Our local Apple Store still hasn’t been able to catch up with even the 24” iMac demand, 5 months after release. Always sold out and now 4 weeks backordered. If new systems do get announced soon and you miss the preorder window, they may not be readily available until well into next year.
Apple m1 macs with 16gb ram handling - Anyone tried?
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Rick Baumhauer
Yeah, I'm kind of shocked that the iMac is still so difficult to get. I was briefly looking at buying one for my mom, when my late dad's 2018 Mac mini started having issues, and discovered that there was no availability, even a few months after they came out. Fortunately, the mini sorted itself out and we didn't need to find a replacement, but I have a feeling that they're dealing with component shortages (maybe the screens, since nobody else is using that screen in anything?), since the iMac is the only M1 machine that is showing this much of a stock issue - the MacBook Air is generally available within 2 weeks, and the MacBook Pro and Mac mini are both in stock.
It took a few weeks for my wife's iMac to arrive in May, but my daughter's MacBook Air arrived in a few days.
There's little doubt that it's a supply chain issue. That's affecting a lot of things, not just tech products. The wood I just bought for a desk I'm making went up 36% - which may not sound like much, but it was about $150 more.
Covid.
Kent
sleepy member
here's a thread with a bunch of great articles on how/why this is all happening.
Great thread, kmaster. Thanks, will work my way through some of those links.
It would appear that iLok has quietly released the long awaited native PACE Eden client to developers recently because the first universal Apple Silicon updates are finally starting to trickle out. Good timing. We can probably expect a ton more plug-in updates in the coming weeks.
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Whats that?
Ditto, only written more grumpily.
Okay, here's my answer.
For me personally there's no improvement over the standard USB dongle.
Hm. Here's an idea: a system like Teslas have. You pair your phone with the car using Bluetooth, and there's nothing to unlock - you just drive, then it locks when you leave.
But there's a backup - a card.
PACE Ilok Licensing Update
PACE Anti-Piracy introduces a major upgrade to their software license protection service. The new version has major increases in security.
www.paceap.com
For me personally there's no improvement over the standard USB dongle.
Hm. Here's an idea: a system like Teslas have. You pair your phone with the car using Bluetooth, and there's nothing to unlock - you just drive, then it locks when you leave.
But there's a backup - a card.
Up until now there have been no M1 native plugins which use iLok copy protection (either dongle or machine authorized), not because developers couldn't port their plugins, but because they were being held back by Pace waiting for them to update the protection system. Many 3rd party developers across the industry use it, including Avid, so for anyone wanting to run these plugins natively on Apple Silicon computers it just hasn't been possible yet.
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That press release is from 2019. As far as I'm aware PACE haven't officially announced M1 support to the general public yet, but the updated protection tools have already been going out to developers, I think as early as last month.Okay, here's my answer.
PACE Ilok Licensing Update
PACE Anti-Piracy introduces a major upgrade to their software license protection service. The new version has major increases in security.www.paceap.com
For me personally there's no improvement over the standard USB dongle.
Hm. Here's an idea: a system like Teslas have. You pair your phone with the car using Bluetooth, and there's nothing to unlock - you just drive, then it locks when you leave.
But there's a backup - a card.
jonnybutter
Senior Member
I don’t think small studio music production is the target audience of the MacPro - that’s probably more about video, and higher end audio studios. Honestly, if a Mac mini or iMac ever gets their RAM upped, they are going to be plenty for most music producers I think. And I hope they hurry up because I’m on a Vader and ready for something better!
oneironauta
New Member
New to this thread, hope I am not repeating what somebody shared before. But I found this two videos and its completely mindblowing.
96 tracks of orchestral samples!
150 tracks of instruments on 8 gb
Is there any real downside to the M1? of course at this point is worth waiting a couple months to see what Apple's new releases are...
96 tracks of orchestral samples!
150 tracks of instruments on 8 gb
Is there any real downside to the M1? of course at this point is worth waiting a couple months to see what Apple's new releases are...
Alex Fraser
Requires ☕️
Agreed. An M(something or other) Mini with bumped ram would be the absolute sweet spot for many in the community. Something I'm keeping an eye on too. I'd even consider 32gb of ram if the machine was fast and quiet
Yes. And I know that multi-computer setups aren't as streamlined as one would like, but they do cost a lot less than one super-high-end computer, they do just as much, plus you have a back-up machine if your main one has a bad hair day.
tmhuud
Black Belt
Well…I guess that’s where I’m at. Already have a slave setup to a maxed out Trash can but I guess I could get another slave. (Wait, this is not the accurate description , er, what do we refer to computers now that are connected to each other ? (Leader and follower?)
I guess I need more followers. (I’m soooo bad at social media)
If they announce a more powerful Mac mini alongside the new laptops it might be the first time I'd consider one. M1 is already nearly 80% as powerful as my iMac and although I'd miss that 5K display I like the idea of such a compact computer and having more flexibility with my desk setup.
