Ableton Live 10 performance on Macbook M1

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H!NT
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Ableton Live 10 performance on Macbook M1

Post by H!NT » Wed Apr 16, 2025 9:28 am

I'm currently using Live 10 on an Intel-based Mac. I'm thinking of switching to an M1 Macbook Pro. Is anyone here using such a setup? With Live 10 running via Rosetta on M1?

Any issues with stability and performance in such a workflow?

1. Ideally - I wouldn't like to upgrade to Live 12. I know, I know that maybe it's not worth buying a new Macbook and staying with Live 10.

2. I know Live 10 would need to run via Rosetta - but I wonder whether Live 10 can run smoothly in this mode.

3. Will I have any issues with plugins? I know for this setup to work, I'd have to install Intel versions of plugins as well.

AND YES, I know many of you will be tempted to write: just switch to Ableton 12 and that's it. Maybe I will - but for now, I'd like to know whether a rosetta mode will work smooth - or not.

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Re: Ableton Live 10 performance on Macbook M1

Post by cids » Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:03 am

Yes, it will work - I've used it a lot when moving to an M1 Mac at the time together with Live 11
Mac Studio M2 Max and MacBook Pro M4

Genelec M030; Live 12 latest and beta; macOS 27 Golden Gate
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