Apple - News and Rumours
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macOS Catalina will break most of your music apps and equipment on its launch
11 Sep · When it's launched this October, macOS Catalina will break your music apps and equipment while doubling down on those annoying security prompts. Fun times ahead, then!
13-inch Apple MacBook Pro gets quad-core CPU, loses function keys
09 Jul · Starting at USD 1299, the 13-inch MBP is now powered by an 8th-generation 1.4GHz Core i5 or 1.7GHz Core i7 processor and comes with a TrueTone Retina display, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of SSD storage.
Rumor: 16-inch Apple MacBook Pro coming in September?
25 Jun · Is Apple planning a new 16" Macbook Pro for September? The rumour mill claims the new MBP will have a stunning 3072 x 1920 screen! Enough to fit on your DAW's mix console, then...
Apple recalls 15-inch MacBook Pros (2015) over battery fire hazard
21 Jun · Apple is urging all owners of the "MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) model to check its serial number online and confirm whether their laptop is eligible for a free battery replacement.
Logic Pro X 10.4.5 update raises the track count into the thousands
14 Jun · Following the 10.4.5 update, Logic Pro X officially supports up to 1000 stereo audio channel strips, 1000 software instrument channel strips, 1000 auxiliary channel strips...
Apple to unleash 28-core Mac Pro monster
03 Jun · Apple has announced the new Mac Pro with up to 28 cores and 1.5 TB of memory. In a sharp departure from the previous model, the Mac Pro brings back PCI Express slots – eight of them!
Apple intros 8-core MacBook Pros for busy music producers
22 May · Eight-core configurations are accessible on the 15-inch MacBook Pro, starting at USD 2800. It's a significant upgrade in power for music producers.
Apple partially fixes USB audio on 2018 Macs in latest Mojave update
27 Mar · The latest Mojave update (10.14.4), released yesterday, quietly improves the USB audio situation on 2018 Macs, as mentioned in the release notes and in beta testing user feedback.
Apple iMac 2019 refresh: New desktop machines for musicians and producers
25 Mar · What can the new iMacs do for musicians and producers? Both the 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMacs now have 8th/9th-gen Coffee Lake Intel processors and Radeon Pro Vega graphics. Worth an upgrade?
Are Apple’s new iPads better for musicians than the iPad Pro?
20 Mar · The new iPad Air and iPad Mini are powerful, musician-friendly, and certainly among the nicest ~USD 500 pieces of gear you can purchase at the time. Headphone jack and Lightning port, anyone?
Is there a major Logic Pro X update or Logic Pro 11 around the corner?
15 Jan · At almost six years old, a a major update to Apple's DAW seems warranted - either Logic Pro X 10.5 or Logic Pro XI. Could the timing of the latest bug fix update suggest an imminent major update?
The new Mac mini is the ideal starter Mac for music production
31 Oct 2018 · Apple is touting a full-fledged professional computer with big boy hardware such as quad-core 8th Gen Intel processors, support for up to 64GB of RAM, and up to 2TB of space.
The new iPad Pro has USB-C and charges your iPhone – pretty great for musicians
31 Oct 2018 · There are two particularly important changes for iOS musicians. The first is the 3.5mm headphone jack's removal, and the second is the introduction of USB C in place of the old Lightng port.
New MacBook Air delivers macOS & Thunderbolt to musicians for USD 1199
30 Oct 2018 · Apple's groundbreaking laptop receives a successor equipped with a high-resolution Retina display (no True Tone, though), USB-C/Thunderbolt ports, and Touch ID fingerprint-scanning protection.