#MAC MINI FOR RECORDING STUDIO GEARSLUTZ UPGRADE#
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ItвЂ™s not that big of an issue though, even for someone who uses lots of Thunderbolt ports. However, the 2018-2020 Mac Mini was the first to feature FOUR of them. Most Apple computers feature a maximum of TWO Thunderbolt ports. One of my favourite features of the 2018-2020 Mac Mini was the additional Thunderbolt 3 ports. M1 Mac Mini vs Intel Mac Mini вЂ“ Comparing FeaturesДЄlthough it may seem like nothing has changed, youвЂ™ll just need to take a closer look. IвЂ™m also waiting to see if Apple offers any higher-end models in the future (IвЂ™m sure they will).

#MAC MINI FOR RECORDING STUDIO GEARSLUTZ PROFESSIONAL#

Professional music producers CANNOT work without their tools, so I wonвЂ™t be making the move until IвЂ™m certain that everything will be compatible/optimized. ThatвЂ™s because you most likely wonвЂ™t have developed your вЂњtoolbeltвЂќ of software/plugins yet. The ONLY reason IвЂ™d recommend purchasing the Mac Mini M1 right now is if you were simply looking for your first computer for music production. If youвЂ™re still using any 32-bit applications, you wonвЂ™t be able to run them on Catalina/Big Sur. I still use MacOS Mojave since IвЂ™d rather play it safe in terms of compatibility. ItвЂ™s the only OS that can run on these new Apple M1 chips. ThatвЂ™s especially true because of MacOS Big Sur which is basically the same situation as MacOS Catalina EXCEPT youвЂ™ll be required to have it.

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IвЂ™m simply saying that for the time being, the upgrade may do you more harm than good. However, itвЂ™s only a matter of time before manufacturers/developers begin working on that. In other words, you wonвЂ™t gain anything and itвЂ™ll require more resources to run those 3rd party applications.

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ThatвЂ™s not necessarily the case since the un-optimized software will still work BUT, itвЂ™ll be emulated (which will slightly decrease performance).

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ThatвЂ™s why we ABSOLUTELY needed to use Logic Pro X to run the benchmark otherwise, the results wouldвЂ™ve been WAY different.Дoes that mean that the Apple M1 isnвЂ™t suitable for music production? In the end, the difference in sound quality between a pro sounding recording and an amateur one has nothing to do with the software, very little to do with the hardware, and almost everything to do with the skills of the people involved.The biggest issue with the Apple M1 (at the time of writing) is its lack of support from 3rd party manufacturers/developers. But I've used Cubase, Reaper, Sonar, Garageband, and many others, and the only problems I've had with any of them relate to me being unfamiliar with their menus and such, because I mostly use Pro Tools. I prefer Pro Tools because I have several Pro Tools only plugins that I rely on. The reason why most professionals prefer one over another is because they're most familiar with that one, or they have favorite plugins that only work on one or the other. And most of the time there are work-arounds in the other DAW's that allow you to do the same thing in a different way. The differences between them are just a few features that hardly anyone uses. They all sound the same and they all more or less do the same things.

#MAC MINI FOR RECORDING STUDIO GEARSLUTZ PC#

If you're planning on syncing it to video, you may want a nice video card.ДЄs for DAW, just go with Garage Band until you find a reason to buy something else (unless you go the PC route, in which case I recommend Reaper). If you're planning on using a ton of processor intensive plugins, you may want a multi-core computer with tons of processing speed. If you're using tons of samples, you'll probably want a computer with lots of RAM. So if you plan on running a bunch of high quality audio tracks, you may want to get a computer with a really fast hard drive.

Also, building your own allows you to customize it to your needs. I've had several computers fail on me after 5 years or so due to these (which is repairable, but you have to know a good bit about electronics or take it to someone who does). Computers usually have lots of electrolytic capacitors and those can sometimes have a short life span. There was a time when Macs were better for this type of stuff, but that was in the 90's. You're already familiar with them, and they're a lot cheaper for the same level of hardware, especially if you assemble your own (which is incredibly easy to do if you haven't done it before). Unless you just want to have a mac, I would go the PC route.

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