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jobromedia · Post by **jobromedia** » Mon May 09, 2016 5:15 am

Hi! I'm considering to buy Logic Pro X for my Mac Mini with 4GB RAM. Will it even work on so limited specifications? I'm keen on Alchemy, that's why.

Thanks in advance.

Zexila · Post by **Zexila** » Mon May 09, 2016 5:21 am

Which Mini precisely?

But all depends on what you do, you can easily put to knees even strongest Mac Pro, but it will happen sooner with weaker ones, logically.

Freeze more often, be smart about effects usage, higher buffers and all that funk, if you can get better machine, get it, if not, you are stuck with what you got, so make something out of it.

But yes, it will work, X now should be more resource friendly than 9.

Nocturnal909 · Post by **Nocturnal909** » Mon May 09, 2016 5:40 am

Like above person said, it will work but depending on your workflow and uses you may need to upgrade to more. Here is the full specs to run Logic X.

http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/specs/

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Mon May 09, 2016 6:00 am

Yeah, sure, an under-powered machine w/o adequate ram will run perfectly.....it's a mac

Don't be "that guy" ..... understand that if you use things that require ram use (and unless you are doing mostly audio only/no AU's ) that's almost everything.

The good news is that unless for some reason the mac mini can't be bumped ram wise, 8 GB/x64 will likely be ok.

Zexila · Post by **Zexila** » Mon May 09, 2016 6:13 am

incubus wrote:Yeah, sure, an under-powered machine w/o adequate ram will run perfectly.....it's a mac

Don't be "that guy" ..... understand that if you use things that require ram use (and unless you are doing mostly audio only/no AU's ) that's almost everything.

The good news is that unless for some reason the mac mini can't be bumped ram wise, 8 GB/x64 will likely be ok.

Nobody said it will work perfectly, it was asked if it will work at all, it will work for sure, but nothing to call home about, still if he is smart about it, he can actually make it work, it's not impossible.

Agree, if he can't upgrade RAM or even better whole new machine, maybe just avoid frustration and save the money for something else.

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Mon May 09, 2016 7:03 am

My think is that I went through that YEARS ago. Don't do that, either have the option to get the ram in the 8gb + range or fuckit. Seriously, after 7+ years of the bliss that is x64, be THAT guy and not "that guy"

BDeep · Post by **BDeep** » Mon May 09, 2016 8:24 am

If you're not using big sample libraries, you will be fine with 4GB. I'm more concerned about the processor, if it's an older Mini (say Core2Duo), I would hold off. A newer i5 will do great.
But like others said, it will depend on how you plan to use it. Logic by itself is pretty efficient, but you will be limited in how many plugins/sample libraries you can load.

tehlord · Post by **tehlord** » Mon May 09, 2016 9:09 am

If it's a quad core it'll be fine, if it's a dual core it'll struggle. The difference is large.

4GB is about ok for smaller projects, but you could upgrade to 8GB

Sim.Sky · Post by **Sim.Sky** » Mon May 09, 2016 1:18 pm

It will probably run, but I honestly think you won't have much fun. Even on a quad-core Macbook Pro with 8gb RAM Logic takes up to a few minutes to open up and start a session, depending on how complex it is. Reaper, for instance, is usually ready under 30 seconds

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Mon May 09, 2016 1:20 pm

On how many machines can a Logic license be used, one or more?

Numanoid · Post by **Numanoid** » Mon May 09, 2016 1:21 pm

Sim.Sky wrote:Even on a quad-core Macbook Pro with 8gb RAM Logic takes up to a few minutes to open upds

Regular HDD, or with SSD ?

tehlord · Post by **tehlord** » Mon May 09, 2016 1:25 pm

Sim.Sky wrote:It will probably run, but I honestly think you won't have much fun. Even on a quad-core Macbook Pro with 8gb RAM Logic takes up to a few minutes to open up and start a session, depending on how complex it is. Reaper, for instance, is usually ready under 30 seconds

That can't be right. I have an i7 quad core MBP with 16GB RAM and it takes 9 seconds.

That's with SSD

Logic runs fine on a Mac Mini as long as it's quad.

Jim Roseberry · Post by **Jim Roseberry** » Mon May 09, 2016 1:32 pm

On the newer Mac Mini, the RAM is soldered to the motherboard (like the newer MacBook Pro).
There's no upgrading the RAM.

Cinebient · Post by **Cinebient** » Mon May 09, 2016 1:33 pm

Numanoid wrote:On how many machines can a Logic license be used, one or more?

As much as you own (like with iOS apps you could install it on any device which is connected to your account). It's nice but the bad side is you can never resell apps you have bought in a mac store or app store.

Indeed
Trying Mainstage for just 30 bucks could be an option since it comes with all the Logic instruments but limited editing and other stuff (or the free Garage Band) since they use similar resources.

Sim.Sky · Post by **Sim.Sky** » Mon May 09, 2016 1:41 pm

tehlord wrote:
Sim.Sky wrote:It will probably run, but I honestly think you won't have much fun. Even on a quad-core Macbook Pro with 8gb RAM Logic takes up to a few minutes to open up and start a session, depending on how complex it is. Reaper, for instance, is usually ready under 30 seconds
That can't be right. I have an i7 quad core MBP with 16GB RAM and it takes 9 seconds.

That's with SSD

Logic runs fine on a Mac Mini as long as it's quad.

Well, it actually is right since I have to deal with it everyday. Might be that it's related to the HD (mine is not an SSD). Of course it also has to do with the apps, software, etc. which is running alongside Logic. If you're using a computer solely for making music, things might be a little faster, because there's less in the RAM/cache.

Logic Pro on Mac Mini 4GB?