Re: Windows 7 issues/

[Sylvain Poitras <sylvain.trombone@gmail.com>]

Hi Jeff,
This recent article on CDM might be of interest to you.

http://createdigitalmusic.com/2010/08/04/the-most-out-of-windows-7-choosing-and-optimizing-windows-for-music/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+createdigitalmusic+%28createdigitalmusic.com%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

Sylvain

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 11:52 AM, Jim Goodin <jimgoodinmusic@gmail.com> 
wrote:
> Jeff my son is running it on a machine we built from New Egg, Dual Core, 
>8
> gig ram, 64 bit.  We built it as a gaming PC which is his main use.  I 
>think
> you know this already but mentioning for now the only sound issue that I
> know about in his experience was that and this is more consumer that 
>you'll
> probably bypass with more sophisticated audio hw but they have utilized
> program specific sound schemes and made it less easy at least when I have
> dealt with it, to get to things like the recording input.  For instance 
>when
> I was setting up a mic system for him early on it took me a while to find
> what used to be mixer, properties, recording and select input.  Too 
>though I
> was new to Win7 and still am as I use XP at work and Mac at home.  Short
> though at least for gaming he loves it and the 64 bit accessing more 
>memory
> is a great improvement.  He uses between 3 and 4 of his 8 gig which the 8
> are overkill but if he ever gets to video editing it will help.
>
> Jim
> woodandwiremusic.wordpress.com
> whatsnewatimprovfriday.wordpress.com
>
> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Tony K <bigtonyk@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Any particular reason to update?  I  have Win7 on my work PC and I've 
>had
>> a few oddball issues with the video and sound chip.  But, I'm not doing 
>DAW
>> work, just programming.  I'd check carefully for drivers for your 
>hardware.
>> Run the MS Win7 update checker app and see what it says.
>>
>> I really like Win7 for my dev box, but I'm hesitant to put it on my DAW.
>> Just because that system works just fine.
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Jeff Duke <jeff_d@embarqmail.com> 
>wrote:
>>>
>>> No problems because I haven't put it on yet. Just in the thinking about
>>> it. You had some issues in the beginning didn't you?
>>>
>>> j
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Stephen Goodman
>>> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>>> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 10:36 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Windows 7 issues/
>>> I've been much happier with the 64-bit Windows 7 actually.  What kind 
>of
>>> problems are you having?
>>> From: Jeff Duke
>>> Sent: Friday, August 06, 2010 3:06 PM
>>> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>>> Subject: Windows 7 issues/
>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Are there still issues with drivers etc. Anything to worry about? Also
>>> anything on 32 bit vs 64 bit?
>>>
>>> thanks,
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>> http://jeffduke.bandcamp.com/
>>> http://www.vimeo.com/jeffduke
>>> http://livestream.com/jeffdukelive
>>> http://www.myspace.com/loopsinphasespace
>>> http://usit.bandcamp.com/
>>> http://digitsignal.bandcamp.com/
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> -==-=-=-
>> Tony
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