You might think that video editing is heavy on the CPU and music production not-so-much. In order to keep working quick and not render out every time you make a change, you need a fast CPU, so you can render in real time. If you want to change one note or tweak the amount of reverb, you have to render out the whole track again, which (again) takes up a couple of minutes. The problem with rendered audio is, that it is fixed and you can’t change anything. That couple of minutes is enough to rip you out of your creative flow. You can render out your song to save CPU power, but that process can take a couple of minutes. These sounds need to be generated in real time when you press play, in contrast to listening to Spotify for example where all the music is pre rendered. Tasks like generating synthesiser sounds and effects (reverb, echo etc) are very heavy tasks for a processor. When it comes to music production, the CPU is the defining component.Ĭhoosing the right CPU is the difference between quadruple (or not) your time spend on making a song. Why the CPU is so important for music production Over the years I’ve developed a good feeling of how computers work and how we need to interact with them to get the quickest results (this is what the job of a computer programmer is all about).Ī feeling that a lot of people lack and rather shout A instead of B out of ignorance instead of thinking why B might be the better option. I worked at the local computer store and built computers. When I studied computer programming for a degree in software engineering (which I have b.t.w.) I started programming computers when I was 10 years old.
If you have solid basis of information, you can apply it to next year and three years after that.įor the lazy reader: I have put my short answer above.įor the more educated answer, read along. This article is written from the perspective: Why is a good CPU so important for music production?
Written by: Dexxter ClarkThe short answer: an Intel i7 processor of the latest generation.īut how about AMD? is it good for music production?
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