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Dj-Grobe ·
Well i out of topic again, but need coment this:
Well my final concluson after weeks trying to make vista work ok with audio aplications:
Dont loose time on vista..... i tested all tweaks form the wbe all non offcial and offical hotfixes, and vista really work wrong with audio aplciations.
If you stay on XP, dont move to vista, you not have any improvement related to audio and you find lot of troubles.
Its absolutly clear VISTA is a OS with lot of improvements in graphics and specially 3d improvements with the new DIRECT X, gammers are the users really find and see the improvements, audio users dont see any improvement probably before SP2 for vista.
matti ·
I just had to dig this topic back up(sorry). I had tested Synthmaker earlier on Vista and didn't have any problems. Now I had the chance to try it again, now with the v1.08. Everythings running as it should. No mysterious high cpu usages or anything out of the ordinary. Just like running it on WinXP. If someone has Vista and wants to try out SynthMaker. Go ahead! It works great
Dj-Grobe ·
yes work ok, but simple things like move slider on xp use 1% cpu, and on vista use 20%..........
why, dont really know.
dasdeck ·
i've read that vista has better low latenc performance, and for me that proofed to be true. with xp i couldn't even use 50% of cpu before drop outs occur (even if i increased buffer size, USB audio/ Laptop btw.) . with windows vista even more is possible (tested with the same reaeper projects on a dual boot system). so even if vista needs more cpu power and my laptop uses a bit more power (they need less then most desktops anyway AFAIK) it gives me morey usable processing power in the end.
and vista is pretty. also it fixed my wake uo from standby when my Audio interface is plugged problem
cheers
D3CK
P.S.: symnthmaker and reapers rearoute asio driver where glitch hell on xp. on vista it works O.K. (some minor glitches while SM does graphics thought, guess its GDI+ aka no hardware accaleration fault)
Acrobat ·
Even if I would, I can't.
It seems Vista has NO compatibility with M-Audio Delta 1010 audiocards. Which is a shame!! A soundcard so good and so popular!
Bleah!
Dj-Grobe ·
Delta 1010 driver coming soon from M-AUDIO
About Vista and graphic CPU usage, be really nice if malc take a look on this issue for see if can improve the HIGH cpu usage on vista.
The difrerence with xp its very very very big.
matti ·
Dj-Grobe wrote: yes work ok, but simple things like move slider on xp use 1% cpu, and on vista use 20%..........
why, dont really know.
What are you testing this with? Task managers readings are very unreliable in XP. If you set the update time to "high" it gives very different readings than the setting "low". It might not register the cpu usage in your 1% case.
Dj-Grobe ·
Task manager can be unreliable i know, but when you see something eating cpu all the time ...............usually its real high cpu usage : )
Anyway i have very good news guys, i installed VISTA SP1 beta, and now the load its ok, vista its really improved in the background........
: )
I post more info soon, in few days, its too early for confirm really work better, but the first test i do have exleent results !!
Hlis93 ·
I wish that I could say that Synthmaker worked on VISTA but alas it does not seem to work for me. I get C::directsound error.... No matter what I do. Wife will not let me install an audiocard with asio (doesn't want me doing anything to this computer). Well, REAKTOR runs well, so its not all bad.
stefan ·
Does ASIO4ALL work on Vista?
TheAudiophileDutchman ·
Wife will not let me install an audiocard with asio (doesn't want me doing anything to this computer).
So sorry mate, join the club!
Why not buy a USB (external) Asio-driven device? This might even yield a better SNR in case it's not USB-powered!
Dj-Grobe ·
Yes i recomend cheap and wonderfull Fast Track Pro, vista drivers of fast track pro work ok.
Anyway i continue using OSX
Hoppe soon we have OSX Sm version
Hlis93 ·
Asio4all is a quick fix that works. Thank you. As far as USB, I am not spending money for it, I have an E-MU 1212m that is just sitting around collecting dust since I purchased my Project Mix a year ago.
I test it out on VISTA now and see how it goes.
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