Apple Mac Mini M1 For Audio and Video Production | 3 MONTHS ON!
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2024
- We take another look at the Apple Mac Mini M1 3 months after having purchased it. Has it still held its ground?
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The cat does it's business in a sandbox, what it knows, we probably do too.
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Really loving my M1 Mac Mini / 16 / 1TB! Logic Pro and Final Cut user here so kind of a no-brainer. By the way, was a nice surprise seeing Colt make an appearance! You both make quality content and I'm subscribed to both channels. The fact that you guys chatted about the making of this video is like some kind of Marvel team-up crossover movie
I’m glad you enjoyed this video! He was super cool with us using his video, so props to him for being a cool guy!
I also got the blueish c64-ocean-loader during my recent Big Smurf upgrade. Felt like waiting for and old game or demo to load, and good in a weird way. Happily it reverted back from 1986 to 2021 once it realised it was in fact an M1 Mac and not a Commodore 64. Once install completed I decided to watch some old Amiga demos. Time travel sure is weird, but then again, smurfs are blue.
I’ve had pretty much the exact same experience and once I moved to a wired mouse everything was good again. I’ve installed 11.2 but couldn’t be arsed really to try the Apple mouse but evidently the update sorts out the issue. I’ve had loads of apple machines and apple really nailed this one this time. Beside the Bluetooth issues it’s been amazing and rock solid.
I have the 16GB 1TB M1 Minni and I absolutely adore the machine!! Everything is working great except two plugins and I'm a professional audio engineer so I am in the DAW working with plugins most of the day! I use Logic Pro X in Rosetta and my wife uses Fianl Cut Pro for all her video editing and she hasn't had any issues either!
Do you use waves Plug ins?
@@shmooosiclivestream9458 A few of them yes, from what I was told all V12 plugins are 100% compatible with Rosetta and the Native version of Logic.
What about Native instruments libraries?
@@obulus1 Sorry bud I'm an engineer, not a producer lol. I know they were having issues tho. I do have a few of their plugins and they are working fine but I can't speak for the instruments. I have Supercharger and a delay, Replika maybe.
How heavy is your usage of software instruments Matthew? Thanks in advance.- TV
6:31, I had the same problem. I purchased "NTFS for Mac" $20 and I was able to get all 600+gb of sound libraries off my old SSD's onto a spanking new Samsung T5 in under 40 minutes. Try it, you'll love it.
Very cool and useful video. I have been similarly impressed with my Mac M1 mini but also had some of the same issues. My ZOOM LiveTrak L-8 is still not supported so had to change back to an older class compliant mixer. And when updating I also got the random “analog TV channel not tuned in” screen, but thankfully it just corrected itself after 5 mins. I also had a super wacky screen refresh rate issue that required me to set up the screen proprietors every time I restarted, but that was fixed in 11.1.
All in all, it’s a grey matter gone hat was probably pushed out maybe 3 months before all the bugs were ironed out
Been thinking about buying the 16gig version in a few months for music production work. Watched a ton of videos over the past week, but you guys by far gave the best info. Might be sold!!
Go for it, Mike! As always, bear in mind that not EVERYTHING is supported, so don’t expect miracles with third party software, but in general it’s a great little machine
Totally understand. I’m sure I’m a few months, everything will catch up in some way or another. Will make calls to manufacturers/retailers to see what interfaces are compatible. Planned on a Scarlet 18i20, with Logic or ProTools. Then some NI VSTs and maybe Reason.
@@Micruv10 mine works fine with 18i20 2nd gen. Website says the mix control software doesn't work on M1 but it does for me, with just a bit of graphics lag. Only once did I have to restart it to get it talking to the Mac again. Would recommend!
@@Denyernator thanks for the heads up! Keeps making the decision easier and easier. Any other weirdness you have come across with plugins/VSTs?
@@Micruv10 yeah, the glitchy slate virtual mix rack shown in the video happens for me. I still use VMR as the audio works fine, just need to click and drag the module GUI to get it back if you need to make changes later on. Just got to be patient and wait for the proper software updates to come in due course
I’ve had one since December (16g memory, 256 SSD). I love it...fast and simple.
Had my Mac Mini M1 (base model) for ... heck, 2 months? 26 November I believe.
It has been largely flawless, but as a Logic user - and a very light (newbie) user, I expected that.
I purchased external drives at the same time - two 2tb SSD's - and have them in a nifty doc.
One for backup, one for data - so, my local backup needs are covered.
The mac itself, is tucked under my desk to attempt to keep it as pristine as possible for resale in 6 to 12 months, depending on what Apple release.
As I'm trying to keep this as dedicated as possible to just music and graphics production, everything I've put on it, more or less, is Apple silicon compatible.
I've had one issue with my Audient interface - alas, the excellent software controls are ... a little flakey.
At first, I thought they hadn't loaded at all - queue much frustration and reboots and re-installs of the software.
Turns out, they had loaded, but the icon in the tray was not visible until you hovered over it.
I'm also not entirely convinced everything is functioning as it should - so, for safety's sake, I've uninstalled that for now, which is a shame, because it is a great little control interface.
The sad thing is, after two months - and as is always the case - I'm now used to the incredible performance.
No doubt, in six months I'll be cursing how slow it is.
As for Apple keyboards and bluetooth - I've generally just shoved those in a draw and used something that actually works.
I've got a 13 year old s530 logitech wireless keyboard/mouse combo - so old, that letters are starting to wear off the keys - but it *still* wipes the floor with the pathetic excuses for keyboards that Apple release.
Sadly, they aren't manufactured anymore.
Oooh - audient have released new drivers/software since I last checked - all working perfectly now!
I also had that blue screen updating.
I just rebooted my monitor and waited 10 minutes. The update went perfect and I didn’t loose a bit!
What about plugins: Kontakt, Ample, Omnisphere, Keyscape, iZotope, Fab Filter, etc?
I don't understand... it was very well specified that :
- Logic Pro X support both native and third-party VST plug-ins perfectly. If it supports VST, it support all VST plug-ins.
- Studio one doesn't.
- We can assume that Pro Tools also support VST plug-ins on the platform.
It depends on whether or not the code for your DAW was re-written to allow running third-party plug-in on Apple Silicon. Third-party plug-ins can't be translated to Rosetta as far as I understand. Ableton Live works great, Logic Pro and Pro Tools as well. If you use any other DAW beside the top 3, there is no guarantee it will support third-party plug-ins.
@@jas_bataille Logic only supports AU plug ins, not VST. Pro Tools also only supports AAX. the problem is many do not support M1 Macs, and you need to run the whole DAW in Rosetta.
I got the 8GB M1 Mini as a birthday present. I've been a Windows user since pretty much the dawn of time. Started with 3.1. So finding my way around MacOS has been a head scratcher at times.
I'm frustrated by the lack of support for older audio/MIDI gear. For example, my Tascam US-1641 audio interface and my MOTU Fastlane MIDI interface are both essentially bricks now.
I've also been having wifi problems that I think are related to a Behringer MIDI keyboard and an older external hard-drive being unshielded maybe? All I know is when I unplugged them, wifi started working again.
But even with all those issues (and some Bluetooth flakiness) I breath a sigh of relief when I load up Davinci Resolve and can get something done as opposed to my old Sony VAIO which chokes on Davinci from start to finish.
Hey Is 8 gb variant is sufficient for home studio setup of mac mini m1 for music production?
@@kunal_vashishth I think it is. The way the M1 chip works makes the 8GB model feel like it's got a LOT more power. The only complaints I've seen are from people who use very large sample libraries like for orchestral and film scoring. Not saying you can't use orchestral libraries, just that the people who use the gigantic ones as their main instruments see some bottlenecking.
But for the average home user, it's got power to spare.
And after a couple OS updates, I don't even have the wifi or Bluetooth issues anymore.
@@timbmusician no brother i am just buying it for my Beats making, mixing mastering and all.i am not a hardcore professional .so 8 gb will be sufficient brother.Should i go for it
@@kunal_vashishth Sounds like you'll be fine then. I'm still happy with my purchase, so I say go for it. You won't find anything else with near the power for that price.
@@timbmusician brother which monitor, keyboard, mouse are you using?
Thanks so much for the extremely professional and informative videos. Keep em coming!
Great update! I bought a 16GB Mac Mini since I wasn't really tied down to a DAW. I had a license for Studio One 5 Artist from a purchase of a PreSonus AudioBox iTwo recording package, and only had the supplied Plug-Ins. I had gotten the interface so that I could record onto my iPad Pro using GarageBand iOS as a way to introduce myself to using a DAW since I only had worked with a Tascam Portastudio DP-01FX/CD.I was surprised to see that Studio One loaded on and was running a demo song, but have not tried recording anything of my own yet. I am trying to learn Studio One and GarageBand at the same time to see if do a jump to Logic at some point. So far I only had Bluetooth issue once with my keyboard (both keyboard and mouse are Apple) and it was before the 11.2 Big Sur update. I do keep receiving an error message that the computer had to restart if it was left unattended for a long time. I guess it has issues with going to sleep. I also downloaded DaVinci Resolve 17 Beta for video editing, but again, also learning the software now, so all actions have been basic, nothing too advanced going on in either spectrum.
Being users of Logic, we recommend it. It’s flawless on the new Mac. Resolve has its moments, but remember DR17 is in beta at the moment. I use it every day though and it works on both windows and Mac without too much pain
Splashed out for a Mac mini last year for a new studio set up - it’s been brilliant ever since.
I'm looking at doing the same, I'm only gonna do home production, and don't care for Bluetooth, only WiFi. Is it worth it?
@@BierMeister360 i would absolutely recommend it Jamie. Way, way better performance than a MacBook for half the price. I’m running tons of plugins and it’s coping really well. I’ve kept everything else off it - it’s just a music set up, nothing else. Using the Presonus 2626 interface, which is a bit pricey but uses Thunderbolt 3 and is a great bit of kit.
I mean the gadget show reviewed apple silicone, sure it was the macbook air, but same SoC, sold it entirely
@@BierMeister360 ha - maybe hold that thought just briefly.... last night the audio starting popping like crazy. Put the CPU monitor on and the eighth thread is maxing out. God knows why - suspect a power hungry plugin but need to interrogate today. Frustrating!
The 8th thread is used for a different purpose than the other seven - I can’t remember the exact reasoning but it’s something like reverbs or one specific purpose is reserved for that thread only
Great video, thank you! I'm thinking of buying the M1 for my birthday (June) for my music tech college course and also just general use. I'm really looking forward to getting it
Another great video. Picked up my MBP m1 last week. So far very impressed!!!
As a Logic/FCP user myself, I will definitely be getting an ASi Mac soon. Was going to get a 16Gb 512Gb Mac Mini, but here in France, i can't find anywhere selling that config. So have decided to wait for next iteration of the Mini, buy that as my main secondary machine (an oxymoron, I know!) and then replace my 2014 imac retina, when the new redesigned models are released. Only other major software i use is the Affinity suite, which seems, according to reports, to work well on the M1 (and hopefully above) Macs.
Have you tried www.apple.com/fr/shop/buy-mac/mac-mini ?
I've had it for 2 months now, running Logic and LOVE IT !!!! Smooth as silk !!!!
Wow, what an astonishing, thoroughful and very proffessionally made video! This really helps a lot. Thank you so much for making and sharing :-)
Thanks Thomas! Glad you enjoyed it.
This video has been a god-send for me! I'm a Studio One 5 and need a laptop for live performances and was looking at either the Air or Pro but I reckon i'll wait until S1 is updated to run native on the M1s now. Will keep checking back to your channel for updates :-)
S1 user here too. Also waiting for updates.
I think I got distracted by the cat 😂
i jus kpet repeating the video casue i just keep looking @ it licking itself XD
got the mini M1 stuff , and after few dings here and there, manage to make it work with RME, got some midi connections troubles, but out of nowhere it seem to work perfectly well...( i use logic, and wait for arturia VST synth to work on it , to buy it...) , there's some few bugs (bluetooth sometimes like you) sometimes logic close by itself without being solicited, but it'll be better and better as time goes by ! thanks for you great vidéos ! ( from france)
Which RME do you use? thanks for the feedback!
@@idrissekhelifi it's the babyface pro
We do have a Macbook Air M1 w/16GB Ram and a 1TB SSD. Only been in use about 11 days so I don't have much to report EXCEPT, a brand new Canon Maxify 2120 Printer will not work with the M1, but has no problem working with my high performance ASUS Gaming Laptop and also works with a 6 year old Dell laptop running Window 8.1...So I guess, as you guys have alluded, there are some issues going on here with the M1. Sorry to hear you guys are having problems.
Phil
Yeah. I got the flashing blue screen thing when I updated. I just turned the monitor on and off. No reboot on the mini. Eventually it loaded to the white apple and everything loaded. Updating MacOS takes FOREVER . Like 45 minutes every time. I hoped it would be better on this M1 stuff. But nope.
But it runs Logic flawlessly. Even with my projects and libraries being loaded from a 1TB nvme external drive.
Thanks for doing this series. One of the other videos convicted me to sale my 2017 iMac and switch to this.
Big Smurf OS @ 3:38 🤟🤟
This is very helpful! I've moved to and used PCs for my work for the past 5 years, but these M1's have me very intrigued about the idea of either an M1 or an upcoming Pro model. The main issue for me is, I use Reaper with 100% third party plugins, quite a few of them, along with extensive work in Davinci Resolve ... lots of things to make sure are compatible and STABLE! Definitely keeping up to date on Apple laptop announcements again for the first time in half a decade!
Great to hear! Definitely have a think about which formats you use for video editing before you splash out on the new Mac Mini. What do you use?
@@PresentDayProduction currently running Resolve on Win 10, mostly editing 10 bit mp4 from my GH cameras, again within Resolve I'm using the same 3rd party audio plugins but otherwise all Resolve FX and processing, no third party video stuff! I did a quick test of the new native Resolve 17.1 on my GFs M1 air, seemed to run pretty darn snappy! But haven't done any large project stress tests with extensive grading, or rendering tests.
Love the videos! And this was perfect, I was just wondering if I should pull the trigger on one, looks like I’ll wait!
In general it’s a good machine if you use Apple’s own software. It just needs some improvement with third party software like Studio One
@@PresentDayProduction I use reaper and was talking to a buddy of mine who also does and he was saying there were a couple weird things happening with that DAW too on his M1. Excited to see how these new Macs develop though and eventually get one! Thanks again for the amazing videos!
Graphical Bollocks gave me absolutly everything I needed to know! Hahaha
Reset the Bluetooth module and then restart the m1. I did that on day one and no issues ever since ( a month ago) I use my Magic Mouse 2 and keyboard. I only have studio on one 4 but not sure if I should go Logic Pro or wait for an update for studio one for M1
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I'm waiting on the 16 gb/ tb config. Should be here next week. I've been putting the basic model I bought for my wife *cough* through its paces and I'm impressed. Kontakt and some IK stuff don't work properly. The basic M1outperformed my 4ghz, 32gb i7 iMac running Logic projects. That was an eye opener.
I’ve just ordered one of these but I wish I’d watched your video first as I have a Claret 8pre thunderbolt. Also, did you buy the stock 8gb ram model or configure it to a higher spec?
This is a stock model 8GB RAM model :)
Speaking of the glitch in 11.2 update - I had the same one but after a minute installation just continued as expected. I guess you shouldn't have rebooted
Great review guys. You can use NTFS for mac (paragon software) and it will allow you to use any hard drive formatted with NTFS. It's been an issue with Macs forever, i believe, apple locked writing to NTFS in Snow Leopard. Cheers!
Thanks for update guys, patiently waiting for the green light for Studio One and 3rd party plugins 🤞🏾🤞🏾
Please keep us updated 🙏🏾
Got the 16GB M1 Mini. I use pro tools for my editing and it runs better on the M1 than my intel Macbook pro with the same specs.
I only had one issue where drivers just randomly failed and it kept crashing over and over again until I forced a reinstall of the OS. since then I haven't had a single issue.
Thanks for all the videos - really helpful content. I had the same issue updating to Mac OS 11.2 on M1 Mac Mini. I unplugged the hdmi cable and plugged it back in. That seemed to fix it and the install was able to finish. Don't know if that's helpful. Also, glad to report that I haven't had a bluetooth issue since going to 11.2 - early days, but hopefully the frustration is over! On the whole, really like the M1.
On the first hype I was on the verge of selling my 2019 Macpro, but since I got my M1 Macbook Air I am sure the Macpro will be the Workhorse for the next 2 Years at least.
- Bluetooth Issues: Absolute NOGO
- Only Apple Native Software is stable and fast (and VERY fast, but I need other Software for my workflow)
- No Internal Upgrades
So, in 2-3 Years this will rule the Market for sure. But until then, I'll use my overpriced powerhouse which also keeps the room nice and warm ;)
I know you probably never will consider Reaper as a working DAW (although it being superior and more modern than most DAWs available) but so far everything works on Apple Silicon and lets 3rd party plugins work flawlessly in a compatibility environment. Reaper itself is available for Apple Silicon.
There is nothing we wouldn’t consider! Thanks for letting us know 😎
@@PresentDayProduction Aww what a nice response :) Would actually love to see a video where you try Reaper for one of your projects. It looks a little ugly at first sight but it for years it continues to blow my mind how fast, flexible and powerful it is. Either way - thanks for the classy video entertainment!
I‘s love go give the M1 Mini for my studio. But I am hesitant, because Softube Console 1 seems not to support M1 or even Big Sur yet. Did anyone try Console 1 on M1 successfully?
Can you connect your Focusrite in to the ADAT ins of another interface to make it work in the meantime?
I've already installed Windows 95 in a virtual machine on my Mac. A click and a bounce in the dock and there is Brian Eno's startup sound. Ahhh...On a more serious note, I've consistently found that the built in NTFS read only support is very broken on M1 - Connect a 2TB NTFS drive, it mounts, many files and folders appear, but not all. Tried on multiple M1 machines, same issue. I found the trial version (unsure of it's limitations, it worked fine?) of the read-write iboysoft NTFS driver worked completely on M1 and I was able to see all files and folders and transfer the files to an APFS disk. Super weird behaviour. Seen it's a known issue on reddit dating back to November. Hopefully Apple gets that read only support solid in a future update. I'd rather it refuse to mount the disk with an error entirely, than mount it and only show some files and folders present.
Thanks for your comment! We have seen some weird behaviour other than the read-only performance we expected. Stuff like folders not opening (or being very slow to open), or just a general lack of responsiveness. I’m looking at buying a MBP M1 so will do a video on that if it’s worth it!
Thank you a super informative and brilliant video. I’ve used many daws but I’ve settled with studio one and many izotope products etc., so I will wait for the software companies to play catch-up with the M1 ecosystem but I think the M1 is finally a start for me to move away from the windows 10 PC platform.
How much ram do you guys recommend? Is the 8GB okay??
The 8GB model used in this video hasn’t let us down yet! Even on some huge projects with instruments, plugins, etc.
Does Windows 95 run fast on the M1 chip? I think I'd rather wait for when you offer Windows XP.
Great to hear that Logic and Final Cut work well, I'm waiting for mine for about a month now to arrive, should be here in a few days I hope.
How is it???
@@RioYugo It's great. All my plugins work in Logic X, smooth sailing so far. I have a video of unboxing and setting it up along with extra peripherals, on my channel, if you are interested to see.
I bought the M1 MacBook Air - 8gb ram with 256gb ssd, I'm running Logic Pro x with a few plugins not a ton some native instruments and a few spitfire labs - nothing extensive - I am a novice at home recording and I'm on a pretty tight budget - So everything I have is on the cheaper side, but I do a lot of research to know I'm getting the best for my money. I have 2 issues with my MacBook Air - #1 - only 2 Thunderbolt3 ports - and #2 - Storage limitations. I don't want to use all 256gb of drive space on logic's sound library and my plug ins - so I recently purchased a 2TB external HD ( which I partitioned 500GB of to be used as a Time Machine for the M1 and the rest is open storage) - and a USB hub designed for an M1 MacBook Air specifically - which I would come to find out is bull since it has two HDMI ports yet the MacBook Air will only allow for one external display to be used. Either way when I plug in the external HD and my Usb Interface and plug in the power cable I will end up having issues where the hub will start disconnecting everything periodically. That makes it really hard to record using multiple USB devices or a midi controller - and it only really started doing this once I started using the external HD - I'm starting to think I it would be better to put all my plug ins and my library back on the internal SSD and start saving only my "projects" and "bounces" files - and maybe anything I don't throw on the cloud, in to my external HHD. I really do like the M1 it does run like a dream and its perfect for what I do especially when I'm on the go - I'm thinking about purchasing the M1 Mac mini with 512GB SSD for home use and just having my MB Air for mobil use ( which I do a lot of )
Knock on wood, I haven’t experienced any Bluetooth issues since I’ve got the m1 Mac mini back in February
I bought my daughter a M1 Macbook Pro to do her recording and college work on. She has Behringer audio interface which, when recording vocals in garage band, has interference which sounds like a radio ration not tuned in properly. For now, she's using the inbuilt mic which to be honest, I pretty good. Obviously not for the long term but will do some research as to what audio interface works when she upgrades to Logic Pro.
Could it be that the sample rate of the interface doesn’t match that of GarageBand? I’m not sure if you can tweak those settings on either the interface or GarageBand, but that would be the first thing I’d check. If it’s not possible to change the settings, try Reaper. Another good DAW that’s free.
Had no issues at all running Ableton on my M1 mac air, runs beautifully along with all my Intel plugins and Scarlett, just like it's an Intel computer. I think the real headache will be when Ableton actually releases an M1 app and there are no plugins for it. There's no way I'm going to be moving from the Intel app yet, and to be honest I don't need to.
The only worry I've had with this thing is the battery life is so good I'm wondering if I'll hurt the battery by never flexing it...
Hi, thanks for the informative videos you put out!
I had the same flashing scrolling stripes while updating to 11.2. This was on my screen connected to the HDMI.
I just let it continue without interrupting the update, after the Mini rebooted and continued updating it sorted itself out and the screen was normal again. (reminded me of Windows updating the graphics driver).
Not only that, it also recognised the full resolution of the attached screen to HDMI, and now that screen can go up to its max resolution as well :) on the HDMI output.
Further more some squared artefacts that showed up on my screen while connected to HDMI have been resolved, i don't see them anymore.
Enjoy!
Thanks for your comment! Super interesting to hear we aren’t the only ones to experience that issue. At least it works now, right!
Stumbled upon your guys’ channel earlier this week while looking for M1 reviews from a music production perspective, and you guys really smash it! Ive been making my way through your video catalog ever since. Keep up the great work!
Thanks Cliff!
Do you think we can some even better hardware this autumn in the shape of a mini? My 2015 MBpro is hanging on fine (Mojave 4eva✊) for now so I’m not in a rush to buy something. Its really exciting though and I will definitely get an M1 after finishing my new studio build.
What kind of external storage do you use with your M1 Mac Mini? Would you recommend that external storage to others?
We use desktop hard drives up to 20 TB to store our data
Thank you! 💜
Nice, great to watch. I think 10.2 fixes bluetooth issues. I find that the M1 don't like older non ssd external drives
The only place old stile hard drives shine in pure NAS configurations!
Another really useful video guys.. brilliant job! Great info about WiFi and Bluetooth.
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
The M1 is insane, if you need a Mac now, do it. The M2, who knows, but probably even better!
@@PresentDayProduction I think it will go well for semi-professional music production,right?
Most definitely. We use ours for full-on pro Atmos productions
most honest review! I just love my new M1 Mac mini, it is decent on Logic pro X... replaced my Mac mini late 2012 with far superior performance
Got one. Spent hours getting my monitor to work with the mac mini. I had to get on the apple beta program, install the beta os version, and finally i could get my monitor to work. The current version of the os will not support ultrawide monitors. The big selling point for me was power consumption. I still have to see if i can run overbridge (and if elektron is reading. Please make a linux version so I don't have to use this damn osx stuff)
I’m running 3 ultra wide monitors. Get a star tech.com 4K and it should work with no probs.
@@redviagra thanks for the suggestion, but I will not change my 49 ultrawide for a 4k so I can run a cheap macmini. I had to install a beta os and use thunderbolt instead of hdmi, as apple will not support that resolution on hdmi, because... It's apple. I use the Mac mini m1 as a hobby music machine, so my priority is running my Linux boxes. Again thanks elektron for overbridge, please port it to Linux.
Great video but I'm pushing the like button strictly for the cat.
Hopefully, the new update fixes the Bluetooth issues like they said it would. I have the Mini M1 on my list to replace my aging editing PC, so it's good to see people who are not totally sold on the new chipset.
For what its worth, I have had an M1 Mini for three months. Apple wanted my first one back to help diagnose the bluetooth issues. They sent me a new one which had the same issues. Until -- the latest MacOS came out. Bluetooth issues are gone for me. I use an Apple mouse and Keyboard - both of which had frequent hang ups with the old MacOS code - Not a single glitch since the new code was installed.
Hi, I was wondering if the Presonus Studio One 5.2 release fixed the problems between M1 and third party vst plugins ? Any update on this? Thanks.
No.... it didn’t.... still mastering on the 2014 Mac mini!
Thanks so much for these videos! Any update on compatibility with Focusrite Clarette 8preX?
It now works via a Thunderbolt 3>2 adapter :) full functionality and no issues here.
Wait... how are you running any macOS from a NTFS disk? It has never been supported natively for writing, only reading. You can use software that makes it possible for your data but I don’t see how that would work for the OS on an internal drive, unless you’re running Windows. Even an older OS X should be using HFS+.
FYI, ExFAT will let you use an external drive with both Windows and Mac natively, btw.
Check for wireless interference regarding that keyboard and mouse, and don’t use a metal desk.
The shade from that cat. 😂
It looks like Focusrite have fixed the compatibility for the Clarett with Apple Silicone since this video, as their website says it works on Big Sur with 3.7.2 version of Control. It was definitely a Focusrite issue but good that they got it sorted.
Threw up that like for the kitty cat 🐈 @ 6:12
why are you using NTFS in a network that uses MAC ? If you need drives that can read/write between Mac OS and Windows, format the Drive as exFat so that both Windows and Mac OS can both read and write to that drive. NTFS is a proprietary type and costs money to get a program to write to it, ( Mac OS only allows reading ) exFat is free. ( or at least fully supported by Mac OS. )
Any drives that have to go between Windows and Mac in the studio are ExFAT, but for some reason we stuck with NTFS on our old Mac. I can’t remember why but I think it was due to a software requirement back in 2016
Are you using the Rosetta bridge to get any of your hardware working? I'm using a UAD Apollo 8 and I would have to use the rosetta to make it work
Nope, it’s all working natively this end now!
Ive got a 2020 intel Mac Mini, and about the biggest problem I have with the M1 mini is it INSTANTLY made my i5 powered machine feel like crap in comparison. The Mini has previously been the poor child of the Mac desktops, only getting Intels shitty onboard GPU. The M1 gets the same GPU as the laptops as its part of the M1 architecture, and so generally is a flyer. Bluetooth issues- drove me BONKERS with random disconnects for the keyboard and mouse. Latest BigSur updates seem to have improve this a LOT, so random disconnects since upgrading. Ive now purchased an M1 AIr for my sone, just starting his Bachelors degree in Media Production at Massey Univeristy, so i hope this machine works well for him.
I've got a MacBook Air M1 8 GB Ram few days ago, I've used a lot of DAWs, including Logic Pro X, Studio One, Reaper, Ableton Live, and Pro Tools, but Pro Tools though... I've had 0 problems with the Ram memory or 3rd Party Plugins, but the CPU can't handle Pro Tools that good with only a 24+ tracks mix session, it just freezes. I really think it is because Rosetta is working behind of that, hope they could release a native version soon.
How does this work with outboard music gear? I’ve seen videos where users have been unable to get MIDI out
Do you guys have an update on how plugins are working on Studio One on the M1 Mac mini? Have they fixed the issue, or would you still recommend using Logic?
speaking of NTFS writing, years back "Tuxera NTFS" worked reliably for such tasks, maybe you can give a try if it's at all supported on BigSur/M1?
We actually have that on our old Mac. We can certainly try it!
or the Paragon equivalent, NTFS for Mac, which i use reliably on my intel mac.
@@PeterJaquesMusic I didn't have good experience with Paragon years ago, it corrupted my Windows system on another drive :/ can't tell if the bug is fixed by now
I’ve used Paragon a few times on other (non-M1) macs and haven’t had any issues in my own experience, so possibly it’s improved with time
@@PresentDayProduction The current version has been tested on M1 Macs. Why not use it?!
“The Big Smurf operating system” 😂😂😂
dang it. the focusrite news is not something I wanted to hear. I can't afford a new mac _and_ new XLR-capable inputs.
You have a cat! 😀 Lol 😁
Focusrite solved the problem. Look into their site. They have the new driver for dowload and instructions on how to solve it
Thanks for your comment. We have indeed installed this driver and it works perfectly! This video was, however, released many months prior to this driver coming out
I find that pro tools with the M1 macs runs and installs all the plugins I use and Logic X won’t load all the installed plug ins . Verified or not. Looking forward to every company finally supporting the M1 chip. Fingers crossed it’s soon
Thanks again guys, I think I'll wait to upgrade my beloved 2011 Mac Pro 5,1.....again, thanks for the insight!
VMR works great for me in rosetta-translated, cubase 11.0.10 studio one 5 and ableton..
Quick Q. I went ahead and purchased the last intel (2018) MacMini (w/ 64GB of RAM)- and I can hardly get 3-5 software instruments to load w/o one of the cores spiking- AND I'm also having slow metering (needles on compressors, etc.)... I've even stayed away from 3rd party plugins and have had nothing but headaches. I use UAD, Waves, FabFilter, Slate, NI & Arturia plugins... THIS IS MY QUESTION: how many software instruments are you able to use without spiking cores and meters being affected? (and also, what is your buffer setting when tracking with software instruments on your new machine?) So many thanks in advance.- TV
We haven’t tried software instruments other than what’s included with logic, however it didn’t struggle at ALL loading even the largest of projects, with a buffer size of 32 samples, so I’d imagine it would perform perfectly for software instrument recording.
i hope apple sees this video, thank u for the good review very useful🙏🏿🙏🏿💪🏻💪🏻
I subbed because I also love my cat in my studio
Guys, thank you for the vídeo. I've watched it a few times already..
How about a follow up, on this?
I'm about to bite the bullet on the M1 Mini, for Logic use.. but i still have my doubts, specially when it comes to external drives speeds, and the Bluetooth stability .
Are you able to give me/us any input on that ?
Many thanks
Cheers from Portugal
PS: a video on the way you anchor storage around the Mac mini would be brilliant. ;)
How is this doing now with studio one. I only use studio one and the presonus plugins. I have 4 analog synths that I record as audio 2 drum machines one as 13 individual audio channels and one as usb audio. I also have a digitak and digitone connected with overbridge. All this will be going though a studiolive 32s. I am waiting for the new mini pro hopping it has more ins and outs. But I have an overhub and a dock already. I am on an old dell 7459 i7 as of now and everything is working.
thank you for this video!
Everything works just fine except bluetooth. I've fixed the problem with my keyboard, but had to switch to cable mouse.
If you install Windows95 on my mac, then I get to play SimCity2000 again! 🤣
Oh don’t! 😭 Its been 20 years and I still miss Command and Conquer so much it hurts!
I don't suppose you've had any updates on the Focusrite thunderbolt interfaces working on these macs yet? I contacted them recently but didn't get much and am still concerned support may never come like Slate have confirmed with their VRS8 interface 😫
Currently not. Keep an eye on the page on the link below - but looks like we're currently not seeing any Thunderbolt magic just yet.
support.focusrite.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360017407320-Focusrite-product-compatibility-with-macOS-11-Big-Sur-on-Apple-Silicon-based-systems
It appears that there are now installers for the Clarett range and beta installers for the Red range!!
Is waiting for the M1X Macs worth it based on the performance of the M1? My projects are certainly not super demanding and, based on this video, I don’t figure the M1 will be a slouch but I also want to avoid buyer’s regret. Haha.
We have never been let down in terms of power on the M1. It’s incredibly powerful, even the 8GB model.
Any chance of an update since M1 support has been added to DaVinci Resolve?
We actually no longer own our Mac Mini M1, so I don’t think that will be possible unfortunately :(
Not sure why if you were spending 1k one would not upgrade to 16GB of ram and a 1TB HD.
I did as I plan on having this machine for at least 4 years, Makes sense.
We spent £699 on this Mac, and it’s served us incredibly well so far. It’s a hard thing to do, maxing it out!
So this was just the entry level m1 mini with 8 gig ram? For 699?
Yes!
@@PresentDayProduction at that price, there's relatively no excuse for me to be so apprehensive about learning Garageband....and eventually Logic Pro ...
I have heard some amazing things about Logic... Time to jump in and get my feet wet.
I just wish they were locally available to try.
Furthermore, our Best Buy doesn't even offer the 16 gig version.
I want to record loops and real acoustic instruments, and blend them together. Id spring for more ram if I could.
Best of luck learning the software, hope it goes well!
I'm waiting a few more months for buying a Mac mini untill I'm sure everything I use works. Nuendo/waves/soundtoys/isotope
Can you guys please do a review of SPL Marc one? I’d like to see if it’s a good option for an intermediate entry into quality AD/DA conversion
Wait, your external drive was formatted as NTFS? Did you use a third-party NTFS driver for that? Because I haven't heard of any Mac being able to write NTFS disks without something like MacFUSE... or maybe that hasn't been ported to M1 yet? Great summary though!
Tuxera NTFS was running on the old Mac. You’re right, it can’t natively run NTFS!
Great Review guys, as always. I'm a studio one user, so i'll wait 'till The M1 works seamlessly with third party vst's. I'll be looking forward to your updates on The subjet.