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Summary: Learn about the role of computer hardware and software in music production in a professional recording studio in this free how-to video clip.
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Matt Bodi Matt Bodi is the owner of Up All Night Productions, a professional recording studio located in North Miami, Florida. He works with up and coming recording art... read more
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Computer Hardware & Software for a Professional Recording StudioI am Matt Bodi with Up All Night Productions located in Miami, Florida. You can find us online at www.upallnightpro.com. I’m going to show you now the workhorse of our studio. This is the computer that we use. Basically you know every professional studio needs a very powerful computer that can handle all the audio and mixing and recording functions. This computer in the front right here in the USB port has eye lock key, which unlocks plug-ins that we use with our software. The computer basically is used more than probably any equipment in the studio. It is always on whenever you are recording or when you are making a beat or when you are doing any of these musical functions. So it’s very important that you have the computer that doesn’t crash and that can handle the pressure of the workload. You want to have at least a gigabyte of processor if possible. Gigabytes to 1.5 gig; you need a large hard drive because audio takes up a lot of space at least 80 to maybe a 200 gig hard drive and you know you just want to make sure that you maintain your computer because it’s very important.
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At least a gigabyte of processor? Perhaps he meant gigahertz? Not that it matters anyways. The minimum processing requirements (processor and bus speeds, ram amount/type, etc) are dictated solely by the software that you will be running (recording/sequencin g app, instrument/effects plug-ins, interface drivers, etc). And storage is dependent on the amount and quality of the audio you wish to store, in addition to the requirements of the software you're running. If you're dealing strictly with MIDI and external instruments, you'd be hard-pressed to fill a single gigabyte. On the other hand, a single wave file could consume several gigabytes. Of course, your produced files should be separate from your system/application files (secondary internal drive, external drive, network storage, etc), so that you can properly maintain your system (updates, enhancements, etc) without having to move all that data around or risking losing it. You should also have a good backup system in place (use something like rsync regularly). 2¢
I think he meant - at least a gigabyte of "RAM"
what computer is better for production..MAC?
what computer is better for production..MAC?