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Posted by Emvy on Dec-23-2008 01:49:

Important Computer

What do you guys think are the most vital/important aspects of having a good studio to produce quality tracks? (besides the expensive software/vst/equipment) - im talking more in the sense of computers/power/soundcard.

Posted by Eric J on Dec-23-2008 02:37:

Re: Important Computer

quote:
Originally posted by Emvy
What do you guys think are the most vital/important aspects of having a good studio to produce quality tracks?

Three most important pieces of any studio:

1. Good Computer
2. Good Monitors
3. Good Audio Interface

quote:
Originally posted by Emvy
im talking more in the sense of computers/power/soundcard.

Always get the most powerful computer you can afford at the time. It is better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it. Computers double in power every 18 months, and programmers will always find a way to use up that power.

Posted by spolitta on Dec-23-2008 06:59:

You want the fastest computer you can afford if you are producing & mixing in the box.

Posted by kitphillips on Dec-23-2008 08:58:

I actually think you should buy the best value for money computer, and if you have money left over, put it aside for the more powerful computer that will be released a year or so down the track.

Posted by pwnage1 on Dec-23-2008 09:03:

You'll want to build it yourself to save loads of cash and get better components. Also, in a year or so time when new more powerful whatever comes out you can buy just that part assuming it is compatible no need to new computer.

Posted by alanzo on Dec-23-2008 14:16:

On the slickdeals.net forums and main page, there are quite often very good deals for Dell PCs and such. A lot of the time, it'll be cheaper than building it yourself. And for a studio computer, all you should care about is CPU, RAM, loudness (quiet fans).

But the advantage of building it yourself is you're absolutely sure of what's in it, there's nothing you don't need, and you can build it to be quiet.

I recommend a quad core CPU. There are oct core CPUs coming out; they'll be expensive but very poweful.... maybe even... too powerful.

Posted by Storyteller on Dec-23-2008 15:50:

Yea I already have problems getting my overclocked quadcore above 30% with my tracks xD

Posted by Emvy on Dec-24-2008 06:53:

thanks

Posted by doublenegative on Dec-24-2008 08:41:

Processor speed, memory, audio interface etc are all critical, but I'd argue that there is an even more important aspect to consider...

Stability.

I find nothing kills creativity faster than an unstable computer that crashes all the time. I'd rather have a P4 2ghz with 512mb ram running completely stable, than a bleeding edge quad core machine that blue screens or crashes out of Cubase every two minutes.

Without meaning to sound like an Apple zealot, since moving over to a MBP and Logic 8 I've had no stability issues at all. It's been great!

Posted by Microlab on Dec-24-2008 20:02:

Re: Re: Important Computer

quote:
Originally posted by Eric J
Three most important pieces of any studio:

1. Good Computer
2. Good Monitors
3. Good Audio Interface

1. Good computer
2. Good ears.

Simply that.

Posted by pwnage1 on Dec-24-2008 23:56:

Re: Re: Re: Important Computer

quote:
Originally posted by Microlab
1. Good computer
2. Good ears.

Simply that.
So even if you have speakers that only play sounds from 20hz-50hz good ears will help you mix an entire track?

Posted by Zak McKracken on Dec-25-2008 00:36:

Re: Re: Re: Important Computer

quote:
Originally posted by Microlab
1. Good computer
2. Good ears.

Simply that.

creativity and inspiration

Posted by djsphere on Dec-25-2008 07:43:

this thred is about the important parts in a computer designed for producing, not human "important parts"

Posted by Microlab on Dec-25-2008 19:23:

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Originally posted by pwnage1
So even if you have speakers that only play sounds from 20hz-50hz good ears will help you mix an entire track?

He didn't mention anything about speakers from 20hz-50hz. But basically yes, they will help.

Posted by Icone on Dec-25-2008 22:45:

Don't forget a good pair of ears!

Actually, I made some of my first tunes (which I posted waaay back on the TA forums) with a Pentium III 350MHz, 256MB RAM and sound blaster audigy soundcard and Sennheiser HD 280Pro's (which I still have now). Of course anything plus helps you determine further how your music sounds like.

Posted by Zak McKracken on Dec-26-2008 04:31:

friends

Posted by justjabbin on Dec-26-2008 07:38:

Building you r own computer is a great way to start. You know exactly what is in it, plus it comes with OEM OS so your computer is very streamlined and doe not have all the nonsense programs and demo software. I just built my own and it was very satisfying