A laptop is obviously not the only device you can use to produce music. People have used phones and tablets to create pro-level music, songs that sound like they were made in a legit studio.
However, a laptop is often the best option for home producers. The main benefit of a laptop when recording at home is its portability. If you need to record in a different room of your house, maybe in your walk-in closet for vocals, you can easily move your recording station. And with a music production laptop, you can also record outside your home, like if you need to go somewhere to record other musicians.
Is it better to use a laptop or desktop for music production?
Both a laptop and desktop have pros and cons. Desktops typically provide more RAM and storage, which can make your recording program and plugins run faster and give you more space to save music. But laptops are great for home producers because they’re portable, allowing you to easily move it to different parts of your recording space or record with it outside your home.
What laptops do music producers use?
High-end studios often have Apple computers, but many also have other brands of PC. Some have both Apple computers and other brands. However, the most common type of laptop producers use is an Apple computer because it’s powerful, has plenty of storage, and it runs Logic Pro and comes preloaded with GarageBand.
