11..ADDENDUM...MORE INFO RE SEPERATE PC FOR NET DUTIES.

in previous posts i mentioned i use a seperate pc for the net
so my music production pc isnt compromised...
ie my music production pc stays off the net.

its a ryzen 7 mini pc with m2 ssd...surprisingly fast for
a few hundred bucks and has handled so far everything
ive thrown at it in music production...
rb reports i can do over 200 tracks with it...
and remember point 1 in this thread ?? it has one of the lowest
dpc counts <<<< very important for music production.
(see start of this thread....point 1.)

just be aware i dont do massive plugin or track counts
(normally up to 40 tracks max in a song...)...
because i subscribe to the old studio adage that a good song
should be achievable in a few tracks....as i was taught
once by a LA producer.

in addition i test plugins carefully to ensure that they are
light on pc resources.

haveing said the above i decided for net use only and dloading
new music software upgrades for my production pc i would take
a flyer on a new mini pc. it was under 150 bucks and once
again surprised me. it was to replace my ageing refurb pc ive used
for the years on the net.

OVERALL...let me say it baffles me why some project studios use their
music production pc on the net and possibly run the risk of contamination
as well as the fact that apps for the net and security can consume pc resources.
thus possibly also run the risk of net processes impacting the
primary task of music production...when the problem can easily be solved
by useing a second el cheapo pc for the net.

heres a summary of its pro's and cons.
PRO'S.

..handles all ive thrown at it so far...its fast.
perfect for the net and general office stuff.
even boots into win fast which surprised me.
.. 3 usb 3 ports...very fast.
..from my tests copies files from external ssd very fast.
(note i added a cheap 25 buck 4 port usb extender...
works a charm.)
..FANLESS !!...ie no noise.
..amazeingly latency mon showed a low dpc count.
all in the green.

CONS.

..being a low end processor it has a low single thread
score. (higher the better for music production.)
and my production ryzen can do 5 times the mops than it.
(note...music production work is a lot of maths/dsp
being done by music apps...so higher mops the better within
reason. ie watch out for needing high watts.
lmao...its like cleaning hotel rooms the more cleaners
useing mops the faster the cleaning job is finished.)
..rb reported a low max track count possible around 50 compared to my ryzen
over 200.
( i always halve that so as to have a buffer
so yes it might be ok for getting a song idea down in
a few tracks...but ymmv...its gonna probably puff out for serious
serious music production and/or gaming.)

overall whaddya want for under 150 bucks ?
it was a no brainer as amazon gave me a 30 day window to
return it.

in summary as these mini pc's are sooo cheap why not keep
your production pc off the net and thus ensure its sandboxed
safe from possibly harms way ? just an idea.

HAPPINESS.

om.

Last edited by justanoldmuso; 08/09/24 07:05 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.)