Topic: Mac mini for running SD3

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Replied August 21, 2019 at 03:25 #2473674
Red Gear Music
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This is the exact specs I have with a Samsung EVO 860 1TB SSD. Works just fine with no issues. However depending on your budget, I would look for a newerish model to get a longer shelf life out of your purchase. I know eventually my machine won’t be able to handle all the VSTs we use in our Logic Pro projects.

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Replied August 21, 2019 at 08:42 #2473710

Ilja Körrer
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The question is, are you using an Audiointerface?
I did and got rid of these problems as i bought my rme interface.
Nowadays I use my TD-30 as my Interface and have no problems at all while playing live.
Are you using SD3 only under Studio/Production-Conditions??

Aaaah yes, I forgot my MacMini Setup which runs clean at the moment.
I’ve got a MacMini Late 2012, Quadcore i7 2,3 Ghz, 16GB RAM, 2 x 256 GB SSD under HighSierra.
Never change a running system 😉 and it works fine for me.
I also use several other VST-Plugins such as BFD3 or SSD5. They all work fine und Reaper.
This is also a point that is important I think, how massive is your DAW performing?!??!?

I think the key might be the ammount of RAM and how many cores you have.
The SSD’s are just for loading the kit quickly into the RAM. Once it is loaded the SSD won’t be affected anymore, as far as I know.

So far from me and my experiences I have.

Cheers Ilja

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.4
Operating system: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
Replied August 21, 2019 at 08:44 #2473712

Erick Bimont
Participant

Ok, thank you for help! I would like to ‘ve the 2018 Mac mini but it’s very expensive so…
Replied August 21, 2019 at 08:53 #2473714

Erick Bimont
Participant

Ilja Körrer wrote:

The question is, are you using an Audiointerface?
I did and got rid of these problems as i bought my rme interface.
Nowadays I use my TD-30 as my Interface and have no problems at all while playing live.
Are you using SD3 only under Studio/Production-Conditions??

Aaaah yes, I forgot my MacMini Setup which runs clean at the moment.
I’ve got a MacMini Late 2012, Quadcore i7 2,3 Ghz, 16GB RAM, 2 x 256 GB SSD under HighSierra.
Never change a running system 😉 and it works fine for me.
I also use several other VST-Plugins such as BFD3 or SSD5. They all work fine und Reaper.
This is also a point that is important I think, how massive is your DAW performing?!??!?

I think the key might be the ammount of RAM and how many cores you have.
The SSD’s are just for loading the kit quickly into the RAM. Once it is loaded the SSD won’t be affected anymore, as far as I know.

So far from me and my experiences I have.

Cheers Ilja

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.4
Operating system: macOS High Sierra (10.13)

Hi, thank you for your return of expérience ? I use my Mac mini only to run SD3 and sometime I run at the same time Studio one 4 and I use a Steinberg audio interface connected to my Mac mini (UR22 MK2).

For my work in production with my daw I’ve another windows configuration very powerful that works fine with sd3 too…but for some reasons of configuration of my room I need a computer dedicaded to SD3 around my Drumtec edrum.

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Replied August 21, 2019 at 09:22 #2473721

Erick Bimont
Participant

Derilja, it’s possible to put 2 ssd drive in a Mac mini late 2012?….

Replied August 21, 2019 at 11:08 #2473734

Ilja Körrer
Participant

Hi!!

You use Drum-Tec?? Are you from Germany??
If it so, we could talk in German aside this forum via Mail . . . .
What Module do you use for triggering??

Yes, it is possible to put 2 SSD’s in a MacMini late 2012. It’s a bit tricky and you have to be careful, but I did it by myself.
There are some Videos on Youtube as a how to and you need some Special Tools and a Mounting-Kit (avaiable on the net).

If you want contact me for further Infos in german use der.ilja@gmx.de

Cheers Ilja

Replied August 21, 2019 at 12:50 #2473742

Hasse FX
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Regarding the 2012, try to find one with a second drive already mounted (like the server version) to minimise the hassle with mouting the two SSDs. Also, while the box is open, also add RAM up to 16GB, if not already present.

Replied August 21, 2019 at 14:21 #2473758

Erick Bimont
Participant

Ilja Körrer wrote:

Hi!!

You use Drum-Tec?? Are you from Germany??
If it so, we could talk in German aside this forum via Mail . . . .
What Module do you use for triggering??

Yes, it is possible to put 2 SSD’s in a MacMini late 2012. It’s a bit tricky and you have to be careful, but I did it by myself.
There are some Videos on Youtube as a how to and you need some Special Tools and a Mounting-Kit (avaiable on the net).

If you want contact me for further Infos in german use der.ilja@gmx.de

Cheers Ilja

I’m French…? I use Roland TD-17 with sd3 to triggering my Drumtec edrum and it works perfectly. Do you ‘ve a link for the mount of 2 ssd Drive…I just found a Mac mini 2012 same configuration as yours…Thanks.

Replied August 21, 2019 at 18:26 #2473808

mickg
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Sure. Check out OWC.com. They make all kinds of updates for Mac minis.

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.4
Operating system: macOS Mojave (10.14)

Replied August 21, 2019 at 18:33 #2473813

mickg
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I’ve had dropout issues with my Macs before. (2012 MacMini i7 16g RAM, 2017 MacBook Pro I7 16g RAM) You may be short on RAM, but what really helped me was telling SD3 to use only 1 core processor. That completely fixed it for me. Check OWC.com for ways to bump up your mini without replacing it. I’d love to get the latest since they now can now carry 64 gigs of RAM. Sweet…

Try the 1 core thing…

Mick

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.4
Operating system: macOS Mojave (10.14)

Replied August 21, 2019 at 22:40 #2473851

Erick Bimont
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mickg wrote:

I’ve had dropout issues with my Macs before. (2012 MacMini i7 16g RAM, 2017 MacBook Pro I7 16g RAM) You may be short on RAM, but what really helped me was telling SD3 to use only 1 core processor. That completely fixed it for me. Check OWC.com for ways to bump up your mini without replacing it. I’d love to get the latest since they now can now carry 64 gigs of RAM. Sweet…

Try the 1 core thing…

Mick

Superior Drummer 3 version: 3.1.4
Operating system: macOS Mojave (10.14)

How do you tell SD3 to use just 1 core ?….

Replied August 22, 2019 at 07:25 #2473897

Henrik Ekblom
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Erick Bimont wrote:

How do you tell SD3 to use just 1 core ?….

In Settings > Performance

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Replied August 22, 2019 at 08:20 #2473905

Erick Bimont
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Thank you Henrik 😉
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