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Old 08-23-2020, 09:08 AM
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Default Re: Is the current Macbook Air acceptable as a B machine for Protools?

I occasionally use my very old (2013) Macbook Air for day-long remotes (up to 16 tracks, 96k) and it's been absolutely flawless; TB hub to hook up to two Metric Halo ULN8s via ethernet, external drives, display, and an Artist Mix - makes a great little remote machine. I have even occasionally opened medium sessions on it (50 tracks / 96k, modest plug in count) and it's been fine. It couldn't be my primary machine by a long shot, but for low track count sessions and smaller mixes it's been very handy to have around.
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Old 08-25-2020, 11:28 AM
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Thanks Mark & Janne! Helpful !
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Old 08-25-2020, 11:33 AM
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No problem. And for what its worth, I would not buy a laptop with 16GB memory today.
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Old 08-25-2020, 11:37 AM
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Janne is right. 16 GB is the minimum for Pro Tools today and the maximum for Macbook Air today. There’s no buffer for future developments...
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Old 08-25-2020, 11:42 AM
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I occasionally use my very old (2013) Macbook Air for day-long remotes (up to 16 tracks, 96k) and it's been absolutely flawless; TB hub to hook up to two Metric Halo ULN8s via ethernet, external drives, display, and an Artist Mix - makes a great little remote machine. I have even occasionally opened medium sessions on it (50 tracks / 96k, modest plug in count) and it's been fine. It couldn't be my primary machine by a long shot, but for low track count sessions and smaller mixes it's been very handy to have around.
Yes.. if you’re doing all the A/D outside of the Air (Dante or MADI from an A/D box or even simply USB where the A/D is done in one of the Midas XR18 types of boxes. What’s killed Laptop recording on a lesser computer in the past is relying on the A/D of an ASIO unit hanging right off the computer.

The Midas XR18 has amazing sounding converters. And I can cut 18 tracks without a hiccup from my old MBP late 2011. I expect it will be just as doable thru a new Air.

Thanks for your input, Rich!
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No problem. And for what its worth, I would not buy a laptop with 16GB memory today.
Why not? (Or was that a typo.. didn’t you mean you wouldn’t buy a laptop WITHOUT 16GB?) And no Airs come with 16 to my knowledge.
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Why not? And no Airs come with 16 to my knowledge.
16GB was like 2013 and today I would expect to see 64GB on laptop and more on desktop. If you buy a laptop with 16GB today it is outdated the day you start using it.
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But as your original question was, acceptable as B machine, then yes, you can get some work done when you spend time on hotel or wherever. Just do not expect that a machine with 16GB memory is future-proof
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With that said; I am old enough to remember that a 80486 with 16MB memory was considered a powerhouse for a long time, until Pentiums came and soon 64MB was low range 128MB normal and 256MB high end. Memory-wise, the same thing is repeating itself, just replace MB with GB

(also old enough to remember 64kB was a lot one day...)
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