I was on the fence, so glad I got the MBP in my signature,.. I use tons of Kontact, omnishere, superior drummer, Trilian, AmpliTube, Altiverbs, Helix native,…I can run at 64 samples most of the time..it’s incredible.
I was advised here to go with external SSDs,..which I use for audio and samples,..2 separate drives
Load time on large projects are instant.
Go M1, you will love it