’t be able to pull it off. Good suggestion though!
Are you a Mac fan or PC fan? Do you prefer to buy a computer or build your own?
Xeon based workstations, too many crashes on both Mac and PC. Currently HP Z840.
What's a good interface to use with the laptop 💻?
Appreciate all the great info! I was wondering, I have a MacBook Air M1 with 8GBs and 512 storage, and a 16” Intel MBP with 16 ram, i9, and 1TB. If you were to decide which of these laptops to dedicate for recording which would you choose. I’m fascinated that the Air doesn’t have fans but maybe the fans on the 16” wouldn’t ramp up anyway. I’m interested in recording singer/ songwriter acoustic guitar and vocal. Thanks so much!
I have a 16” i9 and the fans are always going crazy with almost no load. I’d suggest the M1 for that reason. My M1 8gb Mac mini was really an amazing setup.
It may not work well for massive sessions with VI’s, but I’ve run some large sessions on one without issues.
@@TheGearCage I appreciate your help, thank you!
Hey great video, would you Please do a tutorial on how to use the L22 sphere with the uad console and route it to daw perfectly. Very confusing stuff and I’m desperate. Used more basic methods in the past. Fl studio does not always pickup the recording and in a weird way I feel like I don’t understand anything.
also if you are open for a one on one, I would be glad to remunerate.
Hey Zak, thanks! I’m planning on doing one soon. They’ve just been out of stock for a while. I think I should be able to get my hands on one in a few weeks. I know a lot of people have questions on them so it’s high on my priority list.
How can I get in contact with you I would like to ask questions but to much to type here
How can I speak to u personally about getting a computer 🖥
Could you do an update on the computers, they changed the models and features
Especially since they now have the 14” MacBook Pro
I can't mess around with M1 Mac mini until they have 32gb ram
An M1 w/16 GB of Ram performs almost as well as a normal computer with 32gb. Luckily, I believe Apple is going to release an M1x soon with more cores and 32gb of RAM.
@@TheGearCage Sure unless you're using a shit ton of Kontakt instruments that all live in ram....
@@nobodyhome3753 I run A LOT of NI stuff on my 2018 i7 16gb RAM Mac mini and it’s a beast. Then again I store everything on a super fast external SSD so that likely helps overall performance.
@@pandemic7 Great point! You'd have to have a pretty massive Kontakt Library/Libraries going to burn though 16GB of RAM. It is possible which is why 32GB is ideal. But with Solid State Drives at play and Thunderbolt you can move things in and out of RAM more and still expect rock solid performance.
Been considering switching to mac but the multi monitor performance isn't good and gaming is terrible.
I feel like the multi-monitor performance is good in the new M1 Max processors, but gaming won’t probably be great unfortunately.
That said, it’s really hard to beat for audio and video production without the hassles that a PC brings.
2012 Mac Pro 5.1 with dual 6 core processors, 96Gb RAM, 8Gb video cards and space for 5 drives (10Tb) off eBay for $1k vs a $10k new machine? Hmmm . sometimes newer isn't better. (Unless I win a spare 10k somewhere LOL)
Can only be upgraded to a 2018 MacOS so newer SW, FW, & HW isn’t compatible. Which for some is perfect cuz they like to lock their machine & not worry about updates
@@uptobatentertainment OpenCore will allow updates to current OS
@@vdub4216 awesome thanks will look into it!
You forgot a screen for the Mac Mini so $1200 + ____
Most people already have one they can use. I do talk about it briefly though. A lot of people buy iMacs over and over and that screen waste can definitely add up.
If you are going with PC build your own.
Yeah, totally! However, there is a large group of people out there who aren’t comfortable with that.
Also, knowing about which chipset is optimal for audio drivers is also important. Tech people like you and I may be comfortable with that, but there’s a large subset of people who wouldn’t be able to pull it off. Good suggestion though!
Do u have an email address I can contact you for business?