Title says it all really. I find it very hard after I've heard a tune a thousand times to take a good step back and be really surgical and scientific with it. I often spend a couple of hours mixing a tune during a particular evening and when I take a listen the next day so many flaws stick out, whic...

Yeah that pretty much solves it.

Thanks man, plenty of stuff for me to chew over and it's put my mind to rest about this potential new purchase.

Thanks for the responses guys. Theo, that's interesting stuff. Which benchmark tester do you use? I have tested a PC before but not with Mac. Hi there, it's actually a standardised reason 8 benchmark available at this forum. I can find the link for you if you don't see it (in the main forum). If yo...

Macbook Pro 15inch Mid 2012 Model
CPU: 2.6 GHz Intel Core i7
RAM: 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Soundcard: Core Audio
44100Hz, 1024 samples
OSX Yosemite Version 10.10.3
CPU usage limit @ 95%
Playback stops @ 9.2.1.17 / 0:00:16:503

Getting roughly the same results running a Scarlett 2i2 interface.

Thanks for the responses guys.

Theo, that's interesting stuff. Which benchmark tester do you use? I have tested a PC before but not with Mac.

Hey guys, I'm looking to buy a new laptop soon as my current macbook pro is on it's way out. I've found a decent deal for a macbook pro retina mid 2014. Specs look alright, but I've noticed the CPU isn't quite as powerful as it's only 2.2 quad core whereas my current laptop is 2.6. It does however h...

That's what I was getting before.
Is there anyone running Yosemite who can get more than 4096 using core audio?

Really? That's odd. Perhaps there's something else involved. And I never mixed at 16k haha, latency is just ridiculous. I did however find 8k useful sometimes. There is a huge difference in performance, there's a project I'm working on atm that runs fine on 8k but is quite jumpy on 4, hence why I'm...

Hey guys. I've only just recently decided to upgrade from Mavericks to Yosemite on my MBP. I've noticed in Reason that the built-in soundcard on my mac is now capped at 4096 samples, whereas when I was on Mavericks I could get it upwards of 16,000. I'm finding this somwhat problematic as I work on ...

I know some law students who would no doubt agree with that sentiment :s0238:

Yeah man sometimes I wish I was a lawyer so I could fully get my head round stuff like this. Guess I'll just have to make do with music instead .

challism wrote: Softube TSAR-1R Reverb (must have, but a CPU hog)

An absolutely beautiful reverb if you ask me. Although saying its a CPU hog is a understatement.

Awesome list! Will have to check these out when I get home from work.

Since you could have tried it 30 days in advance to your purchase, you have downloaded the item already, before actually buying it. It then remains on your computer and only the license gets updated. Is it the downloadable media you're actually buying though, or the license? Arguably the period whe...