Mac mini vs. Muse receptor

I am running Logic Pro 8 on imac with lots of plugins (Arturia and Korg softsynths, East West Ministry of Rock, Omnisphere, RMX, etc.) and would like to save cpu power. Any feedback on using a Mac mini to run my plugins vs. a Muse receptor?

For a secondary machine I'd definitely recommend a pc over mac (mini or otherwise), you can get vastly more power for the same money, and for a slave machine you're not going to be seeing much of the OS anyway. PC also has more 64 bit support.

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The HDMI adapter that came with New mac mini, would fit on the connection coming from my old mini. My monitor has receptor same as the end of the adapter.

The HDMI adapter that came with New mac mini, would fit on the connection coming from my old mini. My monitor has receptor same as the end of the adapter.

I found out that I have 2 female ends, my question is where can I find the adapter with 2 male connectors? and what about power supply to monitor?

¿Can I connect 3 jacks on my mac mini?

Hi, mates.
First of all, I am new here, and I have a big issue I need help to solve. I have recently bought a MacMini 6.1 (late 2012). With my old PC, I had a Creative 5.1 sound system connected with three different coloured jacks (green, orange and black), as you can see in the image below. As all of you may already know, the MacMini 6.1 has only one audio out. My issue, then, is how to properlly connect those thre jacks into my only MacMini hole. What I have tried so far is connecting the black one: the result, only 2 of 5 speakers sound, -and the subwoofer doesn't sound neither! I have also tried to connect the green and the organge ones, and then, I can only hear the bass. While searching at home, I have found a little device (second picture below), and I have tried to use it. However, there has been no kind of improvement. ¿What do I need to buy for the subwoofer to sound? I don't really mind if I can get a real 5.1 sound and, to be honest, it doesn't really matter if I don't even get the 5 speakers to work. The minimum I have always wanted is the subwoofer to sound with, at least, two of the 5 speakers. I imagine some of you may think that is stupid to have a 5.1 sound system and only use it as a 2.1, but at this point, I would be really happy only with that. The thing is that I have been searching the web, Google, apple unofficial forums and even this one; but, as far as I am not an expert but a common user, I have understood nothing. ¿Can anyone help me and give me a deffinitive answer, please? You know, I think I need a lot of help. Besides, my pocket is almost empty, so I will have to choose the cheapest option.
Thank you all.

The built-in sound connector on the Mac mini can either output Analogue Stereo, or Digital (Optical) Stereo, or 5.1 or even 7.1.
Your Logitech system is looking for an analague 5.1 setup which the Mac mini itself cannot do.
You need to either use an AV Receiver between the Mac and the Speakers to do the conversion, or get an external sound card for the Mac.
Something like this http://www.hercules.com/us/Sound-Cards/bdd/p/56/muse-pocket-lt/
Historically FireWire devices were used but since some Macs no longer have built-in FireWire I would suggest looking for a USB one.

Mac mini slow since update

Hi All
Since doing a system update a couple of weeks ago my mac mini is running very slow. It keeps bringing the spinning color wheel up for about 10 seconds every time I click anything. It is slowly getting worse so thought I should try to resolve it.
I have:
EtreCheck version: 1.9.12 (48)
Report generated 5 August 2014 14:53:03 BST
Hardware Information:
    Mac mini (Late 2012) (Verified)
    Mac mini - model: Macmini6,1
    1 2.5 GHz Intel Core i5 CPU: 2 cores
    4 GB RAM
Video Information:
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 - VRAM: (null)
        S220HQL 1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz
System Software:
    OS X 10.9.4 (13E28) - Uptime: 0 days 1:9:25
Disk Information:
    APPLE HDD HTS545050A7E362 disk0 : (500.11 GB)
        EFI (disk0s1) <not mounted>: 209.7 MB
        Macintosh HD (disk0s2) / [Startup]: 499.25 GB (436.75 GB free)
        Recovery HD (disk0s3) <not mounted>: 650 MB
USB Information:
    Logitech USB Receiver
    Apple Inc. BRCM20702 Hub
        Apple Inc. Bluetooth USB Host Controller
    Apple, Inc. IR Receiver
Thunderbolt Information:
    Apple Inc. thunderbolt_bus
Gatekeeper:
    Mac App Store and identified developers
Launch Daemons:
    [loaded]    com.adobe.fpsaud.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.adobe.versioncueCS4.plist Support
Launch Agents:
    [not loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
    [running]    com.adobe.AdobeCreativeCloud.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.adobe.CS4ServiceManager.plist Support
User Launch Agents:
    [loaded]    com.adobe.AAM.Updater-1.0.plist Support
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
    [loaded]    com.adobe.ARM.[...].plist Support
    [loaded]    com.google.keystone.agent.plist Support
User Login Items:
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    Google Drive
    VMware Fusion Start Menu
    Wondershare Helper Compact
Internet Plug-ins:
    AdobeExManDetect: Version: AdobeExManDetect 1.1.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
    FlashPlayer-10.6: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
    AdobeAAMDetect: Version: AdobeAAMDetect 2.0.0.0 - SDK 10.7 Support
    AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
    AdobePDFViewer: Version: 11.0.07 - SDK 10.6 Support
    Flash Player: Version: 14.0.0.145 - SDK 10.6 Support
    Default Browser: Version: 537 - SDK 10.9
    QuickTime Plugin: Version: 7.7.3
    JavaAppletPlugin: Version: 14.9.0 - SDK 10.7 Check version
Audio Plug-ins:
    BluetoothAudioPlugIn: Version: 1.0 - SDK 10.9
    AirPlay: Version: 2.0 - SDK 10.9
    AppleAVBAudio: Version: 203.2 - SDK 10.9
    iSightAudio: Version: 7.7.3 - SDK 10.9
iTunes Plug-ins:
    Quartz Composer Visualizer: Version: 1.4 - SDK 10.9
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    Adobe Version Cue CS4 Support
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Time Machine:
    Time Machine not configured!
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         7%    firefox
         1%    Creative Cloud
         1%    Creative Cloud Helper
         1%    WindowServer
         1%    fontd
Top Processes by Memory:
    315 MB    firefox
    143 MB    com.apple.IconServicesAgent
    139 MB    Mail
    98 MB    mds_stores
    94 MB    Creative Cloud
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    1.58 GB    Active RAM
    482 MB    Inactive RAM
    686 MB    Wired RAM
    727 MB    Page-ins
    0 B    Page-outs
I have been using Adobe CC (Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign and Muse) on it for the last year with no problems at all. But now it has become virtually impossible to do anything as it takes to long. CC 2014 does not even load, the icons just bounce for 5 minutes until I give up.
I have looked on the forums for solution but none have worked so far. Any other suggestions are appreciated.

If this started happening without a warning of low disk space, then it's likely that the startup drive, or some other hardware component, is failing. Back up all data immediately, then make a "Genius" appointment at an Apple Store to have the machine tested.

Viewing mac mini remotely on PC laptop

I've got my mac mini connected to my tv and using it as a media centre. I'm currently sorting out my musi library which is taking ages. Rather than hog the tv screen, I'd like to remotely connect to the mac mini with a pc and carry out the sorting from there.
I have no network, but there is wireless broadband.
Is this something I can easily do? I don't want to have to pay for any software if possible.
Thanks
Chris

Check out http://www.realvnc.com/ Otherwise search Google for "screen sharing windows"

How can I redownload recently purchased music that was removed from my mac mini through my itunes account?

I recently transfered all my music to an external hard drive and then deleted it and emptied the trash. Most of the musi was transfered successfully but recent purchases did not make it and have been deleted. When I go into itunes i can see the list of purchsed music, but since it's unable to be located I get the ! sign. All forums tell me to go to the itunes store and go to pruchases under the quick link bar, but I don't see a quick link bar. PLEASE HELP! I am able to download the music onto my iphone and ipad just fine, why cant it be that easy on my new mac mini! I am so frustrated!

Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
If you open iTunes and click on Store in the sidebar, then look on the right side you will see a block of links labeled Quick Links.

Mac mini Intel Core Duo fan very loud and runs at high speed all the time.

I purchased an "Open box" Mac mini Intel Core Duo, 1.66Ghz, 2G ram, 80G HD and SD a few days ago from Fry's.
It runs beautifully except the fan is very loud compared to any Mac my family has ever had. It is so loud that we were thinking of putting it under the desk.
The fan runs constantly, and I mean all the time, at a high speed. You can really feel the air coming out the exhaust vents. The case is always cool to the touch as is the exhaust air.
My aunt bought a similar Mac mini (But only 512Mb ram) the same day. Her's is very quiet. The case feels just slightly warm, not unlike other Mac mini's I've seen.
Should my Mac mini's fan be running this way?
Thanks,
llulua
BTW: The "open box" was sealed with a Fry's label and it said that this had a new warranty. Yet, checking the serial number, it said that it had about 260 days left. I guess Fry's is backing it?
Also, someone told me that perhaps the main wire from the fan to the logic board is disconnected.
eMac 1Ghz, iBook 500 dual usb, Mac mini 1.66Ghz Intel Core Duo 2g ram Mac OS X (10.4.8)
eMac 1Ghz, iBook 500 dual usb, Mac mini 1.66Ghz Intel Core Duo 2g ram Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Since you have 2 gigs of memory, my thoughts are that when the party (Fry's or the origianl purchaser) upgraded the memory, they neglected to reattach the wire at the front of the Mini under the IR receptor at the right front corner that regulates the fan speed. This wire must be unattached in order to upgrade the memory, and is probably why the original person brought it back, because of the fan noise resulting from failing to reattach the wire. If that wire is left unattached, the fan runs continually at high speed to protect the CPU and system in general. If you do not want to use a putty knife to open the Mini, take it back to Fry's and ask someone who is Mac savvy to open it and reattach the small plastic receptacle at the end of the wire into its socket at the right front of the machine. When I go to Fry's, I am always concerned because the employees allow people to pry keys off of the Apple notebooks, so don't expect that their employees to know or care about anything Mac.
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About to buy Muse Receptor for live perf/composition. Would like advice...

Hello folks,
I'm really considering buying a Muse Receptor mainly for live performance and composition (I still would like to leave music production to a prof. studio).
I think it is exactly what I'm looking for but I would like to hear experiences from Logic/Mac users who use the Receptor.
Any issues and personal reviews are welcome.
Many thanks.

eww wrote:
The problem with this idea is that the batteries in current MBPs are not considered by Apple to be user-replaceable, and removing them voids the warranty. There are external batteries on the market, but they're quite expensive:
http://www.batterygeek.net/Batterygeeknet_MacBook_MacBook_Pro_Battery_Packss/78.htm
http://www.hypershop.com/HyperMac-External-MacBook-Battery-and-Car-Charger-s/91. htm
http://www.quickertek.com/products/macbookprocharger.php
Well, Apple REALLY dropped the ball on this one by omitting user replacement of battery and thereby reducing the user friendliness of current MBPs.
I guess Apple engineers just didn't have the expertise to come up with an easily replaceable battery, hmmm? If not that then what was their rationale for rendering current MBPs batteries non user replaceable?

Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter and Mac mini (2009)

Can anyone tell me whether the Apple Mini-DVI to Video Adapter listed here:
http://store.apple.com/ca/product/M9319G/A
works with the latest Mac mini (early 2009)?
If it does not what other solutions are there to connect to composite, component or s-video?

KC from Ann Arbor, MI had this to say as a review on the page to which you have linked;
10-May-2009
I bought a Mac Mini (May 2009) and this Mini-DVI to Video adapter with plans to use it to send an S-video signal to an analog TV. Though the sales staff at the Apple store said it should work, it does not. The graphics card apparently should support it, and it may be addressed with a future driver update, but as of now this does not work. I have used a mini-DVI to VGA adapter and monitor to verify that the port is working, and also verified that the S-video cable and TV input work. There are third party VGA to S-video/RCA adapters available so I plan to use one of those for my purposes. This is probably a 5-star product when used with the right Mac; however, Apple should have made it clear that having a mini-DVI port on your Mac is necessary but not sufficient for this to work - hence the 3 stars.

Install Windows 8.1 Pro on Mac Mini Late 2014

I'm trying to install Bootcamp on my Mac Mini. Windows reports that it cannot install or create a partition on the drive after formatting the BOOTCAMP partition as NTFS.
This is my setup:
1. Mac Mini Late 2014 with 2TB Fusion Drive.
2. Windows 8.1 Pro x64 full version ISO downloaded from Microsoft Store.
3. Sandisk Extreme Flash Drive (I have tried both 16GB and 64GB).
4. Bootcamp partition = 500GB.
5. Other USB devices plugged in: Corded USB Mouse and Apple Extended Keyboard (both of which are required to enter the serial number and navigate the installer window).
6. No additional storage devices of any kind are connected aside from the internal Fusion drive and the installer drive.
7. Booting from the EFI portion of the Bootcamp created Windows installer.
I have read that I should try using a USB 2 flash drive rather than a USB 3 flash drive, so I will try that next. I fail to understand how this could make any difference.
If you have any other tips, please let me know.
I have installed or helped other people install bootcamp many times over the course of the past 2 years. Every single time it has caused endless headaches and literally weeks of wasted time.
I have read endless posts on what is causing these problems. I will consider summarising these for anyone else having the same problems. Everyone has their theory so far about this Bootcamp nightmare, but so far there doesn't appear to be any one magic solution.
Apple's inability to address the issue suggests that the problem may be with the Windows installer. Perhaps Microsoft is deliberately causing this?
I suspect the two most likely causes of these issues are the downloaded ISO or the Thumb Drive.
If you have any better idea, please let me know.
On another topic, how to I rename the NTFS partition back to BOOTCAMP? All options to rename this partition are greyed out in Disk Utility...
Cheers,
Paul

Paul@Sydney wrote:
7. Booting from the EFI portion of the Bootcamp created Windows installer.
The FAT32/NTFS partition is usually not adequate for an EFI install. You can delete the BCA-created partition and create a Disk Utility partition which is formatted as Free Space. This will be split into an MSR and MSD. Fusion drives create problems, especially if the BC partition lies outside the traditional MBR 2TB boundary.
Before you delete the BCA-created partition, please post the output of
diskutil list
diskutil cs list
sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk0
sudo gpt -vv -r show /dev/disk1
I have read that I should try using a USB 2 flash drive rather than a USB 3 flash drive, so I will try that next. I fail to understand how this could make any difference.
Windows installers up to W8.1 do not have USB3 drivers. These are installed after Windows is installed and BC drivers are in place.
Apple's inability to address the issue suggests that the problem may be with the Windows installer. Perhaps Microsoft is deliberately causing this?
The requirements are pretty strict when installing Windows. Any deviations cause headaches and grief.
I suspect the two most likely causes of these issues are the downloaded ISO or the Thumb Drive.
The USB is usually the issue.
On another topic, how to I rename the NTFS partition back to BOOTCAMP? All options to rename this partition are greyed out in Disk Utility...
After Windows is fully installed and BC drivers are in place, log into Windows, right click on it and rename it on the Windows side. It cannot be renamed on the OSX side with diskutil renameVolume. Here is an example sequence. You cannot rename volume during the installation process.

How do I install Windows 8 on Mountain Lion (mac mini) 2010 Server using bootcamp with out Optical Drive?

I have a 2010 Mac Mini server running 10.8.4 (12E55). I just bought a brand new copy of Windows 8 from micrsoft. I have tried using boot camp and it will not recognize a burned DVD in my remote optical drive on my laptop running windows 7 or my macbook running Lion 10.7.5. I have had Microsoft on both of my computers remoted in for about 8 hours and they tried just about everything that I've tried.
Microsofts tech support has made me a bootable DVD and a bootable Flash Drive through remote desktop (awsome good job microsoft tech support). I have even tried formatting my mac mini's second 500GB hard drive to FAT32 using this whole disc as my windows partition. I know that when I go to install windows 8 it is going to reformat the drive to NTFS but all the articles that I've found, say this is what you have to do to get the drive formatted properly to get the ball rolling and get windows will fix it when it goes to install by reformatting to NTFS.
Ok so right now I have my second 500GB hdd on my mac mini formatted to FAT32 and I have tried to reboot holding my option key like I do on my mac book. If I want to boot to a different hdd on my macbook all I do is hold the OPTION key during start up and you get prompted to choose one of the bootable disc that is on your computer. Well if I put my USB drive which is bootable on my macbook into my macbook and do this right now its not showing up.
Now I just put the DVD that they made me in my macbook and it shows up as bootable disc. But the USB doesn't. (1 hour later) I just got microsft to remake the USB drive and am going to try that again so ta ta for now and I'll come back on to post to tell you if it works.

mikkel-kj wrote:
These apps paralells and fusion and virtualbox, are they in Mac App Store? And when I have the app installed what then, now it ain't only bootcamp what shall I do now to install windows 8?
Mikkel
Parallels, Fusion, and VirtualBox are available from their respective sites. Read their installation instructions which explain how to install Windows.

Mac Mini '09 incompatible with older flat panel TV's?

I just bought a Mac Mini '09 and tried to hook it up to an old (2002) Sony Plasma 32" TV. I am using the mini-DVI to S-video/composite video adapter. I get a "no signal" response from the TV, indicating that the Mini and the TV are not communicating. My black '06 MacBook is able to successfully connect to the Sony TV using the exact same adapter and cable combination. The TV only has component video, s-video, and composite video inputs -- no digital inputs.
I spoke with an Apple Care person, and she and I agreed that there is likely a compatibility issue with the new Mac Mini's video card and older TV's. I have also seen it suggested that the new Mini's DVI port will not pass on an analog video signal. Is there any fix for this, either a driver or a cable adapter? Would one of the display manager programs (SwitchResX, etc.) be helpful? Do I need to get a new TV?

It sounds like the new Mac Mini has HDCP enabled (as it is on the new MacBooks and MacBook Pros).
This is a kind of copy protection, and will not allow HDCP protected content to be played on an analog source.
A tool like http://www.hdfury.com/ will take the HDCP stream, and convert it to an analog stream. It's perfectly legal.. and will extend the life of older TV's (manufactured before 2002).

Using Mac Mini and a 26" Samsung Tube TV with Apple DVI to Video Adapter

So upon first hooking this adapter up from my Mac Mini to my samsung 27" tube TV, it worked fine–but everything was massive in size. I started changing resolution sizes in the preferences panel and one of them set the screen flickering vertically, like a mismatch in refresh rates.
Anybody else have this issue and resolve it successfully? It obviously works, it was for me for the first couple minutes, but I can't figure out what sent it flickering–and how to resolve it.
The TV is connected VIA composite (RCA) cable from the adapter to the video-in port.

Try starting in Safe mode. That should get your screen back.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1455?viewlocale=en_US
See also this article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2213?viewlocale=en_US

Mac mini,DVI to ADC adapter.

Looking at picking up the latest Mini to run logic on. I used to have an older Mac mini that I connected to the Apple studio display with a DVI to ADV adapter. Will I be able to get this display to work with a new Mini?

The new minis DON'T have a DVI out. There's an HDMI and there's T-Bolt. You can get adapters for either to VGA, DVI, HDMI and I've even seen RCA adapters. Apple probsably has HDMI-ADV or T-Bolt-ADV adapters too.
However you connect it, if you Google it long enough, you'll find an adapter to suit your needs.

Mac mini - dvi to svideo adapter - no screen on tv

Hello, I really don't know if anyone knows an answer of my problem.
No one did this far.
So I signed up here.
Ok, my question.
I have a mac mini 1.42 ghz. I want to connect it to my sony 100hz trinitron TV with an dvi to s-video adapter. It doesn't work.
I also have a G5 1,6 ghz. At the back it has 2 connections for a screen. I use 1 connection for my studio display, the other one I use for my sony tv to watch movies etc with the dvi to svideo adapter and the svideo cable in the connector an the tv. It works fine with synchronize the screens.
Why doesn't the connector work on my mac mini to my tv??
This is the connector I use:
[img]http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/8352/848/store.apple.com/Catalog/nl/Images/M9267_ lm.jpg[/img]
Nookie.

Nevermind. Due this problem I bought a lcd tv a bit earlier then expected.
So my old tv left the building!!
Now I dont have the problem anymore.
No more s-video for me, bought another cable like it's supposed to be. Digital.
Thanks.

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