Seeking advice on MacBook Pro upgrade for music production
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Mansour Alshekhi
Mar 30, 2023, 11:58:22 PM3/30/23
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Hi,
I am writing to seek advice on the suitability of a new MacBook Pro for my music production needs. My current MacBook Pro, an early 2013 model, is no longer up-to-date, and I am considering upgrading to the new MacBook Pro 13 inch with the following specifications:
- Apple M2 chip 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
- 10-core GPU
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 8GB unified memory
- 512 SSD storage
Before making the investment, I would like to know whether this would be a worthwhile upgrade for a music composer, or if I should save up to get better specs. I am also curious about how this MacBook Pro fares for music production in general.
Additionally, as a visually impaired user, the accessibility features of the MacBook Pro are of paramount importance to me. In particular, I am interested in knowing how the screen reader performs in ProTools when working with large projects, creating instrument tracks, and loading plug-ins. Will it be responsive, or will I experience delays and frequent crashes when working with music production software?
I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences with this MacBook Pro, especially if anyone has already tried these specifications. Thanks in advance.
Mansour Alshekhi
I am writing to seek advice on the suitability of a new MacBook Pro for my music production needs. My current MacBook Pro, an early 2013 model, is no longer up-to-date, and I am considering upgrading to the new MacBook Pro 13 inch with the following specifications:
- Apple M2 chip 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
- 10-core GPU
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 8GB unified memory
- 512 SSD storage
Before making the investment, I would like to know whether this would be a worthwhile upgrade for a music composer, or if I should save up to get better specs. I am also curious about how this MacBook Pro fares for music production in general.
Additionally, as a visually impaired user, the accessibility features of the MacBook Pro are of paramount importance to me. In particular, I am interested in knowing how the screen reader performs in ProTools when working with large projects, creating instrument tracks, and loading plug-ins. Will it be responsive, or will I experience delays and frequent crashes when working with music production software?
I would love to hear your thoughts and experiences with this MacBook Pro, especially if anyone has already tried these specifications. Thanks in advance.
Mansour Alshekhi
Chris Gilland
Apr 3, 2023, 8:11:03 AM4/3/23
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8GB of ram definitely is gonna be cutting things really really close. It's doable, but only if you don't have much routing, plugins, and many tracks going at once.
Be prepared to be doing a lot of freezing tracks and things with only that much ram. I'd recommend at least bare minimum 16GB ram.
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Be prepared to be doing a lot of freezing tracks and things with only that much ram. I'd recommend at least bare minimum 16GB ram.
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Ronald Glaser
Apr 3, 2023, 11:11:27 AM4/3/23
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The recommanded is 16 gigs but I would suggest at least 32 gigs of ram.
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