Electronic Musician: Build a Laptop Studio on Any Budget

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Electronic Musician gives a few pointers on setting up a laptop music studio for any budget.

The subject is always heavily debated: what do you need for a "quality" music studio at the minimum? Does a multi-hundred dollar price tag on a DAW make your kit more effective, or should you spend mor on plugins and hardware? What about monitoring? Would a set of active monitors not defeat the purpose of a mobile setup? What about interfaces? Get some ideas in this article.