Building Your Home Recording Studio Episode 3 - Choosing a Computer for Audio Recording
What computer should you buy for your recording studio? We dive into that in Episode 3 of the Building Your Home Recording Studio series on the Gear Cage.
In this episode we talk about key specifications you need to look for. We talk about what to look for in an @Apple computer for recording music in 2021 along with their Intel and M1 chip offerings as well as the PC side by taking a look at Dell Computers as well as the @sweetwater Creation Station line of recording machines.
We focus specifically on what processor to look for, how much RAM to purchase on a given machine and what type of hard drive or hard drives to purchase to make sure your machine runs smoothly.
Table of Contents
Intro 00:00
Apple Computers 00:45
M1 Mac Mini 01:14
Intel 27" iMac 04:59
Apple M1 24" iMac 10:04
Apple Mac Pro Intel Tower 11:03
Apple Macbook Pro Line 14:47
Dell PC Configurations/Price Comparisons 16:57
Sweetwater Sound Creation Station Recording PC 23:49
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Are you a Mac fan or PC fan? Do you prefer to buy a computer or build your own?
@monsirto
2 жыл бұрын
Xeon based workstations, too many crashes on both Mac and PC. Currently HP Z840.
What's a good interface to use with the laptop 💻?
Hey great video, would you Please do a tutorial on how to use the L22 sphere with the uad console and route it to daw perfectly. Very confusing stuff and I’m desperate. Used more basic methods in the past. Fl studio does not always pickup the recording and in a weird way I feel like I don’t understand anything.
@zakam766
2 жыл бұрын
also if you are open for a one on one, I would be glad to remunerate.
@TheGearCage
2 жыл бұрын
Hey Zak, thanks! I’m planning on doing one soon. They’ve just been out of stock for a while. I think I should be able to get my hands on one in a few weeks. I know a lot of people have questions on them so it’s high on my priority list.
How can I get in contact with you I would like to ask questions but to much to type here
Appreciate all the great info! I was wondering, I have a MacBook Air M1 with 8GBs and 512 storage, and a 16” Intel MBP with 16 ram, i9, and 1TB. If you were to decide which of these laptops to dedicate for recording which would you choose. I’m fascinated that the Air doesn’t have fans but maybe the fans on the 16” wouldn’t ramp up anyway. I’m interested in recording singer/ songwriter acoustic guitar and vocal. Thanks so much!
@TheGearCage
Жыл бұрын
I have a 16” i9 and the fans are always going crazy with almost no load. I’d suggest the M1 for that reason. My M1 8gb Mac mini was really an amazing setup. It may not work well for massive sessions with VI’s, but I’ve run some large sessions on one without issues.
@jeffrey3498
Жыл бұрын
@@TheGearCage I appreciate your help, thank you!
Could you do an update on the computers, they changed the models and features
@Marcos-wd2yt
2 жыл бұрын
Especially since they now have the 14” MacBook Pro
How can I speak to u personally about getting a computer 🖥
I can't mess around with M1 Mac mini until they have 32gb ram
@TheGearCage
2 жыл бұрын
An M1 w/16 GB of Ram performs almost as well as a normal computer with 32gb. Luckily, I believe Apple is going to release an M1x soon with more cores and 32gb of RAM.
@nobodyhome3753
2 жыл бұрын
@@TheGearCage Sure unless you're using a shit ton of Kontakt instruments that all live in ram....
@pandemic7
2 жыл бұрын
@@nobodyhome3753 I run A LOT of NI stuff on my 2018 i7 16gb RAM Mac mini and it’s a beast. Then again I store everything on a super fast external SSD so that likely helps overall performance.
@ryansloan495
2 жыл бұрын
@@pandemic7 Great point! You'd have to have a pretty massive Kontakt Library/Libraries going to burn though 16GB of RAM. It is possible which is why 32GB is ideal. But with Solid State Drives at play and Thunderbolt you can move things in and out of RAM more and still expect rock solid performance.
Been considering switching to mac but the multi monitor performance isn't good and gaming is terrible.
@TheGearCage
2 жыл бұрын
I feel like the multi-monitor performance is good in the new M1 Max processors, but gaming won’t probably be great unfortunately. That said, it’s really hard to beat for audio and video production without the hassles that a PC brings.
2012 Mac Pro 5.1 with dual 6 core processors, 96Gb RAM, 8Gb video cards and space for 5 drives (10Tb) off eBay for $1k vs a $10k new machine? Hmmm . sometimes newer isn't better. (Unless I win a spare 10k somewhere LOL)
@uptobatentertainment
2 жыл бұрын
Can only be upgraded to a 2018 MacOS so newer SW, FW, & HW isn’t compatible. Which for some is perfect cuz they like to lock their machine & not worry about updates
@vdub4216
2 жыл бұрын
@@uptobatentertainment OpenCore will allow updates to current OS
@uptobatentertainment
2 жыл бұрын
@@vdub4216 awesome thanks will look into it!
You forgot a screen for the Mac Mini so $1200 + ____
@TheGearCage
2 жыл бұрын
Most people already have one they can use. I do talk about it briefly though. A lot of people buy iMacs over and over and that screen waste can definitely add up.
If you are going with PC build your own.
@TheGearCage
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, totally! However, there is a large group of people out there who aren’t comfortable with that. Also, knowing about which chipset is optimal for audio drivers is also important. Tech people like you and I may be comfortable with that, but there’s a large subset of people who wouldn’t be able to pull it off. Good suggestion though!
Do u have an email address I can contact you for business?