Re: New DAW Setup – 2022 iMac 24” Ok?
Not to pile on but. Since 2014 I had a 27" iMac, which I loved. Actually I have been using iMacs since 2007. However with the RAM limitation of the new Apple Silicon iMac systems I had to jump to a new Mac Studio M1 Max (64GB RAM) and it runs whisper quiet, totally happy with it. I have everything from Toontrack, including SD3, EZD3, EZBass, EZKeys and every SDX, EZX and EBX. I would say with some of the bigger SDXs (Legacy of Rock for example) coupled with using a VI for bass and keys, having the extra RAM is definitely good. You may not need 64GB, but these days 16GB is pretty slim. Running a Ventura system off an external SSD. But I haven't tried running PT on it yet. Runs fine under Rosetta on Monterey (internal drive), but I'll probably try it on the Ventura system just to see if it blows up.
If you can manage it I definitely would recommend pushing up to a Mac Studio.
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Pro Tools, Studio One Pro
2022 Mac Studio M1 Max 64GB-1TB NVME
OWC Thunderbay Mini (4TB SSD)
OWC Express 4M2 (4 X 2TB)
Interface: Presonus Quantum
Presonus Faderport & Faderport 8
Black Lion Sparrow Mk2 A/D, FMR-RNP-RNC, MIDI Xpress 128
BM5A, KRK VXT4, Equator D5
2020 Macbook Pro 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Audio(mobile rig)
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