Galaxy.James

Using a gaming laptop for music production has been one of the best decisions I've made in my creative journey. The amount of ram, processing power, and internal storage is far superior to other computers at this price point. Mine came with 2TB SSD and 16GB of ram which was plenty and more than enough for unlimited creativity. I however have made some upgrades to my ram (32GB total) and internal SSD (6TB total) once I started collecting orchestra libraries. Upgrading an Asus ROG STRIX gaming laptop is simple and cheap. I HIGHLY recommend anyone who has large libraries and want a portable setup to purchase an Asus ROG STRIX.

Cubase 14 has a great design. It has wonderful compatibility with hardware of other brands (NKS hardware from my experience). It handles every task without any crashing or freezing. The key binds allow for fast and thorough production. The native plugins are high quality and are worth using alongside your 3rd party plugins.

The hardware-software integration is very deep and straight forward which allows for getting ideas from your head to the computer to be quick and thorough. The build quality is also amazing. The buttons and knobs are very reactive which allows for fine adjustments of any parameter that is selected. The chord banks are also unique compared to other software I have used which can be used to help spark creativity.

The NI Komplete 15 Collector's Edition has literally everything you could possibly think of when it comes to music production. This in combination with the Kontrol S88 mk3 and the Maschine mk3 allows for in depth detail in the creation process without any limitations. The quality in the libraries is unmatched.

The Arturia V Collection X has everything you need for instrumental production. The filter feature helps you find exactly what you need amongst the thousands of presets which is highly important for programs with this level of quantity of presets.

This isn't just a pitch correction plugin. It is also a vocal doubler. This plugin is one of the best pitch correction plugins I have ever used. The GUI is beautiful and really easy to use.

This instrument has wonderful pulsating sounds and pads. It is also NKS compatible which is a huge plus when working with NKS hardware.