Ideally, you’ll want to choose your computer after you’ve decided on your DAW software. If you choose your computer first, you may just rule out the best software for you, simply because your computer won’t run it! Also, if you have decided to use a computer that you already own, you’ll have to choose software that it will run. So, the best way to go is to DEDICATE a computer to your music, and use a different computer for everything else.

PC’s do become cluttered, and the more software you install on it, the more likely there is to be incompatibilities, which can lead to instability and possibly crashes. 

However, when you take a brand new computer out of the box, with nothing installed but the operating system, you have a “clean machine” to install your audio software on. 83222 f950dafa101e4a414a332be23eb0b198 300x300 Choosing Your Home Studio Computer This means you’ve at least started with a system less likely to have things go wrong, and the last thing you want is computer problems! Starting out with a virgin computer will prove to be a great asset.

Next, we’ll discuss some of the computer system requirements.