Five Epic Mac Apps for Music Production in 2024

Sharing with you 5 Mac apps that drastically improved my efficiency as an audio engineer. These are some of the best Mac apps for music production, audio production, musicians and audio engineers.

⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 Start
00:32 File Management: Dropover
04:31 Advanced System-wide Audio Routing: Loopback
06:58 Efficient Plugin Window Management: Rectangle Pro’s Stash Feature
08:44 Sponsor: Setapp
09:16 Zip Files Utility: BetterZip
10:34 Quick Access to Recent Files: Trickster

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📷 Camera: Sony Alpha A7 III
🎙️ Microphone: Shure SM7B
🎛️ Audio Interface: RME Babyface Pro
💡 Key Light: MOUNTDOG Continuous Lighting Kit
💡 Background Light: Aputure LED Panel
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[DaDiemen]

Where have these videos been the last weeks, months and years of my life!? So helpful! Thank you very much <3

[stefanwessel]

an, thank you for this video. The rectangle thing for plugin window management is just amazing and something I wished for for ages to have quick access to my master bus processing. Fantastic suggestions overall. You've got a new subscriber.

[KrimeDog]

Honestly I was surprised you didn’t have more subscribers. Great content and presentation. Really useful stuff here. Thank you

[bachbeats]

HUGE HELP THANKS MAN!!! you have the best reviews on YouTube!

[Reapertips]

Ow yeeees – great list!! I loved stash, what a great use case for production! Loopback is very powerful as well!

I am obsessed with mac apps. I can't live without Alfred and Raycast. With all the workflows/extensions you can load on these, there's soooo many workflow improvements everywhere. Having quick access to "last changed files" is lifechanging. Clipboard history? lifechanging. Keyboard macros? lifechanging 🤩
I am particularly excited for an upcoming app called "Lazy" for quick capturing.
I love mac a lot :) it's such an inspiring environment to be in.

Also congrats on the sponsor n_n well deserved. Always exciting when you drop a new video, James <3

[benni.rosinante]

Thanks for recommending Rectangle! It's awesome! It saved my brain from the pain having when dealing with windows on MacOS!

[dannychane]

This is very helpful for me as a Windows user who just got an M1 MacBook!

[johnhricko]

"File management" is always part of learning media production. Many don't like to even think about it. "Management matters" in business, as in life..

[williamshaneblyth]

Aggregate devices allow you to combine multiple audio devices it's built into the audio midi of MacOS so not needed in loopback it'll double up things

[steam]

Do you have anymore tools? Would love a tool that can organize all the different types of components I use (etc)... for example something that supports organizing all of my alc clips (Kicks, Snares, hihats) from ableton. Just so I can start songs faster.

[albertoflores]

Good stuff 👍🏻 one of those apps might help me avoid getting a livestream switcher just to open windows quickly on a one monitor set up

[Mr.Zen_]

how did I even live before using the dropover app?!? thanks for the tip!

[leolanz]

thnx for the amazing vid! somehow the stash feature isn´t working with my audio plugin windows in ableton live 11...have i missed something in the settings of rectangle pro?

[steam]

Hey guys, what does everyone use for file management? Any apps? Currently looking for something similar to Atlas 2 in the same way that they organize samples, but I am looking for an app that organizes everything from my midi files, samples, past projects.

[g.o.]

What Mac Apps for music production will help with inspiration (boards)?

[sebastiangomezmusic]

Can you not do the same thing Loopback does with TotalMix from your RME?

[g.o.]

What Mac Apps for music production will help with time-based focus?

[proequipments]

Hi I recently bought MacBook pro M2 ventura... And following all the instructions given I have not been able to install loopback app... Pls help

[volodymyrh]

It seems like Trickster is not useful. Why not use smart folders instead?

[MonkeyBars]

Don't sleep on fx window sets in Reaper… no need for 3rd party app