we all know this is the one true correct answer.

but also the search engine over at https://www.kvraudio.com/ is second to none! it allows you to refine down to exactly what you need, including free software.

 

How much space is needed...some ppl use like 500 Gigz others 100. It all depends...what direction are u goin for? Let me know and I'll try to assist as I can.
That's why this forum is all about...to assist when in need, or am I in a wrong place

 

Bro, U must be running super-computer...and I presume u get a lot placements (and dinero) or am I mistaken?

 

Probably he regerets to have asked in the first place

 

i think we use what we have available. if weve got 10GB of space then we will fill it with plugins and libraries, but if we have 100TB we will still fill it with plugins and libraries :D

 

get reason 11 and call it a day
edited: issues with reaper DAW and up and down arrows changing presets
Don't proceed

 

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There's so much stuff at Audioz that you can easily get bogged down collecting and trying it all out. You will certainly need a lot of space GB/TB if that's what you plan to do. Eventually however, you will find what works best for you and if you are wise, you will streamline to suit your own needs. Best of luck mate and enjoy your plunge into the sweety shop of software!!

 

Naw. I reckon he's enjoying this new experience.

 

Hans Zimmer piano was that much of.

 

if in future your super computer gets stolen. just blame it on me. so i can return it without the hard disk obviously because that data is so important for me. obviously it is going to take me ages to download and even after that who knows how good my shi**y music turns out to be. because i don't know how music works with me.

 

do you want to be a big producer?

the secret of being a big producer is to make sure the folder that holds the songs you create is always bigger in gigabytes than your audio software and samples folders. your output must be bigger than your input, only then are you a big producer. compare to being a visual artist: you can have all the art supplies in the world but that will not make you the next bob ross. so give up now on searching for plugins. plugins won't make you a producer, producing will make you a producer. and have fun producing. the more fun you have producing, the more likely is that others will have fun listening to what you produce.

 

yeah i humiliate myself when i make music

 

I'm going to argue you don't need Hans Zimmer's piano in order to make tracks.

 

What? Is it even an argument? Thats like saying i need beats by dre to make beats

 

yeah but i never said that you need it. I'm just trying to increase your count for vst / sample storage space. you got me wrong their sire

 

you talking about beats i was using 1.5$ chinese 2$ earphones and 20$speakers to mix master. (still have those speakers.) only upgraded to 5-6$ earphones. he he

 

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Whatever makes good sounds

 

Get Komplete and call it a day.
It is for real a trap and becomes a scary addiction after awhile.
im speaking from suffering from it now.. I sit scanning and scanning for new stuff I know is just trash anyways cause I have the good stuff..

Get Kopmlete 12 and completely learn all the instrumentts in there. youll be g

 

Lol. Reason sucks!!!!!

just kidding

 

I think the question isn't so much the actual space than the mindset behind it. Certainly you'll need tons of TBs if you are going for top notch orchestral libraries. Thing is, for a beginner, 250 gigs might be enough, and it would be advisable to limit yourself. Decent starter orchestral libraries with an OK sound go between 10 and around 100 gigs I guess? And the rest can be DAWs, samples, plugins. In the beginning, time that you spend actually working on music is far more valuable than more products on your hard drive. I learned this the hard way. Later when you know how things work, then you can branch out, and with the knowledge you have, you'll end up with far less gigabytes of stuff on your drives than if you had hoarded everything from the beginning.