BIAS FX 2 Standalone - Slow preset change with Mac mini 2012 - Fast with MacBook Air 2017
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Hi there,
BIAS FX 2 Desktop 2.1.9.4900
The computers are very similar in performance but the Air makes the preset change quickly while the mac mini very slowly.
SLOW PRESET CHANGE
Mac mini late 2012
macOS Mojave 10.14.6
Memory: 2x4GB = 8GB 204-pin PC3-12800 (1600 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
SSD: 2x Crucial MX300 525GB Raid0 - free space 440GB
Processor: Intel Core i5-3210M 2.50GHz
Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 4000
FAST PRESET CHANGE
MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
macOS Mojave 10.14.6
Memory: 2x4GB = 8GB 204-pin PC3-12800 (1600 MHz) DDR3 SO-DIMM
SSD: 1x APPLE SSD SM0128G - free space 60GB
Processor: Intel Core i5-5350U 1.80GHz
Graphics Card Intel HD Graphics 6000
System Requirements for BIAS FX 2 Desktop (https://help.positivegrid.com/hc/en-us/articles/360024944311-System-Requirements-for-BIAS-FX-2-Desktop)
Mac
OS X 10.11 or later
4GB of RAM minimal, 8GB or more recommended
1GB free disk space
Core i5 (https://www.positivegrid.com/bias-fx/)
The benchmarks are similar.
Mini Benchmark:
Air Benchmark:
You can have a look at this video (iCloud is disabled):
https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOmWauCZ7ZR3sGslSsbWdjF_-vqXHEJ7qKClVAV
I want to buy a footswitch midi controller to use it with mac mini but it is not possible with this latency on preset change.
I created a clean install of Mojave but the problem persists.
Thanks