5 Things to Know About RAM for Music Production

8GB is unworkable for modern production Heavy VSTs like Kontakt, Omnisphere, and multiple Serum instances will quickly exhaust 8GB, causing audio dropouts.

Audio dropouts come from swapping When RAM runs out, your system uses the hard drive as temporary memory. Real-time audio can’t wait for that slow process.

16GB is the new baseline It handles a decent-sized project without swapping, making it the minimum for most producers.

32GB is the right call if you’re hitting swap If you already max out 8GB with heavy VSTs, skip 16GB and go straight to 32GB.

Serious producers now use 32GB as standard Loading five Kontakt libraries, multiple synths, and long reverbs fills 16GB faster than expected.