Jan 07, 2019 All told, if you're doing extreme pro work, the 2018 i7 Mac Mini, the Vega 56, and the Helios FX can help you get your job done - and all together, at about two-thirds of the entry price of a. Live 10 (version 10.1.2 and later) is fully compatible with Catalina. However w e highly recommend not to update your OS until all of your third party plug-ins, hardware drivers and other programs are officially supported on Catalina. I'm working with a way older mac mini and live 10 works okay but I record everything to audio to keep the cpu power low. But even the newer ones have the same slow cpus. The biggest problem with mac minis and most other macs is the way to small fans! I have to let it run highspeed (4500rpm plus) to keep the cpu heat at 70℃ while working in ableton. Jan 10, 2020 I'm working with a way older mac mini and live 10 works okay but I record everything to audio to keep the cpu power low. But even the newer ones have the same slow cpus. The biggest problem with mac minis and most other macs is the way to small fans! I have to let it run highspeed (4500rpm plus) to keep the cpu heat at 70℃ while working in ableton.
In hopes of getting the best setup I upgraded from my mid 2010 MacBook Pro (El Capistan) to the 2016 MacBook Pro 15' with 2.9GHz and 1 TB SSD. Sadly I have been experiencing issues with Live, with frequent audio dropouts, mostly with some midi tracks with (5 minute) long simpler samples. The dropouts are sporadic, making my setup unreliable for live performances. I suspect there's a problem with new MacBooks with Live, Sierra, or my CPU, RAM or SDD is faulty, because my 2010 (El Capistan) didn't have this issue.
Anyone else experiencing issues using 2016 MacBook Pro with Live 9.7.2?