KVR Audio

steveski · Post by **steveski** » Mon Apr 07, 2025 7:54 pm

Ready to push the button on the new mac mini M4 pro coming from my 2017 (48gig ram) 4.2hz iMac. I usually use Logic & Cubase . Been trawling through YouTube for reviews but before I go ahead it would be interesting to hear from those on this forum who are usinhg it and their thoughts.

sqigls · Post by **sqigls** » Tue Apr 08, 2025 8:24 am

i use one for the Adobe Suite at work, the base model with the pro chip... also have it hooked up to an RME Babyface. It packs a punch for something so small and quiet. OS loads in the blink of an eye... once you wade through the waves of necessary user unfriendly Apple settings re-adjustments, pretty solid. this base model feels twice as fast as my m1 macbook pro, which i very rarely hit the ceiling on. i reckon i'd encourage the purchase of the 14 core model, those 2 extra cores (plus extra graphics cores) will make a difference. I guess it depends what you're running. My boss was too much of a tight-ass unfortunately

i've been running 2 x 2k monitors, apparently they can support three monitors?

tehlord · Post by **tehlord** » Tue Apr 08, 2025 9:05 am

I have an M4 Pro Macbook Pro and it is absurdly powerful. It will be a huge upgrade from an Intel iMac.

sqigls · Post by **sqigls** » Tue Apr 08, 2025 9:34 am

paying for the extra ram might be knee to the rattlers though.
even bumping to your current 48G will be what...400 bucks? but yes, it's absurdly powerful.

abi · Post by **abi** » Tue Apr 08, 2025 9:45 am

steveski wrote: Mon Apr 07, 2025 7:54 pm Ready to push the button on the new mac mini M4 pro coming from my 2017 (48gig ram) 4.2hz iMac. I usually use Logic & Cubase . Been trawling through YouTube for reviews but before I go ahead it would be interesting to hear from those on this forum who are usinhg it and their thoughts.

I upgraded from that same IMac to an m2pro mini with 16gb and am still having a blast. Like a never ending honeymoon.

uOpt · Post by **uOpt** » Wed Apr 09, 2025 3:33 pm

I have the base M4 Mini and it is absurdly fast for tasks that don't require many performance cores.

steveski · Post by **steveski** » Wed Apr 09, 2025 5:06 pm

Thanx for your replies. I sometimes can use quite a few 3rd party plugins and have had a few overload warnings on Logic. Reckon I better make my move before it becomes too costly with Trumps tariffs maybe pushing prices through the roof.

Flogs · Post by **Flogs** » Thu Apr 10, 2025 8:07 am

The Mini M4 Pro 14 core 48gb ram is a beast. Both Cubase 14 & Logic 11 run smoothly along with pretty much most plugins.

Mac mini M4 Pro with Logic/Cubase. Thoughts and Recommendations.