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Re: iMac 5K and PT12 ?
I know the Fusion drive was a problem early on but I wasn't sure if those issues had been sorted out with 10.11. Probably best to avoid them if possible though. Problem is they are standard issue on all iMacs unless you custom order.
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Re: iMac 5K and PT12 ?
Sorry for the delay. It's the late 2015 model, Skylake processor. i5, 16 gig RAM, internal HD is good old fashion spinner(1TB), record to external Glyph drive(500GB). Using the TB to FW connectors.
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Although purchased in early 2015 it is a late 2014 release, therefore an i7 Haswell. The 2011 i7 it was brought into replace, did produce more fan noise under heavy load. The 2014 model (at least this one) is quiet.
BTW it was purchased with minimum RAM and I installed Crucial RAM for considerably less than Apple factory.
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Re: iMac 5K and PT12 ?
Thanks for helping, and sorry for the delay.
I was booting from an usb 3 SSD. For testing I moved the session over to the built-in SSD, brand new user, with the exact same response. As far as I know, all my plugins are up to date. I did a comparison video showing how the iMac and a Mac mini compares, using the same boot drive, and the same work drive. I would really appreciate your ideas as to why the new imac is so slow. I feel that in this comparison, I have eliminated all variables except the computer hardware. Correct me if I'm wrong on that please! Also, the audio interface is different. (Mac mini has RME UFX usb, iMac has Apogee Symphony i/o usb). Quote:
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That looks very bad. I am waiting for the Mac Pro update but the iMac 5k would be my second option. Are there others with the same problem? If it only happens with protools than it must be a PT bug with the latest OS. |
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Re: iMac 5K and PT12 ?
Hey guys, I just ordered an iMac 5k 27 inch with 3.3 GHz i5 processor and 2 TB fusion drive. Subsequently learned about these issues and contacted avid. Here is their reply (posted to another thread on this forum as well...)
1. ARE THERE ANY KNOWN ISSUES WITH PRO TOOLS ON MACS WITH FUSION DRIVE ? Ans: Case to case basis. May or may not have issues. But on the tech's side they've encountered issues with Fusion Drives and SSD's. But officially, supports Fusion Drives starting on Mac OSX 10.9 Mavericks 2. WHICH VERSION OF PT IS COMPATIBLE WITH EL CAPITAN? Ans: Pro Tools is compatible with OSX 10.11 since Pro Tools 12.3 regards, Avid Audio This sounds crazy to me!!! What do you guys think I should do? Is HDD a bett option? |
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Re: iMac 5K and PT12 ?
I watched the video. I'm not seeing any of this lagging on my new iMac, but I have the i7 4 GHz. Curious why your Mac mini is an i7, and the new iMac is an i5.
Interestingly, my 5K Skylake with 4 GB GPU did have a lot of fan speed noise when I first turned it on and ran PT or even less demanding programs, but it hasn't been noisier than my older iMac since then.
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Definitely better than the 5k 27" i5 iMac even if you can get an SSD instead of the Fusion drive. The 5k 27" models have got graphic problems with OSX El Capitan and Pro Tools 12.5 at the moment (which may be solved by future updates) which the 4k 21.5" models seem not to have and the i7 Quad Core processor is a much better choice for Pro Tools than the i5 Quad Core. Anyway if you cannot get the 4k 21.5" iMac, you may get the 512GB or the 1TB Flash drive for your 5K 27" or if this will not be possible as well just split up the Fusion drive like described in one of my posts in the other thread and use the small 128GB Flash drive wisely (keep it clean and lean) and use the HDD for other applications like Pro Tools audio or backups. As mentioned in my prior postings with the 512GB or the 1TB Flash drive you even may skip the external Pro Tools drive as these are fast and large enough. With any other set up you will have to use your external drive for your Pro Tools sessions and audio files further on. The best of success to you. |
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