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Re: A Question For M1 Users
Thanks, guys. Not being a Mac user, I need to learn more about the issues involved and their workarounds. One thing stands out, though, the processing really does seem superior. For PT, that's a huge plus.
I've had 64GB of RAM for maybe 6 or 7 years, and even though I've never used more than half of that even on heavy sessions, I like the headroom. So 64GB of unified RAM would be a great continuation of what I'm used to. There does seem to be a huge amount of GPU power though, which isn't really necessary for my workflow. I'll have to educate myself well before I make a move. One more thing, my understanding is that only one external monitor is supported. But I know some folks use two. For 20 years + I've used two monitors, so that's an important thing for me. What's the workaround for those who use 2 with the new macs?
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The original M1 Macs (Air and MacBookPro 13") only allowed for a single external monitor. The M1 Mac Mini allowed 2 (I think) and the MBP 14" and 16" with M1 Pro and M1 Max allowed 3 monitors. Worth checking each model. Dominic From Apple's website: "If you're using a Mac with M1 Max: On MacBook Pro, you can connect up to four external displays to your Mac using the Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) and HDMI ports. On Mac Studio, you can connect up to five external displays to your Mac using the Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) and HDMI ports on the back of the computer. If you're using a Mac with M1 Pro: You can connect up to two external displays to your Mac using the Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) and HDMI ports. If you're using a Mac with the M1 chip: On iMac, Mac mini, MacBook Air, and 13-inch MacBook Pro, you can connect one external display using either of the Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports. On iMac, connect your display to either of the ports with the Thunderbolt symbol . On Mac mini, you can connect a second display to the HDMI port. Using docks or daisy-chaining devices doesn't increase the number of displays you can connect."
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I can't edit my post above - you'll see I made a mistake with M1 Pro and M1 Max - the numbers are different for each model...
Worth bearing in mind that the SOC GPU has some limitations with very high-res displays, and especially with odd ratios - I have a 49" 32:9 display and the resolutions supported are a bit strange. Dominic
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I went from a top end 2013 Mac Pro to an Mac Studio Ultra with 64gb of RAM and the performance is a huge improvement, occasionally Pro Tools will still beach ball on AAF import or something like that, but I have found that to be the case on many systems.
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- Big Sur and above will not run 32 bits applications. This meant for a lot of us that we needed to find 64bit apps, large and small, to replace old apps. - Some apps, for me some plugins, f.ex IK Modo Drums were coded with some Intel-specific code (can't remember what it was called), and it would not run on M1 at all. - If you are used to running any intel code in any way, Paralells etc, that is obviously also gone. PS: I'm running two displays at 1600 x 900 resolution on my mac mini.
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You are likely seeing announcements of M1 support for other plugin types, you cannot run Apple silicon native plugins today in Pro Tools, that has to wait on Avid to release native silicon version of Pro Tools. It's nice that this means that plugin vendors are likely close to supporting AAX ports to native silicon but there is nothing in the market today. As I mentioned before, right now you need to run Intel versions of AAX plugins on Apple Silicon.... and you have to check them for latest macOS and Pro Tools compatibility, largely issues over iLok license compatibility.
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HD? Why not SSD? I hear it's difficult to upgrade Mac hardware after buying it. Is that what you are talking about? Does that mean you have just one chance to get your hardware configuration right? That's very different from PC hardware, which is very easily upgradable after the fact.
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Parallels does work on an M1, according to them.
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