Just got my first ever MacBook. It's a spec'd out 2015 model. 16 RAM, i7 and I changed out the thermal paste and put in a 1TB PCI-E SSD. 90min mix takes under a second to load, stems are instantaneous and without dropouts most importantly. Love it!

@juicemanirving

2 ай бұрын

How much did that set you back?

BTW, brother I truly enjoy your vids; that's why I'm a subscriber to your channel.

I have a 2012 MacBook and it definitely was laggy on it and the fan was going crazy, so I just bought a 14in MacBook Pro M1 Max 24 Core , 1TB. Cost me $3,800, but so worth it! Works smoothly with STEMS. Used it in a live setting twice so far and no issues!

@DJCEE_B

Жыл бұрын

Running a risk playing the beta live 😂

@missyae2

Жыл бұрын

@@DJCEE_B I know. It’s a risk I’m willing to take especially with this new Mac. It’s a beast! I was just getting some practice in and went for 2hrs straight on the newly updated beta and everything was flawless

@hollywoodthedj1673

Жыл бұрын

@@missyae2 … for $3800 that shit better run smooth that’s a hefty price lol👍🏽

Considering its an old 2 Core machine with 8GB Ram and Serato stems is Beta it did pretty good man. Yeah don't use it at a paid gig sure, serato even recommends currently you don't even if you have a top spec machine but i reckon when its out of Beta if you do a Fresh OS instal and keep it with Zero bloat and stick to 2 Deck mixing your probably gonna good. Especially if you try and keep to using tracks you added to your Stems before and don't analyse them on the fly.

I have a Mid 2012 MacBook Pro. 16gb Ram, 870 2TB Samsung SSD , 3.1 i7, Intel HD Graphics 4000 1536 MB, Monterey iOS. Serato 3.0 (Non-Beta) with Analyze Steams off. USB Buffer Size (Latency) at 10ms, S9, Technics 1210 M5Gs. Works great!

@hollywoodthedj1673

Жыл бұрын

So it work’s great for you without running stems but what about running stems is it still smooth?

@LAROSEROYCE

Жыл бұрын

@@hollywoodthedj1673 It runs smooth when the stem flies/track is fully analyzed! Usually takes about 20 seconds to start using stems once analyzed has begun.

@hollywoodthedj1673

Жыл бұрын

@@LAROSEROYCE … so it’s the analyzing part that freezes and slows the computer then I was about to buy a 2015 15” pro but I Midas well just buy once cry once and get the 14” M1 pro and a good SSD portable drive

@LAROSEROYCE

Жыл бұрын

@@hollywoodthedj1673 My laptop doesn't slow down or freeze when analyzing for Stems! The only time it may slow down is with "Analyze Tracks" on. Thats when it will analyze every file when a file is loaded to any deck. But if you have the money for the 14" M1 by all means.

@ambesa1

24 күн бұрын

I’m sure at home, but how about when doing a live set. I have a 2015 15’ 16g ram 2tb ssd on Catalina, I can’t use serato 3.0 live, only in the studio. It gets real glitchy

Thank you for a true Analysis a not the industry Non-sense

really don't want to get rid of my macbook mid 2012 (allegedly the best mac ever created and very loyal to me over the years djing). hopefully overtime serato comes up with a work around where its not intense on the older macs.

Yeah i have a mid 2012 13" inch MBP with similar specs 16gb of ram and 2 hard drives 1 TB and a 2tb for videos and i have same issues with the stems beta, i tested it at home and it shut down the whole serato program i had to restart it. i got a 15" mid 2015 with the quad core faster I7 processor and it made the processor fans put in work to keep it cool. serato takes up alot of processing power now than it did with scratch live, shood you could run that program on anything

@imaniinternational7853

9 ай бұрын

Maaannn, I love Scratch Live .. Never getting rid of it or the older gear. Just plug play n have fun. Now you need a computer degree & a sponsor to DJ w Serato 3 point whatever🤪

Wow !!! i have a 2012 mid macbook pro which i only used for serato & rekordbox, i am curious if this will run on it, i7 16gb, 1tb ssd, i have patched it to big sur, i will have a go later and advise.

Firstly you need to keep your laptop in pristine condition!! I have a cooling mat with 3 fans under my laptop at every gig. I just installed the stems beta and the only issue on my 2014 MBP with 16GB memory was waiting for the stems to process. And that's just a few seconds. Bear in mind I ALWAYS power on my laptop and run Serato - never while it was on for a long period. Also I do not keep TSRs running on my laptop. Background stuff like antivirus programs will reduce your operational memory. On occasion when I know I'm going to go hard at a gig I will even turn off WiFi. Also I turned off auto analyze so I only get it processing stems when I actually use the feature. But it is INSANE what you can create on the fly!! But keep your computer clean and you will be rewarded 💯💯👍🏽👍🏽

@richarddavis6982

Жыл бұрын

Hey @Melranti if I buy a cooling mat for my 2011 macbook will it work.I hav 16GB & 1T ON THIS 2011 Mackbook bro?.

@melgrantii

Жыл бұрын

​@@richarddavis6982 The cooling mat wasn't for stems. I just use it to optimize my computer. It can't hurt but it won't necessarily make stems work for your particular computer. Computers just generally work better when they're not overheating.

Same here my MacBook Pro 2013 can’t keep up so I went back to serato 2.6 😢 need a new Mac so it can run smoothly

Don’t forget to turn off you automatic Wi-Fi connection and also any auto Bluetooth connections. I also had to disable my Spotify or any programs that were on the start up settings.

Green bar looks good, but for some reason t the the red/yellow dot in the top right was appearing, stating an audio drop is likely. Wonder why if the CPU is fine, and you have plenty of Ram 🤔

MacBook Pro 2009 , I also tried to download serato Dj 2.6.2 & 3.0 not allowing me to maybe my memory is full I’m not sure . Thinking of changing my MacBook

Mine is the same year and I have a issue for anyhow I can’t read the music on my computer. I had the service tidal but the rest of my songs, I cannot see on the screen. For example, if I have it, 60 usher songs the computer is show me only 10 what I can do.?

What ever you do, do not use HP laptops. There is a glitch with the sound card. I used HP Envy, the latest model and had sound issues. Went with Acer, brilliant!!

That green bar on the top right is the best indicator 😂

@DJCEE_B

Жыл бұрын

Bro if that hits red it’s game over 😂😂

@stevenbell-smbmuziconinsta6469

Жыл бұрын

@@DJCEE_B salute from the us. man I need some of those songs you were playing. What you using or a link?

Hi I wanted to know if this Apple 13.3" MacBook Pro M1 Chip with Retina Display (Late 2020, Space Gray) 16GB Ram 1TB SSD Would handle the new version Serato Dj Pro 3.0.10 with stems?

Great vid

@DJCEE_B

Жыл бұрын

Thanks bro

I dont see the new update 3.0.0 on the serato website, the latest version is 2.6.0, any explanation for that. I live in Canada

Lol I remember this happened to me!! I had a 2012 MacBook Pro and I didn’t read the specs before installing and I literally had to go by a brand new MacBook Pro 😂

Im using a MacBook Air 2015 and it has all of those problems. I'm thinking about getting a 2017 MacBook Pro 512 GB. the new MacBooks are really expensive lol. Do you think it would work better with Stems and Serato? bc it said 2017 or later please let me know. Thank you.

Mac book pro 2021 - apple M1 pro - 16 GB and Serato 3,0 is working just perfect without any problems

@DJCEE_B

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

@djkayaoslokaya7137

Жыл бұрын

@@DJCEE_B using extern hardisc as well because when you convert a mp3 track to STEMS mp3 track will be 13 MB to 65 MB ... if the tracks folders are in your mac then you need a lot of space when you convert all your tracks from mp3 to STEMS

Great video...yeah the green bar scares me.... I have a 3TB SSD and 16GB of RAM.... sadly the feature is so dope it almost makes you want to go out and by a new $4K MBP..... I'm cool on that for now.... I'll stick with my other skills to keep the crowd entertained. Tempting though......

@couturesounds

Жыл бұрын

Sorry, a little late maybe but there is a crate for stems so you can drag your songs there. This will create an specific file and your computer will not analyze stems on song loading, making your CPU considerable better (no so much stress as when analyzing stems on load), thus it means less heat. The opportunity cost, however, is that it requires SSD space, but as you have plenty (3TB) this could work for you. :)

DJ Cee B, would you think a Macbook Air M1 8gb ram would have no problems using stems? (For Rekordbox and Serato)

i have macbook pro Retina mid 2014 13 inch 16GB of Ram and 1TB SSD Drive i havent downloaded it cause i never use Beta Programs cause its never the final touch so ill wait a while after the full version is released

Very helpful and informative video 👍🏾do you sell hard drives with music of different types? If so how much would you charge me? I'm new at this and just getting started. Let me know please and thank you.

Mid 2012 m pro 😱 500 gig ssd plus 16 GB RAM , not tried the or any of the betas yet / stems , 🤷🏻‍♂️ Edit my MacBook is laggy already on serato as it is , tbh this has been since the Catalina update or Catalina full stop even tried different serato versions out of archive , new computer needed 🙇🏻

Hmmmm....Got me thinking that I might need to upgrade!!! I got a 2014 Mac Pro I.7 Pro

how do i setup my mac book to record my mix using serato

I tried it on a 2013 MBP. It was fine. People need to think about having a dedicated computer for DJing. That means fresh install of the is after a full erase, DONT sign in to iCloud, do your updates and only install your DJ software. Last night I streamed a radio show from a 2007 iMac with 4gb ram under those conditions and it was fine. It’s all about maintenance

@brentjs121

Жыл бұрын

Do you think a MBP Late 2013 with only 4GB Ram would be ok, assuming I follow your prescribed details shown ?

@hiphopsuperman

8 ай бұрын

@@brentjs121I’m wondering this also. Looking at a 2013 MBP with 4gb of Ram. Did you try?

HOW CAN I REMOVE SERATO STEM 3.0ON MY MACBOOK PRO MID 15 RETINA

Get the S11 or S7. They have usb hubs👍🏽😁

Will a 2018 macbook pro16ram 500 ssd work with serato stems flawlessely

What if you have 16gb ram 256gb internal Intel core i7 2.2ghz Is it still gonna be slow and lagging

I use a 2015 15" i7 hows it work with that?

I have early in 2011 MacBook Pro.12 Gb ram,1Tb graphics intel Hd 3000 512mb

What laptop edition would you recommend then to do stems with? Something affordable

Serato was already a power hungry program before this update and even Virtual DJ which isn't as intensive struggle when it computes the stems, so this is no surprise.

@DJJRCO

Жыл бұрын

As of this writing virtual dj with stems 2.0 is alot more power hungry than serato 3.0 from my testing.

@kudamah

Жыл бұрын

@@DJJRCO only on the the gpu and that's when the stems are being processed. My cpu is low like 2% but 10-13% while processing and ram is on 1.6gb average. As for serato the cpu is a bit higher bouncing around 45% when processing the stems and the ram is bouncing steadily between 2.5gb to 3.3gb on average.

I’m running a 2013 MacBook Pro it’s giving the spinning wheel

2018 15" MacBook Pro. Specs: i7-8850H 6 cores/12 threads 16GB Ram 512GB SSD Radeon Pro 560X graphics WILL IT WORK WITH Serato Stems

still use 2013, 2012 and 2008 Macbook Pros ..wont change them. I'll use Steams & Video on video gigs with my Alienware M51 but regular gigs ...2013 Macbook Pro

I just gave up a $500 gig. When I download 3.0 none of my music showed up and all my songs have a locked on them saying read only

Also if you use a controller with a soundcard you are off boarding audio processing so that will also negate the problems

@DJ_AMO_UK

Жыл бұрын

His S9 mixer is exactly the same as using a controller. The mixer has a soundcard.

What's Up DJ CEE B, I appreciate your knowledge and I thank you for posting these videos featuring the 3.0.0. I'm running the Beta on a mid-2014 MacBook Pro Mojave 10.14.6. 2.5 ghz intel core i7 16GB 1600MHZ DDR3. Serato will crash sometime if "I'm getting Jiggy Wit IT" ,practicing playing with all 4 decks using the stems. I will say that it just crashes when I load a song from 1 deck to the other during the mix.Another DJ friend of mines suggested that it might be a memory issue, but I have plenty memory.Other than that, I haven't had any other issues while using the Roland DJ 808. I also used it with my portable Hecules Starlight. Now this carries another issue which is a sound delay. Sound is about a second off from what you see on screen or say after you hit a cue. This doesn't happens all the time, it starts off that way but it will eventually catch up and be on cue after a little while of playing.

Hav 2016 pro i5 1tb hhd run frist beta version freeze after 6 hrs using serato play use second beta version get ah 8 hrs no freeze wit serato play

Just got a MacBook Air m2 16gb and 1tb SSD.

I have the same MacBook Pro 2014

Macbook pro 2015. IOS catalina. 8gb ram, 120gb, i5

Mr. CEE B kindly thanks for your help but i think i have a problem regarding this new software. all process of downloading and installing were successful but unfortunately whenever I try to open the software it showing me 👉(WARNING-POTENTIALLY UNSTABLE) and it says that am not supposed to use a performance or any live scenario. What to do for that. Thanks 🙏

@davidw1218

Жыл бұрын

That is the same exact thing Phase dj said when it was Beta

Will it work with a 2020 MacBook Air

I have 2013 Mac book pro i7, it dose the same thing.

You may need to disable "Pitch 'n Time Dj" to reduce the work load.

@HovaD242

10 ай бұрын

this seems to work bro

Serato will have some optimisations coming as time goes on no doubt, but the painful reality for all of us with older MBPs will either have to do without stems, or reluctantly get more modern machines. My 2010 MBP is well out of the game so I’m considering getting a standalone for DJing instead.

@hollywoodthedj1673

Жыл бұрын

Well don’t get rid of your 2010 keep it for what ever gear it works with in case you ever want to bring it out and spin on it one day like me I still have my Rane 62 & 57 with dedicated laptops with scratch live and serato dj on them for those mixers when or if I ever want to bring my 1200’s out or my cdjs and I have my 2012 MacBook Pro for my Rane one and I plan on getting a newer MacBook Pro in the near future just because!

@DirtyJokesFan

Жыл бұрын

@@hollywoodthedj1673 Yes all valid points. I’ll keep it until it dies on me. I’m leaning towards standalone a lot more now as the outlay for a decent laptop (regardless of Mac/Windows) plus a prosumer controller is a lot more than I’d like to spend. Especially in the current financial environment.

@hollywoodthedj1673

Жыл бұрын

@@DirtyJokesFan .. Totally Feel You!

@djmadlive

Жыл бұрын

A stand-alone is so much weight is there anything other than buying a new MBP

@DanielleKingdjdinosaur

Жыл бұрын

Stand alone,s are a good option and they may well be the future or we may be seeing a split between djs with powerful computers and dedicated stand alone machines.Interesting times.

I have a 2015 MacBook pro with i7 16 go ram with monterey and I have the sames problems glitches and audio dropouts when stems is engaged during the analisis of the track

@DJMichaelKhoury

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this! Is it running correctly without using stems for simply basic functions? Same computer as you and not sure if I want to upgrade to Big Sur or Monterey from High Sierra. Just bought a new controller that needs the latest version of serato and don't care about using stems. Does it run smoothly with the basic functions or does the fan still go crazy? Thanks for any advice!

@djghettoblaster

Жыл бұрын

@@DJMichaelKhoury yes without stems with monterey it runs smoothly it's like sierra but as soon as I engage stems I have audio dropouts

I have a 2015 Mac Pro my fan is running hard with i use serato stems. I want it to stop what should I do?

@prince_ogb

Жыл бұрын

How is your mac book keeping up? I'm thinking of getting one now in 2023 should I go ahead

2015

Would stems work on a 2016?

I have a late 2011 MB Pro with a 2.2 GHz i7 and 16 GB of Ram, I don't DJ much anymore so I'd like to try Serato 3.0 out, if it't laggy i'm not too concerned s I'll be just fooling around in my home studio. If I do decide to do a gig I've made a copy of the older version of Serato DJ for any potential gigs. You think this would work?

@hiphopsuperman

8 ай бұрын

I know your comment is old, but I don’t think you can install Serato 3.0 on a 2011 MBP. You running High Sierra?

running a 2012 MacBook Pro. I guess I won’t be updating to Serato 3.0 when the full version is release.

@paulosobral1048

Жыл бұрын

I also have the same year MacBook

@hollywoodthedj1673

Жыл бұрын

Nope don’t do it keep the 2012 running smooth on what ever controller or mixer you are using and dedicate that laptop to those pieces of equipment if you want to use the new 3.0 when it drops just prepare now to upgrade to a 16Gb M1 or M2 pro for the new Serato 3.0

@Since79

Жыл бұрын

@@hollywoodthedj1673 I hope the final version of Serato 3.0 will have support for older MacBook’s. I truly love my 2012 MacBook it’s been my work horse for so long.

@richarddavis6982

Жыл бұрын

@@Since79 I know the feeling dj me too.

Bro when do you think the full updated version will come. i am using 2015 Macbook pro but am facing the same problems as explained in the video.

@DJCEE_B

Жыл бұрын

I’m not to sure when it’s going to come. I think they are finding issues with the beta so they are taking time to sort them all out!

@djwizard256

Жыл бұрын

@@DJCEE_B Thanks bro, i appreciate your work here on KZread. your doing a great job. keep it up respect bro. am from uganda

@DJCEE_B

Жыл бұрын

@@djwizard256 nice one bro 👊🏽

I thought virtual dj had stems first sea rato is like apple when Samsung comes out with new futures

Played it on a 2012 and it’s flawless. I wonder what the different specs are… where’s your RAM?

@hollywoodthedj1673

Жыл бұрын

Wow how did you have it playing flawless on a 2012 bro that’s crazy you may have to talk us through your specs on your 2012 I already know you prob have the 16gb or ram in there but what else is going on with your 2012 cause that’s impressive and do you have the 13” pro or the 15” I7 pro

Are these processed or unprocessed stems?

At least some of you guys can load and play tunes; I can't even get my songs loaded and analyzed. I've got over 35k songs. I have a Dell 64 bit computer with an Intel i7-6700 CPU @3.4 GHz, 4 cores with 16 GB memory, 1.5 TB regular storage and a 2TB external hard drive, and I can't even get all my songs stored and analyzed in Serato 3.0. I'm not exactly sure what to do in order to solve this problem. Pls help a brother out DJ Cee B.

Did you add tracks to the stems folder for more stable effect?

@DJCEE_B

Жыл бұрын

Nah I wanted to do it on the fly as that’s what I’ll be doing in a real life scenario. I can test that in another video though!

@scottco1

Жыл бұрын

@@DJCEE_B this is a little misleading... It says to use stems on the fly you have to wait a bit before triggering the effect. I used it with no dropouts or lags Saturday without preanalyizing anything. The lag you're getting looks to be because serato is still analyzing.

I have a 2017 MacBook Air . I don’t suppose il use stems on it due to the load . I have an Asus windows laptop. I’m under the impression that it will handle stems with a I5 processors that will go up to 3.14 ghz . Will see what happens.

@richarddavis6982

Жыл бұрын

@thireshannaicker4078 Did you download the serato 3.0 stems on your mackbook 2017? If so how is 2017 doing with the serato 3.0?

@thireshannaicker4078

Жыл бұрын

@@richarddavis6982 hi Richard. Not as yet.,didn’t really have the time to update it. But il keep you posted. One thing I used quite often was dj pro on my iPad Air 4 . It’s very convenient to move with and delivers flawless performance.

I tried this using Serato stems on my 2015 mbp and it sounded like it was about to take flight

@djdoripan

10 ай бұрын

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I’m using a MacBook Pro 13” 2020 i5 16GB Ram

@richarddavis6982

Жыл бұрын

How is it doing for you @briancadogan for you?

Looks like I won’t be updating my 2015 MacBook

😎

CEE B yoooo i had a 2011 17” and just purchased a 2021 16” M1 16gb ram 1TB U think ill be good?

@DJCEE_B

Жыл бұрын

Yeah your 2021 mac will be good

@i.t.attheu1014

Жыл бұрын

I have a MBP 2012 is slowing down but I recently got the 2020 M1 16gb 1tb and have absolutely no issues with the beta. The M1 is magical, even with the beta (not even optimized version yet).

@DJ_BIGWOO

Жыл бұрын

@@i.t.attheu1014 Thanks for the info good to know i made the right choice

Now I know why Serato is acting weird and my computer fans are always kicking in on my 2015 MacBook…🤔

Virtual 8

not a fan of the new wayforms

I played serato dj pro 3.0 on a Comodore 64 without problems!😜

Mac book Air 2013 😢

Intel chips are rubbish. Come over to the m1 m2 chips.

2012

by a pc your mac is too old. Acer Predator Helios 300 is a better deal. memory and hard drive upgradable you are also able to control the fan speed.

What IS the processor ?

@DJCEE_B

Жыл бұрын

2.6 intel dual core i5

yeah thats not going to work.Serato and its new features will probably work best on the new m1,m2,on wards but at least 2019 and later machines might be ok but below that maybe not

I have early in 2011 MacBook Pro.12 Gb ram,1Tb graphics intel Hd 3000 512mb

😎