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Mac Mini M1 vs M4 Ableton Live Real World Test
Comparing the M1 and M4 Mac Mini, testing speed and performance in an actual session. Seeing if the M4 is worth the upgrade.
Both Macs are base spec and running Ableton Live 12 in native Apple silicon support mode.
Audio interface for both was a Focusrite 2i2 2nd gen.
0:00 intro
0:19 demo track comparison 30 tracks
1:38 120 tracks
3:30 240 tracks
5:27 480 tracks
7:21 verdict
8:53 final thoughts
#ableton #macminim4
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Видео

Collabing with other Artists / Producers
Просмотров 2097 месяцев назад
Is it a good idea to collaborate with other artists? A collab might take extra work, but it could be the one thing musicians and producers need to do take their music to the next level. Here's some thoughts on collaboration in music, why you should consider it, and a few tips on how to collab better. Even though it's easier to make music on our own, collabs push us out of comfort zones to creat...
SoundCloud for Artists Music Distribution
Просмотров 38 тыс.Год назад
SoundCloud's new music distribution platform is almost the same as their previous iteration called Repost by SoundCloud. Nonetheless, it's a good option to distribute your music on Spotify, Apple Music, TikTok, and all those places. The new rebranding is a promising sign that SoundCloud is actively developing the platform and adding new features and enhancing support. It costs $30/year for unli...
Cutting off dreadlocks
Просмотров 2,8 тыс.2 года назад
Shaving my dreads after 7.5 years. Having locs is fun, but it's time to cut them off. I was debating on going to a barber to cut my dreadlocks off, but it seemed like it wouldn't be hard to do it myself. I looked up "how to cut dreads" and couldn't find much, so I just got a pair of sharp scissors and went for it! After the locs were gone I took an electric hair clipper and shaved my head. It w...
Having Multiple Artist Names
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.2 года назад
Should you have multiple music project names or aliases? There's some big artists who have done just that, and it totally can work. But it might not be the best decision for every artist. Here's a video I made about how to choose an artist name: ruclips.net/video/TCdUJfHVs1c/видео.html 0:00 intro 0:17 artist who have multiple names 1:01 advantages of having multiple artist names 2:18 advantages...
Free Social Media Music Distribution
Просмотров 2,2 тыс.2 года назад
How to distribute your music on TikTok, Instagram, RUclips Music (and Content ID) for free. If you want to get your music on social media platforms so people can look up your track and post it natively in their video or on their story, you have to go through a music distributor. Here's 3 options that are free to distribute music to social media. Links to distributors: Sonomo: www.sonomo.com/fre...
Spotify Fraud - Fake Features
Просмотров 1,4 тыс.2 года назад
I was added as a featured artist without my permission or involvement. It brought to my attention how easy it is it be an artist imposter and scam people on Spotify. People are literally gaming Spotify by faking collabs with famous (and not so famous) artists. Some scammers take it a step further and actually impersonate other artists. Anyone can add false metadata when the release song, and so...
Ableton Live 11.1 has finally been released
Просмотров 18 тыс.2 года назад
After 5 months of beta testing, the stable release of Live 11.1 is now official out. Here's the highlights: The 11.1 update added full native Apple M1 compatibility, an updated shifter device, two new Max for Live devices, and a bunch of small improvements and bug fixes. Here's the full list of release notes: www.ableton.com/en/release-notes/live-11/ 0:00 intro 0:19 what's new? 2:27 how to inst...
I made an album every month for a year.
Просмотров 1 тыс.3 года назад
I challenged myself to make and release 12 albums in a year. Here's what I learned. It was a lot of work, but a fun journey! The best way to get better at something is to do it over and over again. So that's what I did with composing and recording music! Kinda crazy thinking about it now. This video is one year in the making! (all the background music in this video is from the 12 albums!) 00:00...
Sidechain Compression in ShaperBox
Просмотров 3,6 тыс.3 года назад
How to use VolumeShaper for sidechaining in Ableton Live. In this video I'll show you how to get a nice clean sidechain sound without actually using a compressor. ShaperBox has a tool called VolumeShaper that is basically an LFO tool that lowers the volume instead of compressing it, giving a cleaner sound than a traditional compressor that you'd use for sidechain. 0:00 intro 0:29 setting up sid...
The Problem with Music Distributors
Просмотров 7 тыс.3 года назад
Music distributors are like the new record labels. Here's some things you need to know before distributing your music. There's a lot of problems with music distributors-I'm gonna highlight some of them and hopefully help you navigate the craziness. I'll also show you a few alternatives to music distributors. It's totally doable to release your music without them. If you do decide to go with a m...
Repost Network claimed PewDiePie's song?
Просмотров 23 тыс.3 года назад
Repost by Soundcloud has wrongfully claimed and stolen copyright and RUclips Content ID for PewDiePie's song. Did Repost Network actually intend to misuse the copyright laws and claim his music without his consent and steal all the monetization, or did someone else do it through them? Either way both RUclips and Repost/SoundCloud need to step up their game to prevent this from happening in the ...
How to distribute your music on SoundCloud for Artists (previously Repost by SoundCloud)
Просмотров 21 тыс.3 года назад
Step by step guide to upload and distribute your music on SoundCloud for Artists. Since I made this video they rebranded from Repost by SoundCloud to SoundCloud for Artists, but it's basically the same thing, and the process to distribute your music is the same. In this tutorial we'll go through the whole process of getting your tracks ready for distribution. By the end of this video you'll kno...
Repost by SoundCloud Music Distribution - Review
Просмотров 15 тыс.3 года назад
Is Repost by Soundcloud worth it? With so many options for music distributors, how does it stand out vs the rest? In this review we'll look at how Repost compares to other music distributors. From monetization, payments, support, Spotify and Twitch integrations and more. Here's my review and experience with Repost by SoundCloud. I made a step by step guide on how to distribute your music on Rep...
Ableton Live 11.1b4 Update + Native Apple Silicon Support - Ultimate Test
Просмотров 11 тыс.3 года назад
Ableton Live 11.1b4 beta improved it's native M1 Apple silicon support, and I'm here to test it! I'll be pushing this new 11.1b4 beta version to the limit while comparing it to the current stable version of Live 11 which runs via rosetta on M1 Macs. Also testing the intel AU plugin support in this new version. I'm running an a baseline M1 Mac mini with 8GB of ram. 0:00 Intro 1:54 Actual Test 5:...
Ableton Live 11.1b3 Beta - Apple Support Initial Test
Просмотров 6 тыс.3 года назад
Ableton Live 11.1b3 Beta - Apple Support Initial Test
Are artists stealing each others songs?
Просмотров 1903 года назад
Are artists stealing each others songs?
How to Choose an Artist Name
Просмотров 29 тыс.3 года назад
How to Choose an Artist Name
Ableton Live 11 on a Mac Mini M1
Просмотров 20 тыс.3 года назад
Ableton Live 11 on a Mac Mini M1
(free) "New Day" - Inspiring and Motivational Beat
Просмотров 3813 года назад
(free) "New Day" - Inspiring and Motivational Beat

Комментарии

  • @CHOVA7
    @CHOVA7 День назад

    Are you still up for questions?

  • @DoubleEldrich
    @DoubleEldrich 2 дня назад

    M4 has more RAM than M1. Thats the diference

  • @dumolwethuvokwana2050
    @dumolwethuvokwana2050 7 дней назад

    Repost for what, what is the benefit 😮😊 also for starting a station, what's that about 😢

  • @alexedev
    @alexedev 9 дней назад

    nice one. I was considering this. but I think it does not make sense to do it under different names unless you start getting some bigger exposure. When you are unknown, it does not matter if it is only one name or multiple. You can start to be more considerate as soon as things are changing and you understand that keeping things under one name is starting to feel bad for marketing, I guess, it is possible to move some tracks from your "all in one" name to a new "side" name later.

  • @alexedev
    @alexedev 9 дней назад

    nice ending man!

  • @Homi3e
    @Homi3e 9 дней назад

    A la obra

  • @thedustprincerose
    @thedustprincerose 9 дней назад

    So there's no way to make your project be posted on a specific date and time??

  • @rastaclint
    @rastaclint 10 дней назад

    you had the M-1 at 48K the M-4 at 44K so this test is totally invalid!

  • @mlaurentiu
    @mlaurentiu 16 дней назад

    Thanks for the video and message. By the way regarding the speaker pushed in dome. Work great some power tape or something sticky to pull that out. As well warming it up with a hairdryer is working all the time.

  • @DJGeorgeDisco
    @DJGeorgeDisco 16 дней назад

    use what you got is great wisdom. Sometimes, and probably most of the times less is more.

  • @AbhishekSinghOfficial
    @AbhishekSinghOfficial 19 дней назад

    Appreciated 🙌

  • @MrFrigid247
    @MrFrigid247 19 дней назад

    so it seems like as of 2025 the free plan only gives you 1 hour of uploads, the plus plan gives you 3 hours, and the pro plan gives you unlimited uploads. Obviously for someone just starting out its going to take some time before you have 3 hours worth of content depending on what you make, but it seems like they've pretty much rigged the system to force you to buy the pro plan eventually.

  • @davedev87
    @davedev87 19 дней назад

    Thank you for such a positive and optimistic (and non-materialistic) perspective! Legendary!

  • @FrankAbrahamMusic
    @FrankAbrahamMusic 19 дней назад

    My only issue is the lack of support -its non-existent, You supposedly are paying for priority support with a pro account, but two weeks and no answers, no human response. Very frustrating experience. I will not release my next track with them.

  • @Djtrotsky
    @Djtrotsky 20 дней назад

    how does latency compare? nice video thanks!

  • @itsgmani
    @itsgmani 23 дня назад

    Cool test. I should try this on my m4 pro

  • @lionelbeats
    @lionelbeats 23 дня назад

    FL studio test🙏🏼

  • @fathercharles5743
    @fathercharles5743 24 дня назад

    Thank you and they are so picky. They want your music to sound like it came out of a 100 thousand dollar . Big name production company studio. That's impossible for an independent artist. I've thinking about getting out of the music streaming. It's a huge headache. Either get out of it or use AI to make my recordings .

  • @AtlasEchoMusic
    @AtlasEchoMusic 25 дней назад

    lovely message at the end! <3

  • @ashkanpm
    @ashkanpm 26 дней назад

    Awesome video. Clear and concise. Thank you very much. ❤

  • @chambre466
    @chambre466 27 дней назад

    not fair. audio rate is bigger on the M1

  • @Ventingparakeet
    @Ventingparakeet 29 дней назад

    This was very helpful. I do have a question i do not know how to claim the profile.

  • @frecadore86
    @frecadore86 Месяц назад

    Did you shoot in Log and you forgot to edit?

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit Месяц назад

      Threw a LUT on and called it good!

  • @Aboutmyfathersbiz
    @Aboutmyfathersbiz Месяц назад

    So which distributor do you use???

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit Месяц назад

      I'm currently using SoundCloud for Artists, but for future releases I'll probably go with EmuBands

  • @aarongrubbmusic
    @aarongrubbmusic Месяц назад

    I've never used more than 50 tracks, so I think I'll be future proof with the m4

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit Месяц назад

      Yeah, more than 50 is a bit much! unless you're making a soundtrack and using an entire orchestra or something 😉 I actually think limiting the amount of tracks used is a helpful creative constraint, and it makes for a much cleaner session

  • @aarongrubbmusic
    @aarongrubbmusic Месяц назад

    Meanwhile, my 13th gen i7 with 64gb RAM stutters with 8 virtual instruments open at 1024 buffer

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit Месяц назад

      dang fr?

    • @aarongrubbmusic
      @aarongrubbmusic Месяц назад

      @ well, there's a chance that it's damaged due to their bad firmware, but that's also what I was running my previous computer at

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit Месяц назад

      @@aarongrubbmusic I guess it shows the power of the M4!

    • @минорныймажор
      @минорныймажор 25 дней назад

      ??? i7 10700, 32 GB RAM and M2SSD, run like hell!

  • @salomeshunamon
    @salomeshunamon Месяц назад

    I'm wondering how you go about this professionally/legally? I'm assuming that you'd need a DBA for each, yes? Would you create a new pseudonym in your ASCAP/BMI? Would you treat them as separate financial entities?

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit Месяц назад

      For royalty collection, ASCAP/BMI, they use your legal name, which is linked to the meta data on the release. It's not a bad idea to set up a DBA or even LLC for each alias,, but not necessary. It's completely legal to release music under as many names as you'd like!

  • @maghraouidhia3122
    @maghraouidhia3122 Месяц назад

    can i use it to distribute my music and at the same time upload my music to youtube and bandcamp ?

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit Месяц назад

      You have to upload to RUclips and Bandcamp separately

  • @Will-l4q
    @Will-l4q Месяц назад

    I have a question I would like to ask. Once you pay the $30 for a year. Are you still paying the $12 a month as well

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit Месяц назад

      They recently changed their plans, so it's $39 a year for the basic one they call Artist, and $99 for Artist Pro

  • @benjaminblack4924
    @benjaminblack4924 Месяц назад

    What’s the RAM on each Mac?

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit Месяц назад

      Both are base spec for the year they were released, 8GB on M1 and 16GB on M4

  • @minhdaongoc
    @minhdaongoc Месяц назад

    love your philosophy of tools :3 help me escape the upgradeism

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit Месяц назад

      It's a tough thing to escape! What helps me is remembering that the feeling of upgrading when it's actually necessary feels SO GOOD. Getting the maximum usage from a product is the best. Like wearing shoes until they fall apart!

    • @davedev87
      @davedev87 19 дней назад

      Amen! preach!

  • @folclorescent
    @folclorescent Месяц назад

    great video

  • @lilofadidas7982
    @lilofadidas7982 Месяц назад

    You didn’t say how much ram this m1 ?

    • @alexyy11
      @alexyy11 Месяц назад

      He said $600. So that means 16GB RAM and 256GB SSD

    • @lilofadidas7982
      @lilofadidas7982 Месяц назад

      $600 the m4 but the m1 how many ram

    • @alexyy11
      @alexyy11 Месяц назад

      @@lilofadidas7982 Good point. He should be comparing to 16GB to make it apples to apples but most likely he is comparing to 8GB which makes the whole benchmark worthless.

  • @pioni2
    @pioni2 Месяц назад

    I'm still running iMac 5k with 4790K and 32GB of memory. I can't decide whether to get the Mac Mini with M4 Pro and 64GB of memory or go with equally priced PC (close to 3k€). My iMac has been crashing a lot and I feel like that would continue in the Mac Mini as well since Apple did nothing to fix the problems with samba shares and USB disks. Without those it's stable, but semi-useless. An extreme example: in PhasePlant I have patches that the 4790K can play one note at a time, anything more and the CPU goes over 100%. If the new Mac would be three times as fast, that's still only three notes. Getting a 16-32 core PC is still an option, especially with way cheaper SSD's and memory. I'd skip the NVIDIA or AMD graphics card altogether as I suppose Ableton Live does not use it anyway and I have another computer for playing games.

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit Месяц назад

      I'd say go for whichever ecosystem you prefer! The M4 Macs seem promising with they longevity, but having a PC that you can actually upgrade is quite nice

  • @glendc2945
    @glendc2945 Месяц назад

    Thank you! Every other RUclips channel seems to only compare the M4 Pro model instead of the base M4. Great job!

  • @jamwithjason3112
    @jamwithjason3112 Месяц назад

    What would the result be if u set it to 32 sample ?

  • @CXtheproducer1
    @CXtheproducer1 Месяц назад

    Good video, you may should of changed the buffer when you duplicated the tracks

    • @Simon-us4bn
      @Simon-us4bn Месяц назад

      Yeah this would be great to see, maybe add a few third party plugins too as the effects etc all look to be stock

  • @electronoirofficial
    @electronoirofficial Месяц назад

    Very nice videos, and above all your final speech is perfect, I'm of the same philosophy as you brother. Create with what you have, and squeeze the most out of it. Only in this way do you bring out everything you have inside.

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit Месяц назад

      ty bro! 100%. We gotta make the most of the resources we have, and I believe having limitations actually fuels creativity, so it can be a blessing to have constraints. Cheers mate 👊

  • @vaughnwilkinson595
    @vaughnwilkinson595 Месяц назад

    Sweet... Curious about the same test with m4 vs m4pro

  • @MichaelPopescu
    @MichaelPopescu Месяц назад

    I think it would be fair to match the sample rates between the sessions as well. The M1 runs at 48kHz while the M4 runs at 44.1kHz-which could be considered a slight advantage. Nice comparison video though. Keep up the good work ;)

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit Месяц назад

      Ah, I forgot to check that! Yeah, def would've been better to have the sample rates be the same.

  • @davem8114
    @davem8114 Месяц назад

    Interesting - i think what this showed, as you say, is for most peoples 'real world' usage, M1 is a perfectly useable machine. Only when pushing into multiple hundred tracks the M4 becomes vital but I doubt folk who are producing those track counts would be buying the base spec mac mini anyway. Really Like your summary about gear being just tools and creativity is key....sometimes limitations can stimulate creativity - the memory limit in old samplers were testament to that.

  • @kosmikmusa
    @kosmikmusa Месяц назад

    Are both using same kind of audio interface too?

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit Месяц назад

      Yeah, both running through a Focusrite 2i2 2nd gen

  • @Hello-we9wh
    @Hello-we9wh Месяц назад

    Nice comparison.

  • @SunAndMirror
    @SunAndMirror Месяц назад

    Music Distributors are a fking scam.

  • @chaytencurrin7074
    @chaytencurrin7074 Месяц назад

    Rly helped out appreciate it dawg

  • @yagizkaplann
    @yagizkaplann Месяц назад

    Can I make money by distrubuting my ‘mashups’ ?

  • @manglemut
    @manglemut 2 месяца назад

    thats a great video man but soundcloud for artists has now a slightly different feel with other windows. I cant get any further with profile mapping its asking me for an artists link or select matching profile. ive been trying for over 6 months to release songs and still cannot get any further it just dont wanna work

  • @motoXcross.
    @motoXcross. 2 месяца назад

    nice I’m cutting mine today

  • @WINTERANGEL777
    @WINTERANGEL777 2 месяца назад

    Can you help me? With the new SoundCloud. Featuring like everything looks new and I need to help.

    • @freshlysunlit
      @freshlysunlit 2 месяца назад

      I think it's time I make a new video for it!

    • @WINTERANGEL777
      @WINTERANGEL777 2 месяца назад

      @ yes yes yes that would be amazing because I’m struggling with this new giant update for SoundCloud and the part that I’m struggling to do for my featuring to put on distribute i’m getting this error featured by must be enclosed in () at the end of the title that’s the part I’m stuck on

  • @LashTekk
    @LashTekk 3 месяца назад

    Yo sup. I distribute my music via soundcloud next pro. How do I claim my Spotify Artis Account? My request over the spotify for artist page gets rejected every time. They want a page with my email and my name. Both is in my soundcloud, wich i link every time. Pls help