External Monitors: Dual monitor vs single wide-screen monitor

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External Monitors: Dual monitor vs single wide-screen monitor

Hello everyone,

I was considering whether to buy two 27" monitors or one wide-screen 43" external monitor for use with Logic Pro X.

My basic plan is to use one monitor for the timeline screenset and the second one for the mixer screenset.

What if I wanted to add other screensets like the Environment, Score Editor and the MIDI editor to this setup. In other words, is it possible to put more than one Logic Pro X screenset on a single monitor ?

If so, then I guess that an ultra-wide external screen could be an option worthy of consideration if I wanted to view several screensets simultaneously ?

Thanks for any suggestions.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.2

Posted on Feb 21, 2023 10:24 AM

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Grant Bennet-Alder

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Feb 21, 2023 12:18 PM in response to ebsynth

You can place multiple windows side-by side in any well-behaved Mac Application, on any display, or on any set of displays using Extended Desktop, with the possible exception of iMovie, which has historically supported everything in ONE window.

Even Finder supports that.

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Answer 2

Feb 21, 2023 11:25 AM in response to ebsynth

The WIDTH of a display is nowhere near as important as the resolution.

You could put your current 13-in display up on a 65-in TV set, but its resolution would only be 1920 by 1080, and the pixels would be comparatively large.

13-in MacBook Air and MacBook Pro models currently available support ONE Hardware-Accelerated display in addition to the built-in. it can be up to a 6K resolution display, but only one. To support more, yours would have to be an Intel model from 2020 or before.

There is NO requirement to close the built-in display. it can be used in combination with an external display, such as an extended desktop:

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Feb 21, 2023 12:09 PM in response to ebsynth

Apple-Silicon 2020 M1 13-in MacBook Pro and Air and 2022 Apple-Silicon M2 13-in MacBook Pro and Air are extremely-capable entry-level computers. They can support the internal display AND an External display up to the previously unheard of size of the Apple 6K display at billions of colors. But only ONE in addition to the internal display.

This may not match the way older computers forced you to work, since older computers were not able to support a really large external display. But it is NOT a defect. The spec was available long before you could purchase the computer.

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ebsynth Author

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Feb 21, 2023 9:05 PM in response to ebsynth

The new 14" MBP and/or the new M1/2 Mac Mini do support interfacing with more than one external monitor if I understand correctly ?

Then, adding different window configurations (screensets) on each one is also possible ?

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Answer 5

Feb 22, 2023 5:10 AM in response to ebsynth

Yes, the 14-in (and 16-in) MacBook Pro are sold as Professional models, with larger built-in displays and higher spec processors at much higher prices. the Pro processor supports up to two external displays, and the Max processor supports up to four external displays.

The Mini does not have a built-in display, so its has very similar hardware to the 13-in MacBook Pro that can support up to two displays, both of which happen to be external.

The 13-in model will do two displays, Provided you consider the built-in 2560 by 1600 Hi-color display as one of the two. The built-in display is a very good display, and can be used in an Extended Desktop with up to one external display.

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