Research post

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Hi all,

hope you had a great day!

So, the next week(s), I thought about diving a bit into the tech side of things for my thesis. The plan is to write a few paragraphs about the layers of technology involved in the whole process of making music using DAWs, to get a better understanding of where possible issues might be.

I’m not sure if I will make these Discussions a weekly thing, but I will add more topics to discuss in the Months to come, so if you are interested, I’m happy for people to join! Therefore, for this week (or if you stumble across this later) I’m curious to hear about your setup for Music Production! Feel free to share your thoughts below.

As an example, a few things that came to mind were the following topics:

  • Do you use your main machine for Music Production or is there a second one you use for that purpose? In case you are open to sharing more info: when buying the computer, did you look for specific parts that would suit that use case? Where did you get info or recommendations for that?
  • Which OS(es) run on this machine, and which one do you use for Music Production?
  • Audio routing, Audio Interfaces, Speakers/Headphones
  • Of course, your choice of DAW - why you use it & like it (or not)!
  • VST Plugins + anything else Software-related
  • Instruments, MIDI-Keyboards, Controllers etc.

Besides that, I’m also interested in comments on the following:

  • your standpoint on using Linux and FOSS for Music Production
  • opinions on certain Tech Companies
  • thoughts on Music Production being a rather pricey hobby
  • Compatability and other issues you think are worth being talked about

So it’s also ok if you feel like you need to share your frustration. I’m probably gonna start to rant in the coming weeks as I will switch (well, at least dual boot) to a Linux Distro on my music Laptop. If you’re interested in my current setup, maybe check out this post I just added to LinuxAudio asking for some advice for the whole process.

Looking forward to hearing your stories and experiences :)