how low do u want to go with the latency?
you don't want to go lower then 2 or 5... you are not going to notice any latency
also what DJ hardware do you use?

Use 5 atm but only cut and juggle so want it as low as it can go.

Use a Rane 72 and two TTs
Unfortunately got a problem with the RAM soldering on the MBP so can only run one bank of 8

Thinking being able to run 16 GB may help also

Thanks for response

you can probably run 1x 16gb ram stick on the 1 good slot but you wont be able to run your ram in dual channel but its do-able and pricey,
also turn off "High Screen Display" it might help

also optimize your mac using the serato guide might also help> support.serato.com

I didn’t think running a single 16 gb chip was possible.

Anyway that’s by the by. I’m more curious about how much more power a quad core system would have over mine and if Serato would utilise it.
Like I say my machine is well specced but I’ll upgrade if it means getting a better latency

Thanks

I would ignore most of what syndic8 dude is saying, he is always offering tech help but rarely has a clue what he's talking about

That Mac you have should run sdj on lowest latency , check if you have background programs taking resources

don't worry what sparky says he usually repeats other djs comments around here, he never offers any useful information he just roams around threads bullying and making stupid comments, never anything useful go and read his comments total useless member does not contribute anything positive or usefull, other members on this forum just ignore him hes not helpful at all hes like sh*t on a dogs ass you cant seem him but you smell something give it up sparky or you'll get told off again by a Serato Mod.


The new Serato DJ Pro 64bit will utilize all of that ram that you have and processor compared to the old version of serato DJ which was could only utilize around 2gb ram and 32bit program, so yes your new flash Mac laptop will be appreciated by the new serato dj

this is possible and it will work, but running a single ram stick wont be in dual channel compared to 2x8gb sticks in the 2 slots,

heres proof from the mac site discussions.apple.com

like I said don't pay any attention to sparky he knows nothing about Macs or windows all he does is TROLL threads.

There is very little Geekbench gap between the late 2012 15" i7's and even the latest i7's

I run everything to max with no issues whatsoever but I put every effort into optimizing my Mac exclusively for Serato, Ableton, and some heavy Plug-Ins.

Haha very funny as I said pay no attention to this fool advising you to update your Mac, serato does not need 16gb of ram

And as mentioned by the previous dude there is very little difference between that i7 and and the new ones, putting a SSD in it would be the best thing you could do but that Mac should have no problem running sdj at lowest lattency so if you cannot do that there is something else wrong

I’ve got a 13” I7 not 15 do there is some difference in mine.

Can anyone else confirm wether 16GB makes a difference running SDJpro.

So the 2 biggest retards on the forums dislike me, on no what ever will I do

Suffer for all eternity you peon. You have now been assigned to the importance of "dead ant underneath my shoe" status (the lowest level of respect you can attain on the Serato forums).

Deluded as usual squeaky, the lowest level of respect you can get on these forums belongs to you

just ignore him bro all a Troll wants is attention, treat him like a Ghost just ignore him he'll eventually fade away.

I can run SDJ at minimum latency on an old dual core 3.0ghz Xeon windows 10 box with 4 gigs of ram and a 1tb 7200rpm HDD without issue. I would expect the OP should have no problems whatsoever on a 2012 i7 MBP, though I know jack about Macs. Perhaps a format and fresh OS install is in order before dropping thousands on a new computer, just in case.

Nice one John Calipari I wish DJs with issues at least use serato optimization process first before they do anything else in most cases it will fix their issue,

MacBook is fresh install of Yosemite and completely optimised for Serato....

Easy up with the use of the word "retard" please, unless you're some sorta cave man/asshole, the word isn't cute, funny, or anything but ignorant these days.

... and if I hear you tell just 1 more person to optimize their computer I'm going to kick a puppy.

Slap! Amen!

Is fucktard still socially acceptable though?

When it applies, sure.

Haha, cool, just checking and not referring to anyone in particular. Call it market research, lol.

Update.
Tried to fit 16GB of RAM in one slot.
Appears the MacBook- possibly processor doesn’t like it and won’t boot. Get the no ram fitted beep on startup.

Gonna try and return it as faulty just incase and try another stick.

Failing that I may need to get a soldering iron out. Eurgh