Zero latency is fully achievable with M1 on Ableton, and its not even native yet. Honestly if you can handle waiting up to a year possibly for UAD to get their shit together (aka you dont think you are Dr. AND I have safari, apple music, and RX-8 RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME. Running 48k at 24depth and 128 samples… literally hasn’t dropped out once, not one crackle. General project opening and latency with a Scarlett Solo 3rd Gen is literally gone. (Max 30% CPU usage with 4x oversampling on all Pro-L2s/Pro-C2’s) The whole Fab-Filter Bundle is on steroids. RC-20 Retro Color by XLR Audio is a breeze (like always)Īll heavy lifting Izotope plugins surprisingly running super well below 60% CPU in a project that has 50 tracks and 6-8 bussed Pro-L2’s with heavy sidechain on two Pro-C2’s… (Neutron & Ozone Advanced, RX-8, Tonal Balance 2, etc…) all smashing. Thermal by Output (actually not destroying my cpu but still heavy handed with Rosetta 2) VSTs working on Ableton Live 10 Suite in a 40-50 track EDM mix-master fun project (w/ reverbs, delays, heavy distortion, SC, etc…):
Got 8GB 512ssd Mac Mini M1 while I wait for my 16GB 1TB M1 to get here around Christmas and…… Holy shit I’m so happy. This list will show you the Apple M1 audio performance. If you’re a music enthusiast looking for the best music production experience, the M1 is your best bet! It can run on Mac and it’s compatible with a huge list of plugins and software. The Apple M1 audio performance is crazy good. It is for musicians, producers, and songwriters who want to have a seamless workflow from their computer or laptop to their M1.
With the M1 Music Production Platform, you can use a wide range of plug-ins and software to create a professional sound. It allows you to run plugins and software from the desktop industry that have been ported to the M1 chip. The M1 processor is a revolution in mobile sound processing, composed of a powerful quad-core CPU and high-performance quad-core GPU. I will add your results to these lists every day.
Please add your own results in the comment section. It also shows if it runs natively or through Rosetta (emulation).
Here is a list of different plugins and software for music production that currently works with the M1 Silicon processor.