Mac Mini Ableton Reddit
Posted By admin On 01.01.21Nov 19, 2013 i liked the price for what the mini was offering, but.i didn't have a monitor, keyboard etc. If you don't have those things, you will probably end up adding a lot of extra loot on top of what you pay for the mini. Probably pretty close to the price of, say, a bottom of the line macbook pro or a imac. That being said, if you do have those. I'm considering to buy the new mac mini for $1099. I would use it mainly for music production. Does anyone else use a mac mini for music production and do you recommend it? I usually have project files with around 100-150 channels and use quite some CPU heavy plugins. May 02, 2019 Ableton Live. Live 10/Push 2/Mac mini mid 2010. I've been making music solely on the Novation Circuit for the past few years as my Mac mini has been too painful to use, slow boot, beach ball etc. I was going to purchase a new Mac mini, but with the amount I use it, I can't really justify the cost. Facebook Twitter Reddit LinkedIn Similar.
I am considering either the new Mac Mini announced today or a 2017 iMac, ie between the following models:Macbook pro for music production in Ableton I work as a composer for mostly TV commercials/brand films/short films/documentaries etc., which means I need work with two monitors: one for Ableton/DAW and one for the video (loaded in Ableton). Virtual dj use downloaded pad mode. Jan 18, 2015 anyone using mac minis? Discussion in 'MASCHINE Area' started by djwaxxy, Jan 17, 2015. Page 1 of 2 1 2 Next. Recently stop using my macbook pro 2011 2.9 i7 8gb and bought a late 2014 mac mini 2.8 i5 16gb fusion drive. I use the mini just to run maschine 2.2.3 and ableton live 9. My pro ran maschine floorless and the same for the mini on. Jan 05, 2019 The Mac Pro is $4249 and Mac mini is $3299. From my understanding the Xeon processors are better at multi core processing than an i7 but that the i7 may be better at single core processing. I do believe Ableton Live utilizes multi core processing most of the time.
- iMac 21.5' 3.6GHz quad-core 7th-generation Intel Core i7 processor (Turbo Boost up to 4.2GHz); 16GB RAM; 512GB SSD- Mac Mini 3.2GHz 6?core 8th?generation Intel Core i7 (Turbo Boost up to 4.6GHz); 16GB RAM; 512GB SSD
I understand that you need both good single and core performance for using Ableton.
Typically, I run 20-30 tracks in Ableton, using a large number of VST plug-ins.
The price difference between both models is minimal, with the iMac only costing around $200 more (once you take mouse and keyboard purchase into account). I already have a monitor, so if I get the iMac, then I would likely use it in dual monitor mode.
So my question is whether Ableton would run considerably faster with the Mac Mini, or whether the performance improvement would be minimal?
Also, would I be better 'future-proofed' with the Mac Mini?Hi all,
I'm thinking about buying a Mac Mini as a dedicated music computer and wondering which one to get.. Maybe second-hand with good enough specs should be fine (and save a lot of money).
Currently I'm using a MacBook Pro 15' 2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo with 4GB RAM and a 500GB 7200rpm HD, running OS X 10.8.5. Soundcard is first gen MOTU Ultralite (FW 400 connector). Using Live 8 and Logic Pro X and heaviest plug-ins are probably Reaktor ensembles. The laptop copes ok with that all, but a bit faster would of course be better, but don't think I need the absolutely latest and greatest, fastest machine out there..
But.. if going for new, then quite fancy the €629 2.5GHz Dual Core i5 Mac Mini:
- Firewire 800 port to MOTU's 400 port is ok?
- HD is 5400rpm, but tbh I noticed the extra noise more than the extra speed when I upgraded my laptop from 5400 to 7200..
Ableton Live 9 Mac Torrent
- I assume the Mac Mini is going to run as quiet as a church mouse, right?
- Any other weird stuff I should be wary of?