Good/reassuring to hear that. However, some users report that the noise/whine issue doesn’t occur until after a few months of use - so, that makes a return less straight forward, I believe…
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Crazy: No current Mac meets my needs (audio/video production)
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Say what? So, the studio size defines whether my work is credible… I’m no big name artist/producer and need to get by with whatever means I have. Just like anyone else. For music production I have used Logic Pro for more than a decade, so why on earth would I switch to Windows?
A M1 Mac mini should be able to handle tracking vocals just fine, unless you are throwing a ton of effects / plug-ins at it at the same time...?
But why not track with the minimum (say maybe a noise gate, some compression & eq) and add effects later...?
But why not track with the minimum (say maybe a noise gate, some compression & eq) and add effects later...?
Yes, the Mac Mini is an absolute beast for audio production! It crushes almost anything I throw at it - including plugins on 40-70 tracks. The problem is video production AND switching between my audio and video software. I often times make the music in parallels with the video production. So, having a machine with plenty of RAM/fast SSD for swapping + a fast video card would fit my needs perfectly. As I guess is also true for many others here 😊
Yes, the Studio would fit my needs perfectly - the problem is the reported noise/whine issues 😊
Can’t you just put the machine across the room or mount it under your desk or something? From everything I’ve seen, even a thin barrier or short distance is enough to make it completely inaudible.
Well, not getting 16GB of RAM for your M1 Mac mini is on you...! ;^p
An M2 (or, even better, M2 Pro) Mac mini, with maximum RAM might be something to look for...?
Could be an option. I think it might be worth it to wait a few months and revisit the situation and product line-up again by then. Maybe they’ll even release a Mac Mini with an M2/M1 Pro or Max chip… one can hope 😊
Put it further away, above you on a shelf, below the desk, mount it there maybe, put it into a cabinet, use some acoustic foam around it, etc.
I mean, it’s not like noisy computers are new. We’ve had them for decades and yet managed to live with them. Have the people who have the issue actually tried to solve it other than complaining about it? What have they tried and have they reported about it?
Fair enough, if you can hold out then that’s probably the best option. There are rumors of a powered up M2 Mini on the horizon, so that might be just what you need.
What computer did you use before the m1? I can think of no mac better suited before this.
I used an old 2010 Mac Pro, almost maxed out with 12 core 3 ghz cpu and so on. But moving from 2K to 4K editing forced me to try out an M1 Mac Mini (since I couldn’t afford the 2019 Mac Pro). And besides, the 2010 Mac Pro is one power hungry and relatively noisy piece of gear when firing up all cores + GPU, so moving to the Apple Silicon universe made sense on multiple levels.
My 16" M1-Pro MBP does tap-to-click just fine. No speaker popping noise on mine either.
Not only is the above not true, it's an absurd reason for someone who claims to be in AV production to not get a Studio.
That is good to hear. The tap-to-click problem is where you tap-to-click multiple selections using shift or command key click and nothing happens until about the third attempt. So you don't have that issue? I have experienced that first-hand on both the 14 and 16 inch models at the Apple store and there is a long thread on this forum about it. The speaker popping I know less about but there is another thread on this forum about it.
Noise issues on the Studio? A friend has mine and it is incredibly silent.
The noise thing is incredibly rare or overinflated and if you are having that issue, then get an app to control the fan speed. Any Apple Silicon Mac you get is going to be incredibly quiet for your workloads.
Tap to click several non-sequential files, both with Shift and CMD, works fine.
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One that is much louder than the one he's complaining about.
