New "Mac Studio" from Apple

[Eric Lambert]

Originally Posted by glasswing

Oh that gives me the willies. After decades of Pro Tools I'm quite spooked by pushing any envelopes. Over time, I've become incredibly cautious with it. When I get a system and machine that works, I'll stick with it until it's covered in barnacles or technical evolution - or production needs - forces me to change.

BUT! If I get enough + votes I'll do it cuz the upgrades look good

I'm not a fan of multiple simultaneous versions of PT either (sharing PT Prefs files of different iterations can cause issues that might not be immediately recognized), but I can say that 2022.6 is stable and solid... so far. I wouldn't consider my 4 hours of testing comprehensive, but it's been smooth today.

[glasswing]

Originally Posted by Eric Lambert

I'm not a fan of multiple simultaneous versions of PT either (sharing PT Prefs files of different iterations can cause issues that might not be immediately recognized), but I can say that 2022.6 is stable and solid... so far. I wouldn't consider my 4 hours of testing comprehensive, but it's been smooth today.

Thanks Eric. Means a lot to me! And yes, multiple versions of PT seems to be taunting the hungry lion. If 2021.12 wasn't working so well for me I might feel different about experimenting. When I get my current project done (remixing old music from tape for a UK label's reissue of an old vinyl record of mine) I'll update!

Thanks

[JoeTools1963]

I am currently running the latest PT Ultimate on my M1 Mac Mini with 16GB Ram. I just ordered a Mac Studio Max with 32gb ram. What should I realistically expect to gain in performance over all?


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[Phil O'Keefe]

Originally Posted by JoeTools1963

I am currently running the latest PT Ultimate on my M1 Mac Mini with 16GB Ram. I just ordered a Mac Studio Max with 32gb ram. What should I realistically expect to gain in performance over all?

I had a 16GB M1 Mac mini before I got my Mac Studio, so I'm pretty familiar with both. You can expect roughly twice the performance from the Mac Studio. It's not exactly twice as fast (single core processor speeds are nearly identical), but you do get twice as many performance cores and double the RAM with the Mac Studio, which equates to roughly twice as much processing power in Pro Tools. You'll be able to work with larger, more processor-intensive (plugins, virtual instruments, etc.) sessions on the Mac Studio than even the impressively capable M1 Mac mini can handle.

[Michael Carnes]

Originally Posted by Phil O'Keefe

I had a 16GB M1 Mac mini before I got my Mac Studio, so I'm pretty familiar with both. You can expect roughly twice the performance from the Mac Studio. It's not exactly twice as fast (single core processor speeds are nearly identical), but you do get twice as many performance cores and double the RAM with the Mac Studio, which equates to roughly twice as much processing power in Pro Tools. You'll be able to work with larger, more processor-intensive (plugins, virtual instruments, etc.) sessions on the Mac Studio than even the impressively capable M1 Mac mini can handle.

You'll also get a much faster on-chip bus, which will let you get audio in and out of the chip faster.

[JoeTools1963]

Originally Posted by Phil O'Keefe

I had a 16GB M1 Mac mini before I got my Mac Studio, so I'm pretty familiar with both. You can expect roughly twice the performance from the Mac Studio. It's not exactly twice as fast (single core processor speeds are nearly identical), but you do get twice as many performance cores and double the RAM with the Mac Studio, which equates to roughly twice as much processing power in Pro Tools. You'll be able to work with larger, more processor-intensive (plugins, virtual instruments, etc.) sessions on the Mac Studio than even the impressively capable M1 Mac mini can handle.

Thanks so much for the information!!!!


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[JoeTools1963]

Originally Posted by Michael Carnes

You'll also get a much faster on-chip bus, which will let you get audio in and out of the chip faster.

Thanks for that!!!


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[Eric Lambert]

Originally Posted by glasswing

If 2021.12 wasn't working so well for me I might feel different about experimenting.

That was a relatively stable version for us as well. If nothing else, you could always fall back to it if the update isn't smooth. Keep that 2021.12 installer handy.