Melodist Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I've gone for the Air, it does seem more stable compared to the Pro once you've hit the warm temperature while the Pro is more jumpy and that at a performance difference of 7% in real tasks. Also I like that it's always quiet and that I don't have to deal with the touchbar. The Air has the same performance as the 2.3 GHz i9 Macbook Pro so I'm very happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerpaolo Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 my MacBook Air M1 256 8GB at 32ms hits 105 tracks on the stock plugin project. increasing buffer size does not seem to make a difference though? [edit: my 4.2 Quad core i7 iMac with 16GB get's stuck at 66 tracks... wow... I'm impressed by the M1] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRdungeon Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 Was thinking about Air vs Pro, think this has settled it for Air. Definitely like the non fan and non touchbar aspect too. Will wait to see what they announce tomorrow at WWDC and then decide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerpaolo Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 yes the no fan property is brilliant, the thing is dead quiet. Doesn't get hot either, not even on Teams video calls (my MBP 16" went to frying conditions ) . You can really use it on your lap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister Posted January 17, 2022 Share Posted January 17, 2022 My new 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M1 Pro chip arrived today, so why not run the good old multi-track test to see how it performs. I get up to around 156-157 tracks when I start getting interruptions. But I'm most impressed by the complete lack of fan noise. Only if I put my ear close to the keyboard I can hear a distant hum. I've never realised what difference it can make. Astonishing. Edit: Setting the buffer size to 1024 ms and changing the processing threads setting from automatic to 10 cores allowed me to bump the track count up to 175! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ploki Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 should stay the same on buffer 64, the key to the track bump is changing processing threads. Generally, with Automatic, Logic leaves efficiency cores alone. It's even more dramatic on a non-Pro/Max M1 because it has 4 efficiency cores as opposed to two. (you got 20 more tracks, on a 13" M1 you get 40 more.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 My New MBP 16" 16/1TB running this test with 128 samples in Threads in Auto=157. Running with threads at 10=186 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakobP Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 My New MBP 16" 16/1TB running this test with 128 samples in Threads in Auto=157. Running with threads at 10=186 M1 Pro or M1 Max ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des99 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 M1 Pro or M1 Max ? The number of available GPU cores will have no affect on the amount of plugin processing Logic can do, so for the purposes of the benchmark, it's irrelevant... The only real difference between them is more CPU Cores, a second ProRes engine, and the ability to support >32GB of RAM (and the memory bandwidth for that) - the bits that run the plugins are the same in either case... I've not seen anything that suggests the higher memory bandwidth works on lower RAM amounts, or whether it's only for supporting eg >32GB at the same speed as 16GB, so I can't really comment on that bit... If the former, it's possible that the Max might show some improvements with certain plugins due to moving memory faster but again, I've not seen anything to that effect, so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 My New MBP 16" 16/1TB running this test with 128 samples in Threads in Auto=157. Running with threads at 10=186 M1 Pro or M1 Max ? Sorry, this is the M1 Pro. But as des99 said above, I don't think the Max will do much better in audio. But I am certainly happy with these results so far. the only reason I abandoned my MP was software compatibility issues. I was running up against software requiring an OS I couldn't run. But I rarely brought my MP to it's knees with my audio work. Once and a while I would freeze tracks, but not very often . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakobP Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 Thanks guys Couldn't it be possible that the Pro would perform even better than the Max, e.g. due to thermal throttling differences ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
des99 Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 The Pro is a bit lighter than the Max, and as it's a much smaller chip, generates less heat and uses less power - I consider those advantages... No, it's not going to perform better - honestly, thermal throttling would need some hefty workloads to get to that point, these machines are incredible. I keep touching mine (running clamshell mode) and no matter what I do, it's cold*, silent*, and just feels like it's turned off... (!) (* This makes me very happy!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakobP Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 That sounds great ! Running 150-180 tracks in this test is pretty hefty though, but I guess they don't get especially hot anyway ? Amazing machines it seems.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KC Posted February 9, 2022 Share Posted February 9, 2022 That sounds great ! Running 150-180 tracks in this test is pretty hefty though, but I guess they don't get especially hot anyway ? Amazing machines it seems.. I’m pretty sure mine shipped without a fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inconsequentia Posted March 25, 2022 Share Posted March 25, 2022 my MacBook Air M1 256 8GB at 32ms hits 105 tracks on the stock plugin project. increasing buffer size does not seem to make a difference though? [edit: my 4.2 Quad core i7 iMac with 16GB get's stuck at 66 tracks... wow... I'm impressed by the M1] Hmm, are you still getting 105? I'm seeing a lot of results that are 90 and above but my Air doesn't want to go above 82, even with the Processing Threads and Processing Buffer Range settings maxed out, and at any buffer size. Geekbench results seem about on par with what's expected. Is there another setting somewhere I'm overlooking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerpaolo Posted September 6, 2022 Share Posted September 6, 2022 I now have a MB air M2 8GB 256. It seems to be less powerful based on track count in the project. At 32 ms it starts to stutter at 68.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conanthewarrior Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 (edited) My M1 Pro 14 inch MBP base model is managing 134 tracks. This is with multithreading set to 8 (6 performance cores) and a buffer of 1024 samples. This is with safari open on this site in the background. I've had it a good few months now, I am very impressed with the results. As soon as I try 135 it plays about 1/4 of the way then I get system overload. Apple really has made something special with this switch to the M series of Processors, and makes me happy that the money I spent will last for its intended use. Edit: I tried it without my interface connected, a 1st gen Focusrite Scarlett 2i4, and managed 137 tracks. Is this just a fluke, or is my interface too old now and needs replacement? I have to use a USB convertor to change from old USB to USB3.0/thunderbolt. Edited September 10, 2022 by conanthewarrior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ploki Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Anyone has M2 Pro or Max chip to test? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holger Lagerfeldt Posted November 2, 2023 Share Posted November 2, 2023 (edited) No Pro or Max, but regular Mac mini M2 here: Mac mini 2023 M2, 24 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, Ventura 13.6, Logic Pro X 10.7.9 94 stable tracks, can be stopped and started without hiccups. This is with settings optimized for CPU/processing. Ran for 10 minutes, no fan noise. With my normal settings optimized for responsiveness/latency I get 73 stable tracks in this test. Test used: NewLogicBenchmarkTest.zip Edited November 2, 2023 by Holger Lagerfeldt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eakwarren Posted November 3, 2023 Share Posted November 3, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 11:59 AM, Ploki said: Anyone has M2 Pro or Max chip to test? Mac mini 2023 M2 Pro, 32GB RAM, 1 TB SSD, Sonoma 14.1, Logic Pro X 10.7.9 Native NewLogicBenchmarkTest 2: 158 stable tracks, stop/start and can jump around in the timeline. Ran for a few minutes, no fan noise. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twister Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Come on M3 owners, send in your results! 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted March 16 Share Posted March 16 just ran the benchmark test on my M2 air (16/1tb), and 71 stable tracks. happy enough, as everything i've done so far has worked without issue (so far). and love the portability of this thing. am producing a band soon; we're recording in a barn (!), and the engineer is going to use his M2 air (with my samsung T7 ssd) to record. will be interesting to see how that goes (and how the mixes go). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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