M2 Pro Mac Mini running Logic Pro X

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[MichalAtkinsMusic]

I wish he had mentioned what specs where on this mac mini! Would have been quite important whether it was just a base model or whether he had some upgrades on it.

[Imagineyourmusiccom]

thank you very much for this review, please, what would you recommend for music composition with a lot of orchestral VST instruments in Logic pro? I'm currently working on my Imac pro 2016

[teddym]

I would really like to see how Arm MACS cope with high track counts at ultra low buffer sizes. To this day I can't find one example of it. I'll know soon enough myself when I purchase my mini, but this is what's important to me personally. I know they are powerful with large track counts but with almost all major DAWS on MAC having hybrid buffers (large playback buffer) it doesn't at all really stress the system to see what its true metal is made of.
Ableton Live would be a perfect DAW to test for this, cause if you set Live at 64 buffer, every track is on 64 buffer regardless of type or mode, because Live does not use safety playback buffers like Logic, PT, S1, Cubendo, etc.
I believe Reaper and DP also work at real buffer sizes but have their own tricks up their sleeves with a kind of pre render. So....
The real test is to record arm tracks in Logic and the like, or use something like Ableton at low buffer.
My 2c.
PS I hope this means you understand that your session was NOT running at 32 samples. It was running at 1024 the entire time except any audio tracks that may have been record armed or any virtual instrument tracks highlighted on the project page. That would have put them into 32 mode, JUST those tracks. I am amazed Logic has worked this way since the PC Days and people still think when they set 32 buffer that they are playing their large projects back at 32 buffer.
Perfect example. At time 04:10, the only track in your entire project running on 32 buffer is the CS80 VI. Every other track shown is running at the "medium" process buffer you have chosen in preferences, which is 1024 samples.

[whittymusic]

id love for you to stress test with virtual instruments playing midi tracks in Kontakt etc. Im curious how many orchestral intrument tracks this machine will do with its limited ram

[guitaranswerguy]

Wow, I was saving up because I thought I'd need a Mac Studio, but you've shown me that the Mini would be more than adequate for my type of music. Awesome. Keep up the good work.

[dennisbrock]

Dude that’s noise that’s NOT music… good by.

[hamiltonrobert]

Thank you for this demo! I'm getting a new M2 Mac mini to change from my old MBP which I've been doing all my projects from. SUPER!!!

[jamwithjason]

I dont need to use lot of track when recording midi. I want to use keyscape and amp sim plugins from neural dsp and arturia synth plugins. I wanna play them in the lowest latency, meaning i want to play them with 32 sample rate. Which macbook should i get ?

[stewartdredd]

Hi, will i be able to use a midi keyboard into the usbA port in the mac mini m2?

[metalcoremelon]

This is the exact video I needed to watch! I’ve been debating between this and the Mac Studio for music production and I wanted to make sure I could get enough performance without overspending on something I didn’t need. Thank you!

[Thedustymichaels]

My current setup consisting of an iMac late 2013 and a Macbook Air late 2017 are so far OK, but that’s it. For a (loooong) while I’ve been looking for upgrades at affordable prices. You just answered all my questions in under 5 minutes. Thank you so much.😊

[ChrisDv]

Wondering if it’s necessary to upgrade ram to 32Gb. I use a load of UADs spark native plugins, heavy on cpu.

[kortevideos]

hiya - at 32 sample that is absolutely brutal performance. what a beast machine !

Are you using the Focusrite clarett with usb C?? Great video man, thanks!

[AndrewCassidy-vvby]

Hi André,
This is excellent, thank you. Just out of interest, do you know how well the 12 Core Mac Mini M2 Pro will perform with the Benchmark test? Still going round in circles with Mac Mini M2 vs Mac Mini M2 Pro (10 or 12 Core, 16 or 32 RAM) vs Mac Studio. Don't think that I will ever have a session go over 100 tracks but would be keen to hear your thoughts. Thanks again.

[manishgehlot]

Which version of Logic Pro X should I use for the Mac Mini N2 chip?

[peterwestermann]

Pls, what is the disk and ram size? Thank you!!

[marioaguilera]

Is this the 16gb of RAM or unified memory model?

[blue_mountains]

Great video... Mixes sound so good. Sorry if i missed it but what audio interface were you using?

[rishabhbose]

My man. You had me at 8 instances of Archetype Nolly. I mean all the Neural Stuff is great but they suck the juice outa your machine. I am running an Intel based Makbook Pro and I know how painful it gets loading Neural Stuff let alone a whole bunch of other Plugs for my Mix. Damn impressive.
P.S. - What is the spec of the Mini you running here