The Ultimate Music Production Computer (What's In My Custom PC Build, How I Backup Files)

[@lukescapee1234]

Love this. Been super into computers this past year so I LOVE learning about other people’s computer builds. Thanks for another great video!

[@AndreasMSchroeder]

Great video Austin. Really liked the emphasis you put on multiple (!) independent (!) backups. One backup is no backup ;)

[@watameron2936]

That's another one for perfectly timed video topics, sheesh. I just switched from my Mac to a beefy PC with the help of your previous videos, and from Logic back to Fl Studio in the process. Was an intimidating jump, but the upgrade options were a big deal for me as well. Now I need to manage my storage organization and there's you coming out with a video on that, thank you. For some mf reason the store I got the PC from only had pre installed Windows 11.. like damn slow down, it's hardly released yet and is a free update from Windows 10 for anyone who wants to 👁️👄👁️

[@davejohnsonmusic]

Looks great man. Glad you're back up and running.

[@Nuckoqoostugua]

Finally he made another 1 video for music production computer specs. Thanks for answering my questions

[@hunkydory419]

Nice setup. I've watched a good number of different DAW rigs and which computer components are used but, I have not heard anyone mention so far, that they use a battery backup. I would think that would be one of the essential pieces of gear that would be mentioned. Newer UPSs are even better than before offering pure sinewave output while on battery power and also offer voltage regulation to some extent. All of which extends the life of your electronics, not to mention your sanity.

[@MakePopMusic]

It is surprising how rare they are in studios. I live in central Florida and we get thunderstorms every single day so I loose power for a few seconds at least a few times a month.

[@HEATWXVE]

Cool videos man, thanks.

[@markusmartinez]

Best video you’ve made so far! Thanks!!

[@niknadamusic]

Super useful information, thanks for your efforts!

[@prodjxnas]

Uhm... I literally went on youtube bc I want a new PC for my productions and I just wanted to check some of your production videos first. AND THAT IS WHAT I FOUND hahaha i love your stuff and every single video :)

[@riderout007]

What pc did you grab if you dont mind me asking? I’m trying to buy one for music production as well gaming.

[@prodjxnas]

@@riderout007 Built a custom one with an i5 10400F, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX1080 Ti and 32gb ram. You can do all stuff with Cubase and it also runs every game I own smoothly

[@TheTechWanderer]

Thanks so much for this!🔥Would love to know what other gear you use daily for music production (speakers, headphones, mics, etc.)!

[@MakePopMusic]

Peep the most recent studio tour we did 😁

[@Bernz66]

It is also in the description.

[@TheThundersturm]

Great video, thanks for the info. Definitely need to sign up for Backblaze asap 👍

[@HDRPC]

Great sir. Love from India

[@gabriellagenz]

Great video! Can you make a tutorial on how to make a song like Love Back by Why Don’t We?

[@djhasai]

that custom cpu looks siiiiiick!

[@alainpatry]

Looks great! I'm surprised you didn't go for a 4K monitor considering the increased support for HiDpi! (I was hoping this would be the year your YT Channel would go 4K!) - Anyway, peace and happy new year!

[@MakePopMusic]

No need for a 4K monitor. I’ve found they cause more issues than it’s worth (different GUIs look badddd in 4K). We can film and edit in 4K, but it takes way more time and space on the computer for no reason.

[@Franze_]

Yet again another awesome and helpful video!! This is my favorite and go-to music prod channel

[@danielpatrickswain4338]

really great video, thanks for sharing

[@asheriyermusic]

This is an amazing pc, what power supply are you using for it?

[@JosumorMusic]

Amazing build bro! I was curious if you find your PC noisy? maybe because of the fans and everything. I'm planning on getting a new PC. Great Stuff

[@avibekiller]

finger screw ability is definitely important.

[@MakePopMusic]

We almost edited that line out but it was too funny 😂😂

[@avibekiller]

@@MakePopMusic Glad you didn’t. It was glorious

[@BOOMOPERAMUSIC]

I put my screen on a side.. behind the right speaker.. much more fun mixing with eyes closed, and found that my screen was ruining the "sound stage"

[@lamricelo]

Could you cover parallel compression? Btw thanks for all of the work you do, your videos have taught me a ton of valuable info.

[@nitinshelke6965]

Will you make a song like Charlie puth. Lot of Love from INDIA ❤️

[@MakePopMusic]

We just did that in a video :D

[@TonyThomas10000]

Just to let you know SSDs are NOT for designed for long time archival storage. Spinning drives are better for that. SSDs can lose data if disconnected from power for a long period of time. You would be better to store sessions on external spinners and SSDs for your sound libraries. I recommend Amazon S3 for cloud storage. You just pay for the space that you use.

[@thunderstein5041]

when you have proper cooling and you are a full time musician, SSDs do their job better than a HDDs in Terms of long-term usage, but i would agree that you should have an HDD as an extra backup and easier recovery process. Not really sure if Cloud storage is the way to go. Seems kinda unsafe but maybe you can educate me on that one. Seems like a good Idea.

[@TonyThomas10000]

@@thunderstein5041 SSDs have a finite life....usually measured in TBW (terabytes written). When they fail, they cannot be recovered. It is best to store archival stuff on HDDs that are offline and then access them every year or two and rewrite the contents. Cloud storage is the safest option for critical files.

[@thunderstein5041]

​@@TonyThomas10000 HDDs have also finite life, so i don´t know how your argument would work. as an example: 1 SSD with 1TB storage space(from Samsung for example) with 3,000 write cycles can have a warranty up to 10 years, under heavy usage maybe 8 but until a SSD loses storage cells (which an SSD can replace itself with the reserve capacities which SSDs can have onboard) you are probably going to replace your hardware after 10 years, at least as an full-time Studio Musician. SDDs are fairly new but Technology moves fast and so does Optimization Software. Even if you don´t replace it, with proper care, which should be done for both types, you will be in good hands. I´m not saying, have your backups only on SSDs. Keep at least 1 or 2 external HDDs as Backup storage but SDDs can definitely carry their own weight. Also, you can ABSOLUTELY Recover Data from failed SSDs. How is cloud storage THE safest?

[@TonyThomas10000]

@@thunderstein5041 It all depends on use: TBW. Cloud storage has data redundancy. Check out Amazon S3. Watch Colt Capperune's video: I Lost EVERYTHING… (studio hard drive crash)

[@Quant-Beat]

I build an audio computer back in 2019, finished in 2020. Bought part after part due to a carefully selected setup, very expensive. 64 GB RAM at 3200 MHz, i7 8700K up to 5.0 GHz overclocked. It works so well that I don’t look after more, and my projects are very heavy many times.

[@flockytheram6426]

I am trying to produce some kind of puppet pop and it's been really hard. Cowboy Dan needs a theme song, the time of his uprising is at hand.

[@sadfunkkboi64]

I know money probably wasn't a factor for you but dam home boy copped around a grand off you for putting it all together.

[@MakePopMusic]

Worth it. He did it in 2 business days and computer parts are expensive and hard to get right now. Saved me a ton of hassle.

[@MakePopMusic]

A pre build with these specs online was close to $4k right now. It’s the worst time to need a computer 😂

[@HarvinderSingh-yy8th]

Your gear is good. Now for a lille more price for intel z 690, DDR 5. It is best to go with PROART Z690 CREATOR, CORSAIR VENEGEANCE 32 GB DDR 5 RAM.

[@MonoGiadating]

Hi nice channel. My old millenium pc was a beast with less than 3 gb ram. The laptop I purchased with 4 gb is incapable of music production.

[@Harrysound]

I switched to Mac 10myears ago. I always found windows just hated usb devices and audio in general. Making aggregate devices and hot pluging in hardware during a session has saved me a bunch of hassle.

[@aro7975]

One question, does your speakers ever emit a weird noise when your gpu is under heavy load. Those focals I mean

[@SershKeys]

Really useful! I'm about to build a computer next week. I just have a question, what poser supply are you using for it?

[@jentaro]

How come the villagers are not at your door with forks and torches? This thing is a monster! Congratulations.

[@MakePopMusic]

Lolol thank you!

[@kernalfleak]

The glyph produces a noticeable fan sound so dont get it if you want a silent studio. You can turn it off while recording vocals but still very annoying to have to do that.

[@MakePopMusic]

Yeah it did actually. It actually crashed so I moved on. I ended up not liking the glyph at all

[@kernalfleak]

@@MakePopMusic so what do you use now for your sound library storage?

[@EarnestLee711]

Ok so I'm buying an Ibuypower, but I'm looking for pc parts that'll make the pc run smoother and faster because l'm going to make music and do gaming aswell. Also I'm buying an Apollo twin for my interface which requires thunderbolt. How should I build this pc? What parts should I buy?

[@HarryOsirian]

nice gear

[@guilladogui8259]

Hey bro i wanted to ask what audio interface do you use ? I’m using an Apollo thunderbolt twin . And I recently installed a gpu and larger psu and it changed the sound quality I still don’t know if is the power supply or the gpu but even with the gpu disconnected from the power I have that same issue even with on board sound cuz I use an addon thunderbolt card . Now I’m planning to upgrade and thinking about getting a motherboard with thunderbolt ports on board and see if that problem keeps happening.

[@kirabethstone]

U r truly the GOAT

[@MakePopMusic]

[@808_rafa]

New year, new gear ⚙️

[@10MilliJay]

A Ryzen 5 Would Work Well For Music Production I Suggest Getting 32GB Ram

[@ral8031]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@probilmusic3396]

what Motherboard do you have maybe i can get it, am kinda new to PC

[@JYUkulele]

does the usb-c on the motherboard support thunderbolt? or do you need some type of expansion to the motherboard? the usb-c connection was specified as a usb 3.2 gen 2x2 type c on the asus website. im wondering if that could be compatible with a thunderbolt 3 as i am using a older gen apollo with thunderbolt 2 with the apple thunderbolt 3 adapter. im trying to find a prebuilt pc that i could game on and use my apollo on too.

[@Rockification09]

Hello! May I ask which G Skill RAM are those exactly? My local shop suggested to get CL16 Corsair Vengeance to go with my 10900k instead (he said it because it has more stable cas latency) than of my initial wanted GSkill RAM with CAS Latency of 14.

[@samuelmoser]

Hahaha. I am just in the worst position. I do a little bit of music production and a lot of Video editing and Visual Effects. So I need a good cpu and a good graphics card. I don't wanted to upgrade but now is worse. But I have to upgrade sooner or later. But great video. Appreciate your tutorials. Because of you I do music production more often.

[@MakePopMusic]

RIP to the $6000 build you’ll need ☠️☠️

[@samuelmoser]

@@MakePopMusic i know 😂😂😂

[@GuitarAddict101]

Some people prefer Xeon to i7 or even i9, coz they're designed for workstations.

[@noseynick6821]

whats the most ram youve ever had in use at once. have you ever been over 32gb?

[@alexbelciu5001]

How are your external session SSDs connected? Doesn't this affect speed? I can't think of any external connection that would be faster than an M.2 slot on the motherboard.

[@MakePopMusic]

I’m on Windows so I’m just going USB 3 SS for my external SSDs and never had an issue!

[@alexbelciu5001]

@@MakePopMusic Thanks!

[@underratedacademy8487]

Would love to see how to make Owl City style music hehe

[@Kunjbihari_patel]

What is we do can i5 13400f in best music production

[@joelandr_]

At that price point I would have picked an M1 Max Mac Studio with 64gb ram and 2To internal SSD (3450€). But I don't know how stable Cubase would be on this system

[@MakePopMusic]

They weren’t available when I needed to upgrade unfortunately. Next system will be the M2!

[@joelandr_]

@@MakePopMusic true😅

[@eluherlu]

What do you need to open vsti faster? Processor or ssd drive?

[@frankrangel4155]

Mas putt!!!

[@justcallmejape]

What was the shop called that you got your pc built in? (As I also live in Orlando)

[@MakePopMusic]

CSI Computers in Dr. Phillips! I linked their site in the description.

[@justcallmejape]

@@MakePopMusic Thank you, really appreciate it!!!

[@lavvanraguram2718]

is there a reason you haven't overclocked your cpu?

[@MakePopMusic]

Don't need to and don't wanna burn my computer out in a year or 2 :D

[@GadgetyMV]

What dB do the fans produce?

[@unclejohn8520]

Should I buy a ssd drive for store libraries？Sense it will load the libraries fast？

[@Armadillo312]

Yes, large libraries will load much faster.

[@MakePopMusic]

You could! I use an HDD because I have SO many libraries, the SSD option would be way too expensive and I don’t think it a worth it for my rig.

[@AndreasMSchroeder]

If your libraries are mainly one-shots like kicks, snares etc. it doesn't make a huge difference. However, if you use lots of large Kontakt instruments like orchestral samples, I'd recommend SSDs, as it will not only reduce your load times, but the ability to do disk streaming means that you can run more tracks in parallel without running into RAM limitations as early. This is because you don't have to load the entire sample into memory, but only the beginning, with the SSD being fast enough to load the rest of the required sample "on the fly". Really makes a huge difference for large multisampled libraries.

[@stvinedglvss]

My cpu stays at like 98% fan blowin like a 50 cent lot lizard

[@johannesschroder3269]

Does a Pc need a Sound Card?

[@MakePopMusic]

Most computers come with a soundcard but mine is always inactive because when you use an interface, that acts as the sound card.

[@johannesschroder3269]

thanks for your advice! I started about a month ago and your content has been very helpful and im loving the poptopia serum skin are any new serum presets planned with a new custom serum skin? the blue one is fire!

[@mariomaslik]

samples on HDD?

[@MakePopMusic]

Yep! I have like 5tb of libraries so getting them on a SSD would be a hassle. They run great though 😁

[@corrgtdbeats]

🙏🙏❤️

[@Entertainment-m4t]

Bro help me to buy laptop pls

[@Byronic19134]

Bruh you spent $3200 to run off an external SSD? Insane. Like you could of just bought a Mac Studio and been done with it.

[@kamsparks3974]

Curious about what you mean by this? Care to elaborate?

[@sahilgaikwad530]

AMD Ryzen 7 5700G vs i7 12th 12700k vs i5 13th 13600k

[@Sanjay_Green06]

Budget

[@sebastopolnation9874]

Corei9 Is not the latest, xeon is

[@mrbreadsticks6195]

??? wrong

[@maserati4285]

$3200 for that build? that cant be right those parts are like 1500

[@MakePopMusic]

This was PEAK pandemic prices. Like a 4gb graphics card was $700-800 at the time. Hahaha

[@MakePopMusic]

I don’t know where you can get an i9, 64 gb of Ram, cooling, case, TB SSD, graphics card, motherboard, etc for $1500

[@maserati4285]

Take away or get a cheaper gpu and your under $1500

[@sorcelord65]

@@MakePopMusicI’m building around a i9 14900k right now. You are right, it’s impossible 😂

[@soliwan1932]

Yeeey! 17th viewer

[@shutstart]

Why intel when AMD is clearly faster( at least faster and cheaper than 11th gen intel)?

[@MakePopMusic]

I’ve always just leaned towards Intel processors. And I’ve seen some plugins work better on Intel than AMD. I’ve heard of people having lockups with AMD systems and Intel felt tried and true. Budget wasn’t an issue.

[@nongrattasolo8806]

this pc is like my shittest at house, and you call it ultimate, lol

[@MakePopMusic]

Look everyone, we have a fancy pants over here

[@AndreasMSchroeder]

More shitter than your Engrish? *lol*

[@NeonshadowNS]

Hey that's great for you. I don't understand how this is relevant, but great for you. I too could sit here and talk about how I have a server grade machine, with a dual socket CPU, tons and tons of cores, Terabytes of RAM, and Petabytes of storage in a RAID array, etc... but that doesn't help anyone. How about instead of trying to flex, you provide a recommended upgrade instead, and a reason for that upgrade. In this instance, his computer is purpose built and has the ability to be upgraded later on. Why would he need to spend more on it if he has no use for it at this time? Hell, the only thing I would recommend is a NAS for local archiving of finished projects.

[@Mope333]

I doubt that but nice