Bob/All.
(and people new to music production might find the following interesting.)

i dont want to irk anyone but it baffles me why people try to do everything on one pc.
It's like trying to cram 100 visiting relatives into 2 bedrooms…lol ... .you're going to get problems.

Particularly as years back it was a given that music production pc's never see the net so problems werent encountered and no contamination could occur.
if anyone doubts me start a thread on gearspace.com where thousands of big and small studios hang out along the lines 'why do you keep your music production pc off the net'.

What really baffles me is dirt cheap powerful superbly refurbished off lease pc's for under 200 bucks or even less for the net can be had. eg..i have one pc for music production and another for the net.
cripes there are even new mini pc's on amazon with ssd etc etc for 150 bucks..

if one is shrewd…for under 600 bucks total one can get the superb hp z or lenovo refurb off lease workstations with superb xeon processors (which some daw software developers use) for music production (note xeons are used by many big studios) PLUS a tablet and a chromebook or a refurb i5 laptop for the net and sketching out song ideas.
(eg if one is on holiday or away from home base.).

i just saw a hp z beast for music production with xeon and 64 gigs mem for 280 bucks and a nice lenovo lappie for 190 bucks. total cost under 500 bucks.
so for a total cost under 500 bucks one can have a superb solution.

In summary folks…divide and conquer.


If anyone new to music production and pg is reading this…read this series of tips i purposely set up in the pg tips section to i hope help someone buy a new pc for music production or optimize an old clunker.


https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=795663#Post795663


happiness.

om

Last edited by justanoldmuso; 05/27/24 06:47 AM.
my songs....mixed for good earbuds...(fyi..my vocs on all songs..)
https://soundcloud.com/alfsongs
(90 songs created useing bb/rb)
(lots of tips of mine in pg tips forum.)