Best tablet for music production: Product guideĪpple's M1-based iPad Pros have been with us a year but are still the most 'pro' tablet around. If you are an Android fan and have deep pockets to empty of cash and fill with one of the bigger tablets in our tests, then look no further.

Its massive 14-inch screen will wow you and is perfect for touch music making, if not portability.

That leaves Android devices, and they simply don't come much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra (opens in new tab). It has a lovely, compact design with an M1 chip to deliver the music muscle you need. This has all the M1 power within a super compact design, so is probably the best iPad for musicians in terms of portability versus power. However rather than the equally powerful iPad Pro 11-inch getting second place, the new iPad Air is stealing its thunder. It is not only (joint equally) the most powerful iPad you can buy, but also boasts the sharpest screen. As ever, things change fast in the world of iPad releases, but we're still going to recommend the larger 12.9 Pro (opens in new tab) as our iPad of choice for music producers. If you have the budget then you can spend a lot on the top end version of this, or you could opt for the cheaper tablet-only option (minus the keyboard) and upgrade later.įor iOS devices, Apple's iPad Pros really shook things up in the world of mobile music making when they were released a year ago. The latest Surface Pro 8 (opens in new tab) looks set to maintain that trend, with lovely design tweaks and new functionality. The Windows systems – aka touch screens that effectively double as PC laptops – have been dominated by Microsoft's Surface Pro, which is certainly an expensive option if you just want to use a tablet. This can be a divisive subject with many die-hard advocates lauding each system, so we'll divide our advice up accordingly.

However there's also the operating system the tablet uses to consider. Best tablet for music production: MusicRadar’s ChoiceĪs we explain in the buying advice section below, you should choose a tablet on portability versus power – the music making functionality you can expect compared to the weight and size of the tablet.

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