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Re: Mac hardware question
I would agree with Darryl
I don't think you will gain much (if anything) by going to a Trashcan Mac If you have not done it already I would look into a dual adaptor for NVME SSD drives to get max lanes and speed out of the 5.1 which is what I did with my Mid 2010 5.1 machine And think this is most important point to consider Quote:
Because I don't think complicating your mixing life, for sake one emulated plugin sound, is objectively really the best work flow decision. YMMV
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Re: Mac hardware question
I was on Mac pro 5,1 with the dual 8 core chips. Still have it running an hd excel backup rig for mixing. Solid machine.
Switched my main Rig out to the MacPro 6,1 2013 model a year ago and haven't looked back. The 12 core is significantly faster than my old machine. I plan to grab a few of the Intel cheese graters once they all go Arm based because I know the Intel stuff is solid. Its just a pattern I guess, every few years something better and shinier comes out l |
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Re: Mac hardware question
Thanks Jack. My comments about Amplitube were from previous versions (including iOS products) so good to hear it has improved a lot. I also recalled a Mac optimization guide but can’t find it, there is an IK optimization KB article for Windows 10 optimization, so maybe I was confusing that with a different vendor/product. FWIW I mostly use a Fractal FM3, Eleven Rack, Eleven II plug-ins or Bias FX stuff (occasionally on iOS) etc. enough stuff there to waste endless hours with. And maybe that is why I like the Eleven Rack so much… know it so well, just quick less messing around.
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Re: Mac hardware question
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I can tell you as a long time Amplitube user with a new M1 mac that it doesn't get much better. This plugin is definitely a CPU hog. Even on great systems, you can't run more than a handful of instances of this in a busy session. I'm not sure if that version of PT has commit / freeze. I use those features often when I'm doing virtual guitar stuff in PT. |
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Re: Mac hardware question
Once you are done with amplitube, go take a look at plugin-alliance.com offerings.
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