”Īnne added that “M1 Ultra seems very unimpressed with the load I ask it to handle. That it takes up little desk space and is essentially silent are also very important considerations, especially in smaller studios.Īnna Wszeborowska, a software developer at Ableton, appeared in Apple’s launch video and said that the M1 Ultra Mac Studio enables producers to “keep adding layers on top of layers on top of layers. But for pro users and studios whose demands are rigorous and where time is always crucial, that’s not all that much for a machine that’s going to make your workflow buttery smooth with hundreds and hundreds of tracks and plug-ins. The M1 Ultra model is expensive at a $3,999 starting configuration. That means more plug-ins, more tracks, larger sample libraries, mixing in surround sound in real-time, and more. And while the focus of the M1 chips has been power efficiency while delivering performance, it’s certain that – freed from the need to conserve battery power as the laptops do – the Mac Studio will be able to unleash the maximum performance that Apple Silicon offers. When it comes to power, the base model with M1 Max and up to 64GB unified memory is comparable to a fully-stacked MacBook Pro, which is a fearsome beast indeed. But for most producers, the connectivity on Mac Studio should be more than sufficient to hook up your peripherals. The vast majority of pro audio interfaces now use some flavour of USB or Thunderbolt to connect, and Apple teased that we will also be getting an M1-powered Mac Pro at some point, which may well retain the ability to add PCI cards for those that need it. You can drive several hi-res displays and choose your own, or perhaps opt for Apple’s new 5K Studio Display. On the first, you’re getting a near-silent yet incredibly powerful Mac that can sit comfortably under most monitors.

The focus is two-fold: form factor and power. READ MORE: Apple Mac Studio uses M1 Ultra to deliver “unprecedented performance” for power creators.And frankly, this feels justified – the M1 Ultra-powered model of the new machine comfortably beats all Apple’s existing hardware, including the Mac Pro. Apple played up the appeal of its fastest-ever Mac to creatives of all kinds, from musicians and producers to artists and filmmakers.

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