[Southsidemusic]

First off be aware that after 1 month the reinstatement fee is $999 not $399 and as soon as that 1 month grace period has passed it is $999 to get back on the plan.

And regarding the new MacPro it is not gonna be here before Q4 and probably late Q4 so if you can wait until then ...

About the Mac Mini I seen many studios buying one as a bridge until the MacPro’s are released and tested and all of them have been very happy with their Mini. I would say 32GB ram is really enough. We have 2 12Core MacPro here and when I am out I run the same sessions off my new MacBook Pro with 16GB ram and 1 TB drive without any problems at all.

We produce popsongs for the A-Listers and use many many VI and most songs are around 120-140 tracks with maybe 30-40 VI and well over 150 plugins from UA and Slate aswell as Waves and Fabfilter etc etc

All computers are on Mojave 10.14.2 and up. We run PT2018 Ultimate and do lots of automations along with much efx plugins like Soundtoys and others.

So yea I would get the Mac Mini with 32GB ram and 1TB SSD and use that for now and look at the new MacPro when it has been tried and tested as it will run you from 5000 USD and Up which makes it pretty expensive to just get for a home setup and hobby level. We will get a few when they arrive but we make our living from writing and producing for artists all over the world and we can write off those expenses quickly.