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1. #BEST BEAT MAKING SOFTWARE FOR MAC 2017 HOW TO#
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(It’s especially nicely mapped for Apple’s own Logic Pro and Final Cut.) But there’s now a dedicated esc key, and with a little customization, the Touch Bar can be useful. The Air is now the only model without Apple’s Touch Bar. It’s no gaming laptop here, but as a music machine, it’s pretty great. It also should allow software like Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Creative Suite to run faster (though really heavy graphics duties probably want a 16″ Mac – or a PC).

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Here’s the new sweet spot – and finally I can again recommend buying new Apple notebooks rather than maxing out a refurb.Īpple has added 10th-generation Intel architectures, which not only deliver greater CPU performance and features like Bluetooth 5.0, but significantly improved integrated graphics performance.

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Go for the high-end configuration if you can, since it maxes out CPU power and gives you enough storage, plus 16GB of (very fast) RAM.ġ3″ MacBook Pro.

The winner (for most): the new 13″ MacBook Pro. That’s the other report we hear from music producers – and something you definitely don’t want with realtime audio. I’m also suspicious, heating aside, that the lower-wattage Air may throttle power more often. The Pro I recommend here gives you substantially a faster CPU that seems worth the upgrade, a brighter display with a greater color gamut, and twice the Thunderbolt 3 ports. It’s not decisively clear whether the 2020 Air has a heating problem or not, though you can read up on that:ĭoes The 2020 MacBook Air Have An Overheating Problem? Debate Rages On īut more to the point, feedback I’ve gotten from Mac owners seems to suggest people are happier having invested in the higher-end “Pro” 13″ model. I really want to like the Air, but music production pretty heavily leans on the CPU. (The days of the machine just called, confusingly, “MacBook” without the “Air” after it are also mercifully gone.) There are now three basic models to consider – MacBook Air, 13″ Mac Book Pro, and 16″ MacBook Pro. So make sure if you do buy a new Mac notebook that the “Magic Keyboard” is mentioned. Apple has a new name – “Magic Keyboard” – but these are essentially the pre-Touch Bar mechanism with the pretty new cap style on top. I certainly didn’t feel comfortable typing on it, like many, but more troubling was persistent reliability issues.Īnyway, no matter – scissor-style keyboards are back. Apple missed the mark in the eyes of many users with the butterfly-mechanism keyboard introduced alongside the Touch Bar. Great keyboards had long been a hallmark of Apple’s notebook range, back to the original PowerBook. Here’s the TL:DR version of this: Apple tried to engineer a new keyboard, and it sucked, and we hated it, and now it’s gone. MacBook Pro: faster specs, fixed keyboards My 2013 MacBook Pro is still humming away without an issue, speaking to the longevity of these machines.Īll photos courtesy Apple. It looks more modern, and it’s got a Touch Bar, but underneath the key caps Apple’s new notebooks have the old scissor mechanism we all loved (and that has served us all these years). But the MacBook range is where things have really changed, so let’s look at that. I’ll get to desktops below, as they remain a strong option – and maybe the best option on a budget. I’ve spoken to a number of experts on the Mac and music production/development side, though of course welcome more feedback. (You just might want to hang onto it for compatibility reasons see the section on Catalina below.) Don’t forget that in addition to financing plans in some localities, Apple also offers a recycle/trade-in program if you have Mac hardware you want to unload, and that can save you money.

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Note that there was actually some lag in sales from the first quarter because China was hit with COVID-19 first.) Heck, with months and even years of disruption, it may mean it’s actually harder to get by without one.īut let’s pay particular attention to how to avoid breaking the bank – which with Apple’s tilt toward high-end can be confusing. We know from sales figures that even in the midst of dueling economic and health crises, a lot of people are looking to get a new computer. So if you’re in the market for a Mac, which should you get? Every price point in Apple’s notebook lineup has recently gotten an update, with revisions to the 13″ MacBook Pro this week.