Have I made a big mistake!? M1 / Ableton performace

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Devery
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Have I made a big mistake!? M1 / Ableton performace

Post by Devery » Sat Apr 03, 2021 11:32 am

Hi everyone,

After cutting through many contradictory reviews about the M1, I've just got myself an M1 16RAM 1TB Mac book pro 13. Hoping to wait for Ableton to be ARM M1 native in the next 12 months or so and deal with the rosetta version in the meantime.

I've just downloaded a free 10 Lite version that came with some hardware - Now even using just one synth clip the CPU meter is around 30/40%. The demo song is coming in at around 50%. I know performance isn't going to be amazing in Rosetta but that seems crazy - ive optimised settings etc. Really hope I've not made a mistake here!?

Could it be that the LITE version isn't really optimised in Rosetta and the free 90 day suite version will run better? Or should I just resign myself to using Logic which seems to run like a beast on an M1....?

Any insight appreciated!

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