M1 MacBook Air For Music Production and Daily Use 

Thank you.

I agree with this.

@@XDizzleMusic 👊🏻 keep those good tracks rolling….

Why is SSD 512GB recommended? Is 128GB not sufficient enough?

@@RyanNamTV Apart from the space the DAW, sound libraries and plugins take, the Project files can consist of a few Gigs in size so 128G SSD will run out quite fast.

That's true coming from windows I used to think people lied about Macs but now that I have one I can clearly see the difference.

@@XDizzleMusicSure Brother, and Do you think Apple usually overprice their products or do you think the pricing is valuable?

I'm still new to Apple products so I still need time to use their devices for a bit longer so I can give an honest opinion about that. @@stephenmwanzake

​@@stephenmwanzakeA properly set up Winfows PC can be as performant (or even better) as a Mac. The issue is if you buy a random consumer-level Windows laptop is that the built in hardware pieces are often not selected for reliable realtime performance. They will cause what is called "DPC latency" (look it up). So any application like video editing or audio DAWs that have to compute many processes in realtime will struggle. With Mac computers you know that they will run fine out of the box, since all pieces of the puzzle are designed to fit well together. However, there are professional Windows laptops that don't suffer from this issue. You can also built your own powerful Windows workstation PC (stationary tower) for a fraction of the price of a Mac Pro with equal or better performance. Windows is more sustainable, since I can still run most of the latest plugins on my Win 7 machine, whereas with Macs when the OS gets updated new plugins often will no longer be compatible with older Macs and older plugins will not be fully supported in the updated OS. Overall I think that Macs are more well designed (hardware and software) than Windows, but Windows (provided you have hardware that has low DPC latency) is a completely viable option for professional aufio and video work. Hans Zimmer runs a Windows PC (a very powerful one though) with Cubase!

So true,The M1 line is powerful.

What do you plan on using your Mac Studio for? It will be overkill for music production

Thanks for watching!

No problem 👍

Totally agree.

what happens if use alot of samples based projects ? does it crash? im planning to upgrade from macbook pro i7 mid2015 16gb ram. If use few samples from arcade and if use lots of reverb the macbook crashes .

One thing I dislike about Macbooks is that you cannot easily update the RAM and the price difference between the 8 gig and the 16 gig versions is HUUUUUUGE.

@@bobbob-s3l You can use it with plenty of samples but you will need to get used to freezing tracks constantly

Adapters could provide an easy fix, havent looked into it myself but im sure they arent too expensive

@@ilovemusic6042from experience, they need to be a powered hub.

Same here, I was tired of using slow computers I still need to buy an external hard rive soon though.

FL is one of the DAWs that runs more reliable on Windows, since it was originally designed for Windows. Why do you not use Logic? That's the DAW I would use on a Mac.

The laptop im looking for is expensive but im soon getting i7 or a gaming pc for fl@@esahm373

Hello. You will need 512GB or more some external plugins are huge .

@@XDizzleMusic Thank you!

Just transfer the Logic Pro content to an external SSD.

I do recommend it for the price and performance as long as you keep in mind of its limitations like HDD space and 8GB Ram.

This model is a good start and cheaper but if you have a good budget you can take a look at the latest Mac Book Air.

Yup or just upgrade to 16gb ram and bump to 500TB@@XDizzleMusic

I have base m1 air as well and logic has been flawless even with Universal Audio Spark plugins etc great machine. Great video man @@XDizzleMusic

Thanks for watching.@@mjthethird1

On windows Dell Inspiron 3520 15.6-inch Core i7-1255U 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Windows 11 Laptop would be good enough depending on your budget.

16gb ram is better but you can still get work done with 8gb.

For the large majority of new and upcoming producers, yes, 8GB with the M1 chip is enough. 8GB with an Intel chip would be a HELL NO but people still underestimate how powerful the M1 chip is and its capabilities. There are plenty RU-vid videos showcasing this so don't listen to anyone telling you "you need 16GB minimum!!" unless you're planning on using 10+ VSTs and 40+ channels in one Logic Pro X project.

RAM is never enough, but what I see from watching all those reviews, 8gb gets the job done

About 10 Hours depending on what you are doing,It will drain quicker if you charge your phone on it though.

@@XDizzleMusic It is good for production because 10 hours it's a lot of time.

Yes its really helpful when you don't have power and you want to work that's why I stopped using a desktop because load shedding was killing the vibe.@@brotherfredrickbeats

It performs well and handles heavy plugins better than most older intel chips

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Everyone that has the 8gig says it’s fine… relax

Happy for you man! let me know how it goes when you get it.