How much RAM is on your M2 Ultra?I got the m2. Check well the price difference because from I remember the price wasn’t too far off if I bought from Apple using the Apple Card with cash back and educational discount vs used.
Or the installments without interest on the m2 vs buying using a credit card at 10-20% rate
As for the performance I can only compare vs the m1 mac air w 16gbram.
I can do about the same maybe more. It’s faster single core but multi core helps w other stuff.
My m2 studio ultra makes everything seamless. It’s tiny and noiseless. It’s such a dream. I’ve yet had to struggle w anything. Never have to worry about performance. Or at least for 5 years or so.
the external ssd have worked fine even though it’s not those expensive ones from owc etc.
no heat = no fan noise. Which essentially saves me form having to get an iso box for the 5,1 or a separate room to record. It’s dead silent so my room can be a recording room. Something I couldn’t before.
The mac 5.1 and any pc desktop for that matter, feels so old and a clunker in comparison. Even the most silent fans on the pc side are audible and hard to get a good one for the psu. I’ve always had issues no matter what w pc and worse w the 5,1.
Paying for it was a lot but in context of it lasts for 5-7 years then it’s not that bad.
The main regrets or what I didn’t like is Sonoma/etc. I had Mojave so I lost a lot of plugin due to apples forced upgrade cycle.
Do you regret buying the M1 Mac Studio?
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How much RAM is on your M2 Ultra?
TR909sample
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I have a few external NVMEs currently hooked up to my Mac Studio, one Thunderbolt enclosure and a USB enclosure, but does anybody else use their Mac Studio as a heatsink for the NVMEs?
Both of my enclosures are metal, so they're both resting on top of the metal Mac Studio, effectively turning the Mac Studio into a sort of additional heatsink for the NVMEs, should they ever get hot, since the Mac Studio surface always remains cool.
Both of my enclosures are metal, so they're both resting on top of the metal Mac Studio, effectively turning the Mac Studio into a sort of additional heatsink for the NVMEs, should they ever get hot, since the Mac Studio surface always remains cool.
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gsilbers
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128gb
gsilbers
Part of Pulsesetter-Sounds.com
I do the same
For me, yes. But many people here complain about a machine "only" having 128GB.
It comes down to how much you like to load, especially if you're using multiple mic positions.
Aymara
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Next time buy SSDs, that don't get that hot
I mentioned that before ... I use Lexar NM790's and the Acasis enclosure is all they need for cooling ... they don't get that hot as most other SSDs, especially Samsung.
TR909sample
Active Member
My NVME doesn't get that hot, as I specifically sought out an NVME that had good temperature specs when I was NVME hunting a while back.Next time buy SSDs, that don't get that hot
I mentioned that before ... I use Lexar NM790's and the Acasis enclosure is all they need for cooling ... they don't get that hot as most other SSDs, especially Samsung.
I'm using a 4 TB crucial P3 (gen 3 NVME) in an Acasis enclosure, and it doesn't get nearly as hot as many of the faster Gen 4 NVMEs. I have some of my samples and sounds on it.
It was cheap, the specs were sufficient for my needs and it's been working out pretty well in my system, no complaints here.
I just checked and it's currently idling at 34 degrees C.
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Same here (P3+/Acasis). I suspect it's the Acasis enclosure that makes the difference, but who knows.
JacksonTree
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Thanks; I am just now scaling up so but it’s not the mic positions that is starting to throw me off. It’s my penchant for lots of color (think “Building the Crate” from Powell’s Chicken Run; every part of the orchestra and a few extra parts get featured). I also like to bring in several libraries to handle different parts. This seems to be more difficult to handle from a RAM perspective than just merging down mics or purging Kontakt instances. The logical answer is a VEP setup with multiple machines, but a mobile setup really helps me to just sit down and write.
jbuhler
Senior Member
If I stick to one microphone position it’s reasonably easy to stay under 64GB, even with multiple libraries for many instruments. But as soon as I start adding mic positions things increase in size very quickly.
That said I haven’t seen a need for multiple computers or VEP. It’s another layer of complexity that I’m happy to pay more to avoid having to deal with. (So I got the Max Studio Ultra with 192GB of RAM rather than going with, say, a Max and getting a satellite to serve samples via VEP.)
