Is 16 gb Ram enough for Komplete 14 Collectors Edition ?

Music12
Music12 Member Posts: 14 Member
edited October 2024 in Kontakt

Hello,

I have a MacBook pro 14 with:

Apple M2 PRO with 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine

16gb ram (Unified Memory)

512 gb SSD

Also have an external ssd harddrive, samsung T7 shield 4 TB were I will download kontakt to

Will this work fine or is it a must to have 32 gb ram ?

Will I have trouble with this setup ?


Thank you :)

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  • Shed Maa
    Shed Maa Member Posts: 81 Member

    I think you should be fine. I have an older Mac 8G Ram and i5 3.5 ghz and I have the standard 14. I think the biggest issue is storage. You have storage covered with your external. I don't foresee any issues

  • Kubrak
    Kubrak Member Posts: 3,126 Expert
    edited September 2023

    It depends on, what projects you intend to do.... If cinematic tracks with many classical instruments, you may run out of RAM very quickly even with moderate project....

    I am not on Mac, so I do not have practical experience how memory swapping work for real time audio use case. Otherwise it is said, it works very well on AS Mac.

  • Music12
    Music12 Member Posts: 14 Member

    Thanks for answers, I love doing cinematic music so want to be able to do that

  • Kymeia
    Kymeia NKS User Library Mod Posts: 5,374 mod

    I think the heavier libraries like Lores may struggle

  • Music12
    Music12 Member Posts: 14 Member

    would Mac studio be better ? than you can get 64 gb ram and more power for same price as macbook pro ?

  • Kymeia
    Kymeia NKS User Library Mod Posts: 5,374 mod

    That’s what I have

  • Music12
    Music12 Member Posts: 14 Member

    So Mac Studio with:

    64 gb ram

    1 tb ssd or 512 ssd

    Apple M2 Max with 12 Core CPU, 30 core GPU, 16-core neural engine


    Will this be fine for cinematic music ?

  • Kymeia
    Kymeia NKS User Library Mod Posts: 5,374 mod
    edited September 2023

    I'm sure it would be but not cheap and you already have a good laptop so balance that against that fact that most libraries will run with 16Gb, it's only some of the more demanding ones like Lore and Fables that would probably benefit from more RAM (which you said you can add to your existing laptop). See how you get on with what you have anyway - don't rush into an expensive new purchase based on what you read here

  • Music12
    Music12 Member Posts: 14 Member

    Thanks a lot :)

  • Kubrak
    Kubrak Member Posts: 3,126 Expert

    IMHO, good idea is to try it first on your current setup, it might work for you. If it does not work, than you will have to search solution.....

  • Music12
    Music12 Member Posts: 14 Member

    I mean I have ordered a macbook pro 14, but I can still cancel the order and instead take the mac studio for same price but with much more power and 64 gb ram ?


    so its more about if i should pick laptop or the studio

  • Kymeia
    Kymeia NKS User Library Mod Posts: 5,374 mod
    https://community.native-instruments.com/discussion/comment/92443#Comment_92443

    I see - personally unless portability is a need (eg for performance) then I’d go for the Studio (which is why I did) - but only you can decide what is best for your needs

    Of course you’ll also need a monitor

  • Music12
    Music12 Member Posts: 14 Member

    I have this monitor :

    HP 34 E344C VA Curved 21:9

    guess it Will work with Mac studio ?

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