I’m a children’s musician and college algebra instructor working on a late-in-life iOS Dev career change. First project: a different kind of calendar for my dementia-challenged elderly mom.
Location
Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
Education
Master's in Mathematics
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he/him
Work
Adjunct Instructor, College Algebra; Children's Musician
Get as much ram as you can, but these days I think any iMac can run a DAW with no trouble; my mac is pretty old and still does great with the recording software. So relax in the knowledge that you can't really go wrong there. Screen real estate may actually be the thing that will make the most practical difference in your day-to-day, especially if you're working with dozens of tracks and effects. I know plenty of people who just hook up a second monitor to expand their workspace. My imac has a 27" screen and that's generally plenty for my purposes.
I'm a friendly, non-dev, cisgender guy from NC who enjoys playing music/making noise, hiking, eating veggies, and hanging out with my best friend/wife + our 3 kitties + 1 greyhound.
Really appreciate the chime in, Monty! Nice to hear from a musician that the DAW should run smoothly whatever way I end up going.
And good point about the monitor space. My desk space is kinda limited right now so not sure I have room for more than one right now.. still, it would be nice to future-proof myself if I decide that a multi-monitor setup is what I need!
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Get as much ram as you can, but these days I think any iMac can run a DAW with no trouble; my mac is pretty old and still does great with the recording software. So relax in the knowledge that you can't really go wrong there. Screen real estate may actually be the thing that will make the most practical difference in your day-to-day, especially if you're working with dozens of tracks and effects. I know plenty of people who just hook up a second monitor to expand their workspace. My imac has a 27" screen and that's generally plenty for my purposes.
Really appreciate the chime in, Monty! Nice to hear from a musician that the DAW should run smoothly whatever way I end up going.
And good point about the monitor space. My desk space is kinda limited right now so not sure I have room for more than one right now.. still, it would be nice to future-proof myself if I decide that a multi-monitor setup is what I need!