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Was About to buy a New MB Pro For Audio Then I Read This...

Sounds like a problem with inefficient software. No real fix until NI sort their act out.


I wonder if BootCamp and running windows would help in the mean time. I haven't read the full thread you linked to. So if this has been addressed I apologise.
 
MowingDevil said:
Are you using Native Instruments plug-ins?
If not I wouldn't worry about it.
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Yes. Part of the reason I need a new laptop is because my vaio (one core 1.7) is not capable of running many NI and Arturia plugins properly. I need the maxium audio performance from my new laptop for DJing and producing.
 
Is this problem due to the OS - If I downgraded to the previous version of OS (If this is possible would it be ok? Anyone else use NI plugins and get good results - if so what Os version do you use?
 
Unfortunately, I think you can't go below 10.5.5 with the new Macbook Pros, since I'm assuming Apple included the drivers for the new chipsets and trackpads and whatnot into 10.5.5.
 
bitesize said:
Unfortunately, I think you can't go below 10.5.5 with the new Macbook Pros, since I'm assuming Apple included the drivers for the new chipsets and trackpads and whatnot into 10.5.5.
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Are we certain this is an OSX issue then - not hardware performance? Is anyone using osx 10.5.5 successfully with logic / ableton / NI / Traktor / Arturia plugins ect?
 
Well there were certainly changes to Core Audio in 10.5.2. For me it was for the better, my Apogee Duet stopped causing kernel panics when I would hot connect it in. Aside from that I only use Garage Band for light home recording, so nothing else that's obvious is affected.

Sounds like the core audio changes though either affected backwards compatibility or introduced performance bugs for 3rd party vendors. If the former then it's up to the vendors to improve their plugins.
 
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