I am using the M1 MacMini for mixing, mastering and other creative work, I cannot downgrade MacOS to anything before Big Sur, can't run any 32bit Mac apps, can't run MacOS in Parallels, can't install drivers to run my older usb WiFi dongles etc.

I am still using that 10 years old MBP for recording entire bands live, with zero issues, I'm 'stuck' with MacOS Mojave - not limited to use latest Reaper DAW and RME UFX audio interface, internal laptop battery makes me feel safer when recording valuable live performances, I do have 2012 MBP 13' (dual-core i7, 16GB ram, 500GB ssd, 1TB hdd) and M1 Mac Mini (16GB ram, 2TB ssd) and those are very different devices in a way one of them is laptop and another is desktop, so I have different use cases for them: Thanks in advance.Ĭlick to expand.ask yourself, what exactly you're not getting from your current 2012 MBP, Is there a significant difference between m1 and m1 pro? Will it 'HINDER' in my music production usage? Do help me out guys. Please help me decide on my next mac machine for my audio production, mixing and mastering. What other mac options would y'all suggest I go for? I read on the net that there's m2 chip coming in 2023, but this was the same thing I heard about m1 in 2020. Will a mac mini m1 16GB be sufficient for, if NOT long, at least 5-6 years ahead without giving me series Memory issues? I don't use heavy VSTs. I'll usually have around 8-10 tracks in my projects and if any MIDI, I'll do a bounce in place. I'm thinking of going for Mac mini m1 16GB. I currently use a MacBook pro 2012 with 8 Gb RAM and it is time I bought a new mac for my music needs.

Please help me in deciding which new machine I should go for, for music production(With mostly bass guitar as live instrument), mixing and mastering. Hello, fellow music producers, mixing and mastering engineers.

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