Is the M2 Mac Mini the One for Music Production?

Trying to find out if the M2 Mac Mini base model is enough for music production. Check one out for yourself:

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[RedCloudServices]

my m2 base model arrives tomorrow exclusively for Logic Pro X and youtube is full of “you made a mistake” videos so thanks for some practical perspective. If I have a track that crashes after loading 186 plugins then perhaps I should reconsider my life not the mac 😆

[Frank-in-NY]

Very practical review for music makers. It's all I need. Good job!

[jcburger]

I really love your informative reviews. Greatly appreciated!! A lot if times you are over my head, but I always learn something from all of your videos. Thanks for helping me to be a better musician.

[brucekennedy]

Refreshingly direct, use-case review. Apple is the master of fomo-pricing. If you can be clear-headed about what you need, these base models are good value.

[gfr]

FYI you can activate all CPU cores in the Logic settings, right now you are only using the 4 performance cores and leaving 4 other cores unused.

[timotheeleborgne]

Now THAT'S the best honest review I've ever watched :D
Got all the answers I needed, thanks a bunch for this!

[gergemall]

Thx Sean, I decided to give it a dedicated Mac for one. I have an old one that still works great . ❤thx for the video.

[millerlightmoose]

Loved your acoustic jam. Sounded like the song the rooster sings at the end of Robin Hood 🤘

[michaelstonedrums]

Thanks for this. I just bought the base model for live streaming and zoom lessons with the intent to get a separate recording rig later, but it seems like I should be fine for a while to write and record as well. Great review!

[snehilseenu]

right video at the right time. thanks for such an amazing review

[mothertoad]

Definitely getting one for Christmas 😊👍

[akdm]

I figured it would work because even my M1 MacBook Air handles it fine. It even handles video editing well. I haven’t had it choke yet. I’m thinking of getting a base model Mac Mini 2 as well for music editing just like you, so this was perfect. Thanks.

[Tremor]

Great video, clear and to the point! 🎉

[martyk]

Samsung T7 external SSD has extended the storage for my base M1 Mini & base M1 MacBook Air very effectively. Quick enough for extra storage. Keeping the internal mostly empty for current projects.

[SantoshSitaula]

Great video bro! Thanks for confirming, I just placed an order for M2 base model.

[glennbomusic]

Interesting to hear your thoughts. I recently bought a base MacBook Air M1 on sale (same memory/drive), and haven't taxed it too heavily, yet, but basic video edits on a few layers are no problem. I'm still organizing my "studio" and need an interface to see how it handles recording music. Looks promising! Thx

[Phrozen]

Dope Guitarist ! If you need a hard drive G drive .. Place the Software On the Internal HD/ and Sound folder on the External Drive.. However is 8gb enough for Vocals Tracks?

Keep updating this Video ..

[richsadowsky]

Thank you for this video. WHen I bought my MacBook Air 2020 m1, I couldn't accept 8GB as adequate. In addition to home recording, I do some pretty hard-core programming with Docker containers. I can't say whether it would've been enough, but I could certainly say 16 has been enough. I also have an M1 pro MacBook Pro with 16 and one terabyte. That's another rocking machine. But I've always been a fan of the minis going all the way back to the 6800 days. We need a new computer in the house. I'm thinking of trading my M1 MacBook Air to my wife and getting myself to Mac mini. Almost feel obligated to go to 16 GB to ensure I don't take a step backwards in productivity from this workstation. On the other hand, there's a side of me that wants to try the base model to see really how far it goes with the new M2 chip.

[pjlcarpexpeditions]

Glad i found this video mate. I need a new desktop for music recording. I use reaper DAW and sever pluggins like neural dsp. Would you say the 8gbRAM with the M2 chip is sufficient then or would you say it pays to go 16gbRAM?

[elambi]

My M1 mac mini I bought with 16gb memory and a 1T hard drive, still love it.