Go figure;9337229 said:
Beta;9337161 said:
Plus tell me about the pros and cons of desktop vs laptop because my brother said he can make me a desktop for $500 i just would need a monitor
Desktops are generally more powerful than laptops unless u get something high end on the Apple price range
Maybe others can add to this but RAM is very important. The more RAM the better your cpu can handle multiple things at once. I have a lap top with 4GB RAM and it cant do much past browsing/streaming/basic shit. I highly doubt it could run a program like FL Studio or Ableton efficiently especially when u start using plug ins...will lead to too much lag.
As long as u get something with 8GB+ RAM you'll be alright. U can even just google 'music production lap top' for suggestions n what to look for
Desktop pros - u can always update hardware to keep up with technology
Laptop pros - u can take it anywhere with u easily
How you work is more important than what you're working with. If you're smart about it, you can make beats on an old ass P3 with 512MB of RAM.
Give you an example:
^^ This is my DAW.
Back in 2006, this would have been state-of-the-art. But it ain't 2006, it's 2016 and even a current shit-tier Celeron can run circles around this thing.
But...
With it I can create anything I want because I know how to work smarter. I came up during the age of hardware synths and I approach softsynths in exactly the same way. For example: I don't use multiple instances of Kontakt for samples. I use a single instance set up as a multi-timbral instrument; exactly how I would with an old Emu e64, ESI32, Akai S3000/S2000, or Yamaha A3000. I'd also make use of Kontakt as an instrument itself with various instrument patches and whatnot so from a single VST I can have samples AND instrument sounds flying off of it, making better use of what I have. Same for Korg M1 and any other multi-timbral VST I have in my collection. Working like this allows me to keep using hardware long after everyone else would have abandoned it.