Hi all,
I'd like to get a bit of advice from fellow musicians. My current laptop is 13 years old and I think I should stop fixing it and get a new-used one. At the same time, after many years, I’d like to get back to music making, so I want to pick hardware that will be suitable for that. My needs aren’t complicated: I want to record guitars from amp or microphone, record keyboards via midi, and also do some midi sequencing. And I'm a PC person.
I did a bit of research, and I might be wrong, but it seems that for homebase music projects it doesn't matter what brand I pick. I'm assuming that everything what I want to record, or sequence will go through an external USB interface. Therefore, I need a machine with fast CPU, large storage (at least 512 SSD), and 16 GB (unless 32 is a new standard?), and at least 2 USB ports. As long the laptop is durable enough no brand is better for music making.
Is this correct or am I missing something here? I mean regarding computer hardware. Also, I prefer laptops over desktops (I sometimes travel) but do you think desktops have any advantages here?
I'd like to get a bit of advice from fellow musicians. My current laptop is 13 years old and I think I should stop fixing it and get a new-used one. At the same time, after many years, I’d like to get back to music making, so I want to pick hardware that will be suitable for that. My needs aren’t complicated: I want to record guitars from amp or microphone, record keyboards via midi, and also do some midi sequencing. And I'm a PC person.
I did a bit of research, and I might be wrong, but it seems that for homebase music projects it doesn't matter what brand I pick. I'm assuming that everything what I want to record, or sequence will go through an external USB interface. Therefore, I need a machine with fast CPU, large storage (at least 512 SSD), and 16 GB (unless 32 is a new standard?), and at least 2 USB ports. As long the laptop is durable enough no brand is better for music making.
Is this correct or am I missing something here? I mean regarding computer hardware. Also, I prefer laptops over desktops (I sometimes travel) but do you think desktops have any advantages here?