How Do You Build A Powerful DAW Computer?
Advances in software and hardware have made it possible for musicians of all types to record professional quality albums in their homes. Gear that would have previously cost hundreds of thousands of dollars and taken up lots of space can now be had, in virtual form, for just hundreds of dollars. It takes a powerful computer to run these virtual studios; the good news is that most computer users can put together a useful digital audio workstation on any kind of budget. Choose quiet components whenever possible. The first consideration when building your DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) computer is the computer case. When recording music with sensitive microphones, silence is golden. You don’t need to spend hundreds of dollars on a rack-mounted case such as that used by Carillion turn-key DAW computers, but do yourself a favor and select a case made of solid materials that doesn’t rattle. Pick a case that doesn’t have a lot of fancy lights and fans; you want to keep your hardware cool, bu
