I'll be connecting a UAD Apollo Twin audio interface and possibly installing Omnisphere for use in my productions. I'm not going to have huge track counts or be playing loads of virtual instruments. Would using that external HD with the Mac Pro slow things down terribly?įor my current needs in the next year, say, to make this album, is it even worth it to consider going for the Mac Pro? This is a hobbyist situation and not a full-time job. How would you compare the Mac Mini 1TB Fusion Drive with the Mac Pro's 256GB PCIe-based Flash Storage? Would I have to get an additional hard drive for the Mac Pro on top of the 256GB PCIe-based Flash Storage? I do have an existing external Glyph HD from circa 2011 I could use. Having already produced a few albums, I am aware that for music production, RAM is key.Īnother issue is the hard drive. I am aware that the RAM on a Mac Mini is soldered and therefore not able to be upgraded after purchase. I have already figured out that I can connect the two monitors to the Mac Mini and still have a free Thunderbolt connector for the audio interface.)

(Fwiw, I will be running two 23' Apple HD Cinema Displays (circa 2008, DVI). The Mac Pro 3.7 GHz Quad-core with 12GB is $3,000. If I go for the Mac Mini I can upgrade the Mac Mini so it's 3GHz and 16 GB: total cost will be $1,400. For a singer/songwriter recording/mixing/editing setup, I am weighing the performance and expandability of a new 2017 Mac Pro against the cheaper and possibly entirely adequate new 2017 Mac Mini.

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