How much RAM do I need for music production to avoid audio dropouts?

32GB is the right call if you’re hitting swap. 16GB works as a baseline for most projects, but if you’re already maxing out 8GB with heavy VSTs like Kontakt or Omnisphere, go straight to 32GB. Audio dropouts happen when your system runs out of RAM and uses the hard drive as temporary memory, which is too slow for real-time audio.