MacBook Air with Ableton Live?

How well does a MacBook Air work with Ableton Live? My band uses Ableton Live via a MOTU ultralite hybrid. We're about to tour Europe so looking for something light. Will it work?


Your help and tips are much appreciated.

Thanks!

MacBook Air

Posted on Jun 6, 2012 10:40 PM

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Jun 7, 2012 2:35 AM in response to swaa

Hey swaa


Yes it works very well on my MacBook Air 11" 2011 model with 4 gig ram 1,8 gHz i7. I use Ableton Suite 8 and never had any problems. If you use a lot of instruments and external plugins you might want to close some apps as you only have 4 gb of ram on the MacBook Air. At home i use the MacBook Air in clamshell mode conected to the Apple Thunderbolt Display in it works like a charm although the fans turn on. This does not happen when i work with Logic Pro 9. The fans do not turn on. I guess its the programming of the DAW's. Hope this helps.

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