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Title: Anyone Using a Mac Mini for Music Production?
Post by: IsmirHylt on August 03, 2022, 12:51:50 PM


The days are numbered for my beloved cheese grater desktop Mac, which is now as endangered a species as the snow leopard for which its operating system is named. I could likely hack it to run 64-bit software, but the odds of it running Catalina are probably remote, and most of the software that's on it is "obsolete" anyway. (Well not really, the software and computer still work fine. Maybe a more apt description is "abandoned, and left on the sidewalk to die.")

 

My circa 2012 MacBook Pro is still great, and will still run Catalina. But to me, a laptop isn't a studio computer. And the new MacBook Pros suck, so I'm going to keep running this one as long as I can.

 

I don't want an all-in-one, and can't afford the new Mac Pro desktop. (Besides, if I was going to spend that much money, I'd get a tricked-out Windows machine that could probably do interstellar time travel.) So that leaves a Mac Mini. Its base price is inexpensive, although expanding it to pro standards isn't cheap...but it's a lot less than a Mac Pro.

 

So, is anyone out there using a Mac Mini for music production? How much did you expand it? Are you happy with your decision? Any words of wisdom for someone who's thinking of taking the plunge?
Title: Re: Anyone Using a Mac Mini for Music Production?
Post by: rubeelam on August 03, 2022, 03:27:47 PM
"Of course, this thing looks amazing. Now there's going to be a cliché: a strict and concise design. But the plan is indeed austere and laconic. The main part of the system unit is slightly elevated above the desk. A cover that hides the Mac mini's inner workings helps this levitating effect.
Perfect for recording vocals. But it is important to pick up a quality microphone that will work well with the laptop. So I would recommend this site, where I usually buy myself https://asmrmicrophones.com/.
So you get a pretty good home or office computer. You can edit little videos in Final Cut on it without any problems. Yes, it will not be as fast as the iMac Pro, but the price difference between these computers is 200 thousand rubles, and the Mac mini does not have a discrete graphics card."
Title: Re: Anyone Using a Mac Mini for Music Production?
Post by: WalletInvestor on August 03, 2022, 05:25:16 PM
You speak really lovingly of your old computer. I have never produced music, but can definitely relate to hardships finding something similar to a device that has become obsolete. I hope you find a good alternative!