Apple has not always been known as the bargain option, but the latest Apple Silicon Macs might be changing that conversation.

In this episode, the team gets into the surprising value of the M4 Mac Mini, why even a base model can be serious overkill for many voice actors, and how smaller machines like the MacBook Air and MacBook "Neo" style systems compare for remote sessions, Source Connect, Pro Tools, and travel rigs.

The conversation also wanders into classic Pro Audio Suite territory, including old Macs that refuse to die, running Linux or Windows on ageing Apple hardware, right to repair, weird manufacturer lockouts, obsolete cables, Shure MV88 bargain hunting, Pro Tools archiving disasters, and why keeping your sessions self contained still matters.

There is also a very important chainsaw story. Obviously.

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This week on The Pro Audio Suite, things go gloriously off the rails.

AP has been rebuilding his studio, and is talking reclaimed timber and custom desks, George is showing off weird vintage Apple gear, and somewhere in the middle, the boys fall down a rabbit hole involving Korg M1s, old ISDN boxes, retro synths, ancient Macs, and why audio people can never throw anything away.

There's also a surprisingly deep discussion about why the physical studio environment matters creatively, why a tidy desk changes your mindset, and how modern workflows are reshaping how studios are built and used.

Plus:
• Studio rebuild ideas and workflow tweaks
• Reclaimed timber stories from Australia and the US
• Vintage synths and old gear suddenly becoming valuable again
• Apple Neos, fanless laptops, and remote session setups
• PASport VO in real world workflows
• Why old Macs refuse to die
• The weird psychology of creative spaces
• 80s and 90s music production nostalgia
• Why nobody seems to jam together anymore

It's part studio therapy session, part gear archaeology dig, and part pub chat between audio nerds.

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What happens when audio is so bad… even the best plugins can't save it?

In this episode of The Pro Audio Suite, we're joined by Michael "Gomez" Pearce-Adams from Waves Audio to talk about Voice Regeneration, a new AI-driven tool designed to rebuild poor-quality dialogue into something actually usable.

And this isn't just noise reduction or EQ… it's a complete rethink of how broken audio gets fixed.

We dig into:

• Why this will never be a plugin
• How AI is actually "rebuilding" voice recordings
• Real-world use cases, from podcast disasters to phone interviews
• What this means for audio engineers and post-production
• The limits of AI audio, and where it still falls over

There's also a bigger conversation here about where the industry is heading, and whether tools like this are helping or hurting the craft.

If you've ever been handed unusable audio and told "can you fix this?", this one's for you.

• Why traditional tools fail on truly bad audio
• The rise of content creators as the biggest audio market
• Cloud processing vs plugin workflows
• Ethical concerns around AI and audio data
• Accent bias in AI models and why it matters
• Real examples of voice regeneration in action
• How fast AI processing is changing expectations

• 🌐 Waves Voice Regeneration: https://www.waves.com/voice-regeneration
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