Logic Pro X CPU Optimization | 2021 | M1 System Tips | Run more Plugins!

[@tivermusic]

This is one of the most educational videos on Logic I've seen. Not only have you demonstrated how well it runs on M1, but you've also taught us a bit about how Logic Pro actually handles CPU loads and why! This is very very crucial! Thank you very much!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

That is very encouraging. Thank you! I was really upset that this thing was over 30 mins but I wanted to keep the educational content in. It's my background! I need to be faster and I need to script better. If I had a classroom in front of me, my head goes into another mode and I say everything in a better way. The camera freaks me out.

[@Blazeneon]

@@MarkPayneAudio It must've been the wine that slowed you down!

[@lordofstringss]

exactly that! Thank you @Mark Payne

[@duarteestelita7257]

@@MarkPayneAudio i’ll tell you, i felt the video was pretty solid, Mark. Definitely NOT boring or too lengthy. even if it had been, one always has the option of increasing the video playback speed. Your diction and script fluidity is really good enough for me to having put this on 1.75x and still having been able to follow along quite fine. What a solid video and..in the end..somewhat of a tutorial . thank you very much subbed ! cheers from Portugal

[@nicholasbohannan1673]

Mark, I’m a 25 year old aspiring audio engineer. This sir… is the EXACT kind of content that I need. I’m so sick of the amateurs giving faulty information because of faulty testing. Now I have a so much better idea of how to run more plug-in’s 😏👊🏼🙏🏻🙏🏻 Great stuff my friend. Please don’t change and please don’t stop!

[@Gongtopia]

That was the BEST Logic Pro video I've ever seen. I learned so much from it. You're so right about all those hypothetical "90 tracks open in Logic" videos not addressing actual real world usage. Your explanation was clear, concise, and without the usual 'hype' that others add. I have a much better understanding of how Logic works as a program within Mac OS. Thank you!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Wow, thank you! Comment much appreciated. It took a good few days to come up with a set of tests that could show what was going on. Its good that people notice so thanks!

[@MrWaightyboy]

Best M1 chip review for music I've seen! Thanks.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Glad you enjoyed it! What are you running yourself?

[@MrWaightyboy]

I’m running intel MBP for mobile at the mo, just waiting till the 16inch comes out before I upgrade. It’s looking promising so far. Hopefully it will replace my desktop as well performance wise.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

@@MrWaightyboy The 16 will kill pretty much everything, I am sure of it. I like the baby 13" format so I am happy anyway. But I will be tempted for sure! I just hope its a long way away!

[@HollywoodVirtualAudio]

@MrWaightboy I wouldn't call it a review. I'd call it an interesting computer science approach to Logic and the M1. I'll consider an "M" chipped Mac once I find plugin compatibility more acceptable. I am growing tired of Apple innovating faster than 3rd party vendors can respond.

[@ceebee2881]

I honestly watched this video a few times. Its not because i don't understand what you were saying but its because you explained it so well that its worth watching it again.. Thank you so much!!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thank you also!

[@just_pierre9730]

This video is a Masterclass demonstration. I'm 62 years, have a lot of experience with big client/server environments on Windows, Mac and Linux. I followed lots of official training but this were the best 30 minutes of giving information and how to demonstrate it. Well done, Mark.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

That is very encouraging. I was a computer systems support engineer and educator for Hewlett Packard till the mid 1990's when I started SFL Group. That is where this kind of delivery was learnt I guess.

[@seanwolford2473]

From a software engineer (I started my career as a audio engineer and eventually started writing software) -- @Mark Payne it makes me so happy that you know and think about these things. This is so well presented to this channel and gives a great insight into how the hardware and software work together in a practical application.

[@rackmountroomba]

This video series is a treasure trove of hyper-valuable information that I have not yet seen. The concepts of I/O buffer vs process buffer, multithreading & thread affinity were all explained so simply.... I just can't believe this is all available for free on KZbin. Thank you!!!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Welcome and free :-)

[@jordanjohnmusicofficial]

FINALLY!!! Comprehensive knowledge on a subject and system that is unfortunately oversaturated with amateur analysis and click bait. Mark, this was definitely one of the most insightful rundowns I think I've seen from anyone re: this subject. As a professional musician using these platforms in actual tracking and mixing scenarios, this has shed so much light and professional perspective that many have been actively searching for on the internet. I don't think there's any need to apologize for being so detailed and thorough. I really enjoyed your thoughtful insight on these very necessary considerations when using a Mac & Logic. Bravo to you, Sir! I am definitely subscribing to your channel. Looking forward to further insight and perspectives. Cheers from Toronto, Canada!

[@dast702]

What a great video, the length didn't bother me at all. I was writing an essay for uni and every time I was taking a break I was coming back to see the rest. Next time I'll have a glass of wine for myself and enjoy your content properly. So glad I found your channel

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks John!

[@RobbieAudet]

Hey mate. I've written about 500 songs in my life, and now I'm becoming a professional producer. And can I just say, your no bull, completely logical and linear approach to explaining intricacies that someone like me who used to just jump into a project and make up an idea would have no hope of knowing.... Flippin' brilliant video mate. My band is not going to flay me after all thanks to you hahahahaha. Cheers from Aus

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Manny thanks!

[@MelissaAtwell]

This is one of the most useful Logic Pro videos I have ever seen. Thank you, Mark, for sharing this useful deep dive into Logic’s CPU usage. (Disclaimer: I work professionally in the music business, composing and engineering music, plus engineering post-production. My colleagues and I mostly use Logic Pro, and Pro Tools in combination. We can all benefit from Mark’s very helpful video!)

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks Melissa.

[@aayushmaanlala]

Haven’t watched a 30 minute video in years. This is some seriously good content, love the effort.

[@jergervasi3331]

Amazing video! My i7 3.2gHz 6 core Mac Mini (2019) with 64GB RAM was choking on Logic, even though a lot of my plugins were UADs, running on 20 cores of UAD processing! Your tweaks just freed up about 50% more CPU headroom for me, and my problems have vanished. Even when not crashing, the audio "sounds" more stable (might just be my brain... LOL). TOP MAN! THANK YOU!

[@voxor314]

I've been composing in ableton for a few years now but I'm a fairly new student just starting to learn about audio production and studio work. I'm looking at getting a mac for the first time ever since using logic at school and love its simplicity and workflow, and your videos have been the only ones I've found that are comprehensive and factual enough to actually assist me in buying one, your combined audio and tech knowledge are a perfect combo for this series! So thanks for all the effort it really is an enormous help and greatly appreciated! ✌

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thats great to hear. let me know how you get on!

[@Gamez4eveR]

This is genuinely remarkable - I'm really excited to see what the M2 has in store

[@MarkPayneAudio]

That is going to be a killer system but I love this little 13"!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

@Alec Nichols My guess is September... but really I have no real idea. I think the internet is full of people that like to guess this stuff!

[@1176hambone]

I can't thank you enough. Once and for all, you made it clear and explained how and why. I went from crashing to 25% in the Logic CPU meter. Life saver!!! This is essential!

[@JPCommenting]

Thank you for the tip on how to maximize the cores! I was getting so many system overloads prior to this with all of my old third party plugins. I was about to return the M1 haha. This definitely saves it.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Great to hear! Saved!

[@blaspayri]

same here. This video is useful 8 months after it was issued and it is unbelievable that this knowledge is not available on the apple support or on the regular KZbin channels

[@JohnOShaughnessy]

I've been considering a MAC mini M1 for a small project I'm starting. I'm used to Logic as a DAW. You've covered a lot here. This has been well worth watching. Well done! thanks

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Great to hear! Lets us know how you get on!

[@JohnOShaughnessy]

@@MarkPayneAudio may take a month or so to get totally operational, but yes, I will!

[@RussDnB]

I’ve learned more about my new computer than I bargained for. Thank you for this sir 😊

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Happy to help!

[@delphus6102]

Finally real and clear explanation of what's is happening in my computer. I'm a 57 years old professional musician and producer. I started my career on an otari 24 analog machine and used protools as it had only 4 tracks. I've duscused about those topics with my Mac reseller anti makes me event more confused. Thank you. Hope your wine is as good as your explanations. Faé from Switzerland.

[@edenhunter9904]

This chap knows his stuff. Thanks again Mark.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks Eden.

[@jellybean7253]

Good stuff. I was a live engineer for many years and used ProTools with the Avid Consoles like the SC-48 and the D-Shows. I retired in 2019 and just joined a local recording studio here in SoCal, USA and we are using SSL stuff and Logic. Thanks for all the Logic Tips for this old man. Cheers

[@gabaummmm]

Hi Mark! Great content, keep it coming! Cheers from Brazil

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Muck love from the UK!

[@JoshuaHults]

i have used logic for so many years and this was the most educational video I have seen on setting up logic for best performance

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Excellent!

[@svarogstudio]

Thanks for testing this all and showing it to us. Very interesting to watch, and it will save me the time while setting things up when my M1 mini arrives.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks for watching!

[@mariusvanwitzenburg]

The fact that you showed the BSD manpage for sysctl raised my interest in your channel 📈 👍

[@luc_aswell]

Thanks for this information. Very difficult to come across some deeper reviews and tips on YouTibe and this is definetely not the typical superficial review on these laptos. Subscribed! 👏🏻

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Glad it was helpful! I have a new video coming where I show 8GB Air vs 16GB Pro examples running home and office productivity tools, Logic and Final Cut. The thing is just short of an hour long. Maybe I am making a mistake doing things in this detail ?!

[@slowpokeproductions]

@@MarkPayneAudio I would watch for hours, were they as informative as this! SUBSCRIBED!

[@abhyudaymusic]

Hi Mark! I have been planning to switching to Logic from Ableton on my new M1 Air. Maybe I'd do it, maybe I'd not. But, I must say, without even being a Logic user you kept me hooked up for the entire 33 mins. This channel I am using to comment is my Brand YouTubr channel. I didn't sub to anybody till date using this (I do from my personal one), but I switched account just to Sub you. Thank you !

[@DanBires]

I did play around with these settings a bit when I first got my m1 Mac mini. Wasn't sure if it made a difference but I wast utilizing for playback which makes a big difference. I always noticed that stereo plugins or using in the form of studio is a memory hog. I can add the same plugin on a mono track barely uses anything then applied to the master buss and bam cpu goes up. Thanks for this video. Now I understand what's going on and how to squeeze more plugins natively. I do have an Apollo 8p with a octocore satellite that helps a lot and so far I haven't got into a situation like this but great info. to know. Take care.

[@friejay9604]

Great video! Finally a Video with a professional requirement and the right background informations. Really rare on KZbin these days. Most guys are talking about things they do not understand and these guys are giving tips to those who are reliant on - Really dangerous. But good to see that there are some professional colleagues left who are sharing their knowledge ! Great stuff

[@MarkPayneAudio]

My pleasure!

[@jakobgeorgaudio]

Just love how you ended the m1 benchmark pissing contest for good. Wholesome.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Boom bang-a-boom! :-)

[@MarkPayneAudio]

"Wholesome" is my new goto word!

[@UnsungHeroGuitars]

Great job Mark! 👍 I have to compliment you on finding the perfect balance between geek and layman - probably one of the best executions of this I’ve seen on KZbin. I also highly appreciate that you don’t hype yourself, your services or social media presence every 30 seconds! Congrats on figuring out how to do it right - keep up the great work 😊

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks!

[@thimothorin]

Great content! Love that deep diving into all that details and background stuff :)!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Yes, I try and understand how it works then you can predict what it will do!

[@sheffsteel7]

Impressive video Mark. It requires great skill to make something complicated much easier to understand. I rarely subscribe to anything these days as I already loads of subscriptions but your videos are very different to the norm. Hence I’ve no hesitation to subscribe and look forward to learning more from your expertise. Thanks.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks for the sub! I appreciate your discernment.

[@fiveshorts]

FINALLY, someone who actually knows what they’re talking about. Thank you SO MUCH for this education.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Many thanks!

[@ryanwintersmusic]

Brilliant! This stuff is super technical but you break it down really well. Thanks once again Mark!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Glad you liked it! I am trying... and learning :-)

[@vubear]

Brilliant explanation of complex stuff that even a tech dummy like me could understand. The mark of a man who really knows his stuff. Subscribed. Thanks.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@chrismitchell1516]

You are a good teacher - I learnt a lot from this. Thank you!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

You're very welcome!

[@arasharfa]

FINALLY the tutorial i've been looking for. I run logic pro more like a modular synthesizer, I route and side chain everything left and right and I get error syncing midi and system overload all the time and this has finally given me some insight on which processes are heavy on my machine. Thank you very much!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Most welcome!

[@rbreemer]

Mark, Thank you very much for this very learnful and interesting video. As I am considering a M1 Mac mini + Logic Pro for studio recording and mixing, your video gave me the confidence to move forward in this direction. FYI: I liked the combination of your IT background merging with the pragmatic approach on getting the best out of your audio gear. It's the same for me as formerly being a professional drummer and recording engineer, but now run an IT company (so sort of the other way around opposed to your career). I have subscribed to your channel. Will be following you. Rolf (The Netherlands).

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Excellent!

[@TRFAD]

So glad I came across this video. I've been trying to get a full comprehensive guide on this. Thank you

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Welcome!

[@mrmelodyo1792]

My friend, you have no idea how useful this video has been. Thank you

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Glad to hear that!

[@ipsinghification]

Hi , Thanks for your vid , Does 64 bit summing take more processing power given that , that summing option is open to use more ram than 4 gb ? What happens if we fiddle with that preference and make it 32 bit summing ?

[@MarkPayneAudio]

I did try that previously and I found that it made no difference to the processor load.

[@vinnitheratcatcher]

you sir have made my day... I've been looking all over the internet for these answers. I cannot thank you enough.

[@BoxieDrums]

I'm a bit late to the party, but may I add you're a figurative life saver! I wish I had you as a teacher for ALL topics - fantastic job Mark!

[@izansengun]

wow. I'm speechless. I wasn't expectin that kind of a deep knowledge. This video is sooo informative. Thanks a lot

[@MarkPayneAudio]

My pleasure!

[@Briancox1981]

Thank you so much! - I've been struggling with "system overloads" so much on my M1 MacBook Air. I never thought to do some of these things.. I'm so glad I found this video

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Glad I could help!

[@natural2]

Speak!! 16:53 finally someone can explain logic’s damn issues

[@babykingpin]

This is a fantastic video. I needed a new music computer and my mid 2011 iMac i7 maxed out with High Sierra. I was a Logic 7.8 and 9 user and wanted to get back to Logic and the 10.6 update. So I looked at a 2020 iMac. 27 inch mid tier and with the specs I wanted it would be well over 3K. Too much for me currently. I started seeing M1 videos but they were all tons of sine wave tracks with plugins. I was looking for a real world music session video and found your video which was what I was looking for and it convinced me to buy a M1 Mini 16/1TB at half the cost of the 2020 intel iMac. I couldn't be more pleased with the M1 and Logic running in Rosetta 2 every thing is smooth as silk. With the money saved I was able to update my Waves library to V12 buy Komplete 13 a second display and a bunch of Virtual instruments. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Excellent! Thank you for your lovely comments and feedback! I am quite new to committing serious time to YT... you end up thinking if its worth the effort? Then I read these and feel encouraged!

[@babykingpin]

@@MarkPayneAudio Please keep up the fantastic work.

[@fastpathdeify]

I've been using Linux for the Internet at office tools for a long time. For audio recording I had Cubase for Windows. Above all, the know-how in relation to the CPU utilization was decisive for me to switch to Aplle M1. The performance and your style with the glass of wine ;-) Thank you very much

[@MarkPayneAudio]

You are very welcome! Currently on an wine fast here as lockdown excess has put too many Kg on!

[@dumpedcabledumpedcable116]

I would love to see a video on optimizing performance while tracking with virtual instruments, for the lowest latency. And another on avoiding PDC timing errors.

[@nicolasbambrick]

AMAZING video. Thank you so so much for making it, and helping me in such great ways by making it 🙏🙏🙏

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Welcome!

[@wthompson006]

Great vid! Explanations made sense with actual live tests that prove what is being claimed.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@revenantsignalproductions]

I’m scoring a film and recently switched back to logic because Ableton is not realistic for feature length film composition. I was so disappointed with Logic’s performance; it was seriously hindering my productivity and stressing me out as I’m on a deadline. Stumbled upon this video and it’s a damn lifesaver. Thankyou!

[@bamboofstillmorning5996]

Mark! That was the clearest explanation of core usage I have ever heard! Where did you learn this information? In all of my audio engineering studies I never got any of that stuff… Thank you, and keep up the good work!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Ok so I have an unfair advantage. Before starting SFL Group in the UK back in the early 1990's I worked in operating system support for Hewlett Packard looking after MPE and Unix. Part of my role was as an educator for HP. When I started out in Audio I still continued to teach customer courses for HP Education.

[@bonymannerson9725]

This drooling old man is kinda stating the obvious isn't he?

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thats funny! Apparently if you read the comments here and the hit rate on the video, it would appear to be helpful to many. This drooling old man is just going to pop across to your channel to see what your videos are like.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Oh look, what a surprise, you don’t have any.

[@ClayKramer]

Very helpful! Still waiting for Native Instruments to bring more of their software to M1.

[@typ0_music]

I appreciate that I actually learned something and wasn't just shown the settings, awesome video thanks

[@boglec.kadream5974]

This is really a worth-while review of Apples M1 series for audio production since its inception back in 2020. We've All been clocking the M1 in every format since its release.. & This 30 minutes deserves a replay. Time well spent, Thank you Mark Payne ! Anything that is well done is done forever. Cheers !

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks Bogle. Much appreciated.

[@TheHasselBoff]

Thanks for this, very helpful. Most people just tell you to increase the buffer size and to not use any plug-ins while tracking, which is impossible if you're a songwriter and need midi drums and guitar amp sims running at the same time.

[@RickatSonyRed]

Finally, and, well worth the wait. The promos for plug ins, never discuss the processing power they pull from your CPU. Unless you have experience in this area, you’ll be in for a nice surprise when you begin to load up your tracks. Well done, I particularly enjoyed your discussion on tutorials that speak of using 60 or 70 tracks, casually as if, it’s a given. Thank you

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Good call!

[@Simen0303]

I had an absolute pleasurable time watching this video. I want to thank you very much for the quality, great education, effort and care you provided in this video, Sir.

[@robertnealcavanaugh4289]

Mark. this is brilliant. I've seen so many videos on some of these subjects that must be, literally, shills. Thanks again.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks Robert, much appreciated!

[@eyramgbewonyo3968]

BEST BENCHMARK FOR M1 MACBOOK AIR / PRO EVER🙌🏼👌🏼

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks!

[@jocomend]

A video like that with soft synths would be great, test the multithreading to live tracks too...

[@SchibbiSchibbi]

Kudo to this perfectly explained video! I enjoyed every minute of it and got some understanding about how Logic processes the CPU load! Cheers

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@metomett]

All and even more I needed to know about ‘how m1 and Logic are performing together’. Excellent video from a real red wine lover, right! :) !? Thanks and cheers man.

[@hankfowler8194]

Great content. Your video on the Macbook Air performance with Logic got me to cancel an order for the Macbook Pro and I bought the Air instead. Very happy with the Air. Thanks.

[@alx1533]

Thanks, Mark. You've outdone yourself again, my man. Thank Buddha I manipulate time zones for my wine differentials, aka, 5pm west coast.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Perfect!

[@joshuaroager8933]

29:21 - what you should do in logic settings to optimize use, especially when only using playback tracks and therefore not recording live instruments/midi. Recommend watching video to find out why. Great vid!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks

[@CharlesMoore2]

Outstanding info 14 months later! Thank you Mark for all the work/time you put into this. Found it 'cause I've just rec'd my 14" MB·Pro M1 Max 10-core. A bit surprised that an operation like re-enabling Core Audio, which reloads all plugins, is rather slow (but I realize this may not be a useful benchmark). Anyway, your suggested playback settings for M1 are most welcome. Toasting you with a glass of Malbec. Cheers!

[@michelleclerc654]

You Sir are incredibly intelligent and explain things so perfectly well. I tip my hat to you in admiration. Truly.

[@domshov]

Epic…especially the wine! Just ordered a maxed out M1max for composition work, lots of Kontakt etc so RAM v.important for preloading samples, most thirsty plug for me Diva, but single core performance so good on new Apple silicon, hoping for improvements there! Great practical vid thanx

[@apeacefulwarrior]

I love this video. Very good stuff indeed, infact one of the best viedos on the subject I´ve seen. Highly appreciated. Many thanks Mark..and cheers! :)

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Wow, thank you!

[@karlmeyer3058]

I like the content and the way Mark is explaining - very useful and sympathetic! And a good reason for a glas of wine ;-)

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Glad you enjoyed it! And Cheers!

[@johnlegrande1042]

Thank you so much, Mark! I just got a new Mac Studio (coming from a 2 year old iMac) and was having awful stuttering problems (especially tracks in solo) and going through the settings in this video I think (Knock wood) that my problems resolved!! Yay!!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Glad I could help!

[@maximilliankoster1871]

HUGE help.. I almost wanted to get rid of my M1 before this video. BIG Thank you Mark!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Super!

[@AlexVonCrank]

Great video. Intro music is banging!!!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Glad you like it!

[@Scandi63]

Best channel I’ve seen in years! So much useful and informative stuff. Helped me a lot in deciding what to buy for my studio Mac. Thanks a million! 🤘🏻🎸😎

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Most Excellent!

[@Right_in2]

Very good point on using real sessions as benchmarks

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Indeed!

[@douglasjarquin]

Hello Kitty! My daughter pointed that out from across the room. Thanks for the excellent content!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Let your daughter know that she has good observation. This Hello Kitty comes on shows with me ;-)

[@dannykirsch]

Great video. Can’t wait to get into the studio to try these logic settings as I’ve had a nightmare today. Basically working in Dolby atmos mode changes everything. I have a very powerful 2017 iMac Pro fully maxed out in every way possible such as 128gb of ram for example. Logic runs beautifully on it when not in Dolby atmos mode but in Dolby atmos mode the first core quickly goes above 100% and overloads logic even though the other cores (think I have 32 or something crazy like that) are hardly breaking a sweat. This is even more apparent if I have a limiter or something on the master output but even without those I was getting overloads every few seconds today and I can’t bypass the atmos plug-in on the master or it won’t work. Setting multi threading to playback only helps a great deal ONLY if I have an instrument track selected rather than an audio track but this simply isn’t practical. On another note if I use 3d object tracks they go out of time so I have to stick to using only bed tracks which is also frustrating but a whole different topic. Can you suggest anything please Mark? As I say I will try changing the settings from automatic. Thanks in advance. Danny :-)

[@JonWenzel]

This is fantastic! I've totally optimized my iMac after watching this. Thanks for the tips! Subscribed!

[@backwoodmenace]

Really enjoyed how you explained how everything works. Best video I’ve seen on the subject

[@waedi73]

Great show ! I had to watch the whole video because it was so interesting ! At the moment I am discovering the Arturia V Softsynths, with lot of fun. What an incredible machine is this CMI ! Fantastic ! I will take all these settings straight away from you to setup my Logic ! 👏👏👏👏🚀🌍✌🏻

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks Walter!

[@ShadowhispersBand]

Though I got an i9, that was intersting, I'll try to apply it to my settings: buffer size 1024 and Processing threads to 14 (of 16 available). That will leave some room to go even higer 😉 Liked and suscribed. You really know your stuff, it's hard to find someone like you between all the other so-called experts on youtube

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks Shadowhispers!

[@franklinfactoryrecords2761]

Thank you man. That was awesome. I have to add though, a really CPU hungry feature in Logic Pro is the number of undo steps, lowering that from the standard 100 to 5, would have probably let you run another Abbey Road Verb. :)

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks for the info!

[@wesboundmusic]

This was so informative, wow! I've always wondered what these settings really do and while I had an idea, you laid it out so transparently that I was able to even tweak my older machine's settings in such a way that the hungriest of instruments loaded on a multitracks orchestral arrangement now run smoother than before! Amazing! Thanks a bunch and then some! In answering your question(s): Naturally, orchestral libraries are (usually) one of the more resource hungry virtual instruments (I'd like to set those apart from plugins, although technically they're that as well) with the exception of the entry level #SpitfireAudio orchestral libraries, which I find to be incredibly efficient while providing really authentic instruments. Well, I've learnt a ton here and I'm really grateful to you for having come up with this during lockdown! Happy 2022, Sir!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Lovely!

[@nicksearle9400]

Thanks Mark. Very informative and helpful.

[@alanohagan6999]

My gosh, if you produced a logic training course I’d buy it in a flash. Fantastic job

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks!

[@akilorosky]

This is probably the best insight I've had into how the M1 works for music in Logic - I would like to ask how you'd tweak your settings to optimize MIDI recording (Buffer Size, Threading, Cores etc...) Thank you for sharing your knowledge!!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

This is hard for me as I do very little midi recording.

[@SethRamsay]

You are a GODSEND FRIEND!! YOU GOT A SUBSCRIBER FOR LIFE!!!

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks!

[@_patrikjay_]

Great demonstration video on this topic, very well done Sir!

[@RyanKhay]

This was excellent and some great tips for running my new M1! Thankyou!

[@JRandallS]

Excellent stuff here, and I don't even use Logic (I mainly use Studio One 5.4 now). I'm going to set my settings to the same end of the spectrum. I use a lot of UAD plug-ins, which are ran on separate processors in the Apollo or Quad card. Nevertheless I am all about keeping processor headroom. Need to do all possible to avoid CPU shutting down the session. I also use a lot of Waves plug-ins. The software manufacturers are just now beginning to catch up to the M1 chip. Its a good time to jump in the water.

[@paulgibson3259]

I also found it very engaging too as well as informative. Not an easy task.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Thanks Paul. I worry that these vids are getting too long. Thanks for the encouragement. It really helps. Teaching is not new to me but this style of at desk KZbin presentation is.

[@TaylorMorriss]

I can't express how useful this information is to my situation. Thank you thank you thank you

[@TaylorMorriss]

I use the hell out of soundtoys little alter boy and it is an absolute cpu gobbler

[@inactionman]

Great video. Well presented and unbelievably helpful.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Andrew_Whiteford]

would love to see a non-Rosetta comparison video, with Logic running natively and only plugins compiled for Apple silicon.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

I just cannot do that as most of the stuff anyone wants to run is not there yet. I can tell you that the difference will be less than 20% (educated guess).

[@carloslopez-real9235]

Thanks so much Mark, this is a really brilliant video, so well researched and presented. Fantastically useful.

[@MarkPayneAudio]

Glad it was helpful!