M1 Mac for Music Production

I’ve been using my M1 MacBook Pro for music production for the past 7 months. In this video, I talk about how that’s going, and I give my recommendations about whether it’s worth the upgrade! So far, I’ve been really impressed with the performance of the M1 MacBook Pro. The speed, power, and efficiency have really helped to streamline my music production process. In addition to the MacBook Pro, I’ve also been investing in some budget field recording equipment to enhance the quality of my recordings. Overall, I’m really happy with the setup and would definitely recommend it to other music producers.

PreSonus^® has released Universal Control 3.4.2, a milestone update to its multi-product control and driver software package that includes full support for Apple Silicon M1-based Mac^®computers. All currently supported PreSonus hardware—including all USB audio interfaces (AudioBox and Studio series), Quantum-series Thunderbolt interfaces, StudioLive^® mixers (16.0.2 USB, AR series, and Series III), ATOM-series pad controllers, and FaderPort^®-series control surfaces—now works natively with M1-based Macs.

Universal Control provides the foundation upon which all FireStudio interfaces and Studio Live Mixers operate when connected to your Mac or PC. Universal Control 3.4.2 includes a firmware update for the PreSonus Quantum 4848 interface and for the company’s ATOM and ATOM SQ pad controllers. ATOM SQ now connects correctly on macOS^® Big Sur 11.2 and later. Connectivity has been improved with some Windows^® systems, as well. The update also implements pad performance adjustments for both units.

Zoom F6 Audio Interface How to and Settings

In this video, we show you how to use the Zoom F6 as an Audio Interface for Mac. You’ll see how I set up everything from the recorder, computer, and important settings within Adobe Audition and Ableton Live! We hope you enjoy this tutorial and please let us know if you’d like to see more videos like this!