Re: Windows 7 issues/

[Rainer Straschill <moinsound@googlemail.com>]

Jeff Duke schrieb:
> I am thinking of moving to Windows 7 (64 bit?) from my faithful XP. I 
> only use a computer for recording/post production and for 
> Ninjam/Livestream uses. I am not looping with it and this is a desktop 
> machine. Currently a AMD Athlon 64x2 dual core 6400+. 4 gigs ram 
> although XP 32 bit only "sees" 3.25 gigs.
My new (as of early this year) notebook came with Windows 7 Professional 
64bit pre-installed. This is now my #1 music performance computer.
As for drivers:
Devices which are still supported usually already supply Windows 7 
drivers, and with Windows 7 (contrary to XP), every device I saw offers 
both 32 and 64 bit drivers - so that old XP problem of having to check 
for availability of 64bit drivers seems to be a thing of the past. 
However, if you're using a discontinued interface from a manufacturer 
who doesn't do good support, checking beforehand might be a good idea. 
(Obviously, this is also true for any other hardware device - racing 
wheels or whatever you're also using).

My experiences so far have been good w/ Windows 7 - but then, I haven't 
yet put it under real stress. My recording session for "A tätowierte 
Katz'", however (http://bit.ly/d0PHAu) had me recording 17 tracks of 
audio, running The Grand 3 and getting 0.5ms latency using RME HDSP 
hardware under Windows 7 - if that is any indication of "quality"...

       Rainer

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