Beware of potential updates coming to MacBook Air in the next few months.
#Mac music production pro#
While these new laptops are the best option for those looking for the most powerful music production notebooks, the older and less expensive M1 Mac mini, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and iMac are still great computers for lighter workloads on a tighter budget.
Both laptops are configurable with different chips, memory and SSDs. The 14-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,999, while the 16-inch MacBook Pro starts at $2,499. They will be in stores and start shipping on Tuesday 26th October. The MacBook 14 and 16-inch with M1 Pro and M1 Max are available to pre-order today online.
The new speaker system supports spatial audio, bringing a three-dimensional, theatre-like listening experience to music and movies in Dolby Atmos. The audio system is improved with “industry-leading, studio-quality” microphones that have an even lower noise floor, for clearer calls and recordings, plus a high-fidelity six-speaker sound system, from two tweeter and four force-cancelling woofers, ensuring a clearer soundstage and 80% more bass. Connectivity is improved with more ports including a headphone jack that supports high-impedance headphones. Apple says the 10-core CPU in both chips allow for up to 3x more Amp Designer plug-ins in Logic Pro when compared to the previous-generation high-end 13-inch model.īeyond performance, Apple redesigned the entire laptop with an improved display, battery life, camera, audio system and connectivity.
#Mac music production software#
After the event, Apple updated their pro music creation software Logic Pro with spatial audio features, royalty-free Producer Packs and extra power to take advantage of all that extra power.
With up to a 10-core CPU and 32-core GPU, M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBooks are perfect for editing massive spatial audio projects with hundreds of high quality tracks and effects. At Apple’s latest event, we finally saw the launch of the new MacBook Pro with M1 Pro and M1 Max, along with new AirPods, HomePod mini colours and Apple Music Voice Plan. Since the launch of M1, pros have eagerly been awaiting something higher end. These five products were praised for their power and efficiency. Their first three products featuring the M1 chip were the Mac mini, MacBook Air and MacBook Pro, before also coming to the iMac and iPad Pro. Image Credit: Apple Apple’s redesigned MacBook Pro 14 and 16-inch with the new M1 Pro and M1 Max are the most powerful laptops from Apple.Īpple first announced their transition away from Intel and to their own silicon Macs at WWDC 2020.