I defer to Simon who works at PG Music. I would only comment that BIAB now appears to have a higher reliance on processor power than it did a few years ago, because of the greatly improved speed of handling the RealTracks.

16 GB of RAM will work but 32 would be helpful if you have anything else running. External storage is less expensive now so I would save on that in favor of 1) the better processor and then 2) 32 GB RAM.


BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.