Computer Music
Production
"The Easiest Way
To Become A Producer"
Before I started computer music
production today, in 1999 it cost
me over $4,000 to buy music equipment to start. Nothing was
cheap and that was just the beginning.
What Did I
Have?

Yup, that's a Korg Triton, EMU Mo Phatt, Roland MC-303,
Roland VS-880 and a Roland JV-2080 sound module.
This is where it was at!
Analog
ruled the music arena back then but
things are very different nowadays. With powerful software
like...
- Protools
- Cubase
- Nuendo
- Adobe Audition (Formally Cool Edit Pro)
- Logic
- SampleTank
etc...etc. You better know what type of computers you need
to use to run them. If you select the wrong ones you will crash
a horrible computer death.
So here is what I use right now to get the job done. I have
a Mac Book Pro and a Dell XPS laptop. Why both?
Well the Mac will run all my music
software with it's eyes closed plus it allows me
to upload that music along with a viral video right to You
tube or my Dedicated server.
The Dell XPS is used for simple programs like
FL Studio and my gaming programs. Yeah, I like playing games on
it too...LOL.
So Which Is Better The Mac or The
PC?
This is a debate that has been brewing for many
years amongst producers. If you go to a website Forum like
Future Producers you will hear all
the good and bad opinions.
What it comes down to is what are you more comfortable with.
It's like asking me if the iphone is better than the Blackberry
PDA phone. These are two different animals. The iPhone is very
cool but it is not a PDA and vice versa. The Blackberry can't
do iPhone things.
What Do Professional Studios
Use?
Big budget studios use a variety of computers
because they are running separate production and recording
rooms. Some use custom PC computers that are built by
places like Sweet Water to handle all their
music.
These custom desktop racks are
immensely powerful and will run anything that you can possibly
throw at them. They are crazy fast and cost around $3,000.
However, I have found that in most studios "Studio
A" or the big room usually has a Mac Pro or G5
running a Protools HD setup. It's not only industry standard
but most professional recording companies are going to want
their artist recording on this setup.
In addition to that there is a massive amount of producers
that use Protools software so unless they have the
WAV
Files you are in trouble because their sessions
will be useless in your studio.
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Computers on my HOT DEALS page!
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