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So I imagine you get this question a lot, although a brief use of the search feature revealed that if you did, I didn't know exactly how to search for it beyond the obvious keywords, but for a variety of reasons, I'm switching from a desktop to a notebook fairly soon (next six to nine months), and I was initially just going to buy a cheap netbook or something, because I don't game at all, so something basic would've been fine.
But! I've been getting into recording more and more lately and am getting ready to commit a serious effort to actual, genuine recording and not just laying rough tracks down, and I don't know how big a deal this will be. Like... to what extent does this need to determine the type of computer I buy? I'm unsure of how powerful I really NEED a computer to be to function well for this. Before I jump into anything, I wanted to get some feedback on what I should look into as far as specs and brands go. I don't want to go overboard and spend more than I have to, but at the same time, I don't want to get something underpowered and regret it later.
So does anyone have any suggestions? I'd be using an external USB audio interface. At the moment, I'm using FL8, and I think it'll either be that or maybe, possibly, Sonar 8 for the foreseeable future. As far as my needs, I need to record electric/acoustic guitar, bass, and vocals into the computer, and use a MIDI controller for keyboard/drum/other misc. sounds. I don't know how many tracks I'd need to use, but probably generally between five and ten. These are some questions I see people here ask commonly so I thought I'd lay it on the table.
I guess the abridged version is this: How cheap a laptop can I get and still have a nice recording platform that won't become sorely dated while I'm in the kitchen making a sandwich?
Thanks!
So I imagine you get this question a lot, although a brief use of the search feature revealed that if you did, I didn't know exactly how to search for it beyond the obvious keywords, but for a variety of reasons, I'm switching from a desktop to a notebook fairly soon (next six to nine months), and I was initially just going to buy a cheap netbook or something, because I don't game at all, so something basic would've been fine.
But! I've been getting into recording more and more lately and am getting ready to commit a serious effort to actual, genuine recording and not just laying rough tracks down, and I don't know how big a deal this will be. Like... to what extent does this need to determine the type of computer I buy? I'm unsure of how powerful I really NEED a computer to be to function well for this. Before I jump into anything, I wanted to get some feedback on what I should look into as far as specs and brands go. I don't want to go overboard and spend more than I have to, but at the same time, I don't want to get something underpowered and regret it later.
So does anyone have any suggestions? I'd be using an external USB audio interface. At the moment, I'm using FL8, and I think it'll either be that or maybe, possibly, Sonar 8 for the foreseeable future. As far as my needs, I need to record electric/acoustic guitar, bass, and vocals into the computer, and use a MIDI controller for keyboard/drum/other misc. sounds. I don't know how many tracks I'd need to use, but probably generally between five and ten. These are some questions I see people here ask commonly so I thought I'd lay it on the table.
I guess the abridged version is this: How cheap a laptop can I get and still have a nice recording platform that won't become sorely dated while I'm in the kitchen making a sandwich?
Thanks!