Comments on: Vista for Audio, 1 Year Later: Talking OS Plumbing with Cakewalk’s CTO http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:48:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Lance http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-652402 Lance Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:45:33 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-652402 I profread that and corrected it and it still mispelled some of the words I profread that and corrected it and it still mispelled some of the words

]]> By: Lance http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-652396 Lance Mon, 06 Oct 2008 01:43:34 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-652396 I have a New Intel Q9300 computer with Firewire and RAID technology .. There are many Interfaces available for the 64 Bit OS, .. 64 Bit will be the setup of Dreams in a Year or less . I started playing piano at 5 and have seen many advances in both recording and Live Playing as well as artists approaching the same end with different operations The ability to Record Multiple tracks at once Live and do Live Video 3D streaming at the same Time will win out in the end Nothing will stop it.. The ability to record at 192 KHZ for supreme Clarity and many other reasons WE will All end up RE Tooling I have done it many times I am now 55 and still can make a Guitar Scream or sound like rainpellets still can twinkle those keys in a hopefully pleasing way to the Ear, I have seen many Inovations come and go but that which has more and better sound and video will stay and will sell regardless of resistance because of what anyone is used to using After all Innovation is the Name of the Game I have a New Intel Q9300 computer with Firewire and RAID technology .. There are many
Interfaces available for the 64 Bit OS, ..
64 Bit will be the setup of Dreams in a Year or less . I started playing piano at 5 and have seen many advances in both recording and Live Playing as well as artists approaching the same end with different operations
The ability to Record Multiple tracks at once Live and do Live Video 3D streaming at the same Time will win out in the end
Nothing will stop it.. The ability to record at 192 KHZ for supreme Clarity and many other reasons
WE will All end up RE Tooling I have done it many times I am now 55 and still can make a Guitar Scream or sound like rainpellets still can twinkle those keys in a hopefully pleasing way to the Ear,
I have seen many Inovations come and go but that which has more and better sound and video will stay and will sell regardless of resistance because of what anyone is used to using
After all Innovation is the Name of the Game

]]> By: Create Digital Music » Optimizing for Vista: Inside the Mechanics of SONAR 8 with Cakewalk Engineering http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-639906 Create Digital Music » Optimizing for Vista: Inside the Mechanics of SONAR 8 with Cakewalk Engineering Mon, 29 Sep 2008 16:14:08 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-639906 [...] I wanted to know more about how Cakewalk’s SONAR 8 DAW was specifically optimized for Windows Vista. SONAR 7 was already out in front with support for Vista’s audio plumbing, but SONAR 8 promises quite a bit more. With the help of CTO Noel Borthwick, we were able to go through internal engineering documents and communication and get the full story. (Noel, who has a resume as a Linux programmer as well as leading the top Windows audio developer’s technical efforts, has been very frank in the past about Vista, walking us through changes before launch and real world experiences one year later.) [...] [...] I wanted to know more about how Cakewalk’s SONAR 8 DAW was specifically optimized for Windows Vista. SONAR 7 was already out in front with support for Vista’s audio plumbing, but SONAR 8 promises quite a bit more. With the help of CTO Noel Borthwick, we were able to go through internal engineering documents and communication and get the full story. (Noel, who has a resume as a Linux programmer as well as leading the top Windows audio developer’s technical efforts, has been very frank in the past about Vista, walking us through changes before launch and real world experiences one year later.) [...]

]]> By: Paul Coddington http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-528409 Paul Coddington Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:53:39 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-528409 One should not be quick to put the blame on Vista: for example, the Sonar 6.0 audio dialog is completely broken and has never been fixed, even though reported on forums and to technical support (not just me, but others). It cannot save settings, and once that Save button has been clicked once, it never works again - ever. WDM default settings, no tweaks, no ASIO. However, if one "writes off" the supposedly "Vista-compatible" 6.n purchase and buys Sonar 7.0, viola, one has a working audio dialog and can access ASIO at last. Better late than never, I suppose. Frankly, I think one should not have to purchase another upgrade to gain advertised functionality that was supposed to be present already, but it illustrates the point: most problems with Windows are not Microsoft's fault. One should not be quick to put the blame on Vista: for example, the Sonar 6.0 audio dialog is completely broken and has never been fixed, even though reported on forums and to technical support (not just me, but others).

It cannot save settings, and once that Save button has been clicked once, it never works again - ever. WDM default settings, no tweaks, no ASIO.

However, if one “writes off” the supposedly “Vista-compatible” 6.n purchase and buys Sonar 7.0, viola, one has a working audio dialog and can access ASIO at last. Better late than never, I suppose.

Frankly, I think one should not have to purchase another upgrade to gain advertised functionality that was supposed to be present already, but it illustrates the point: most problems with Windows are not Microsoft’s fault.

]]> By: Create Digital Music » Adieu, XP; How Vista SP1 is Doing, and Why This OS Generation Has Been So Tough http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-525517 Create Digital Music » Adieu, XP; How Vista SP1 is Doing, and Why This OS Generation Has Been So Tough Mon, 21 Jul 2008 02:32:46 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-525517 [...] Vista for Audio, 1 Year Later: Talking OS Plumbing with Cakewalk’s CTO [...] [...] Vista for Audio, 1 Year Later: Talking OS Plumbing with Cakewalk’s CTO [...]

]]> By: peter hughes http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-508621 peter hughes Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:08:59 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-508621 Im hoping to up grade from WinXP to Vista-I use Cakewalk 9--Will there be a problem? Im hoping to up grade from WinXP to Vista-I use Cakewalk 9–Will there be a problem?

]]> By: bentedgz http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-502288 bentedgz Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:04:24 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-502288 Vista is fine, particularly after SP1. It has been tested against XP and is as fast or faster if configured correctly. I'm a longtime IT guy and from what I've seen, learning how to configure Vista is a major issue for most users. The "broken" application syndrome is actually due to increased security in Vista. Quite a few software and driver providers have been reluctant to rewrite their product to function well without elevated rights such as administrator or power user. Drivers in particular want access to the kernel and that compromises system security and stability. I upgraded from Producer 6 to Producer 7 and noticed that Cakewalk has a new warning message for XP 64 users - no support. I'm now using Vista ultimate 64 and dual booting it with XP 32, this gives me the best of both worlds. If you are having trouble with Vista you might want to try the following configuration changes; Disable system restore. Kill UAC. Disable the indexing service. Disable super-fetch. Disable automatic updates. Run from an administrator account. Disable the sidebar. Turn off Aero Glass. Only allow NECESSARY programs in start up. Only run your security software manually. Make sure DMA is enabled. Disable hibernation. Disable screen savers. Remove any unnecessary programs. Run CCleaner periodically (include reg repair). Never let the power setting turn things off or put the system to sleep. Defrag frequently. Disable on-board sound. Use a video card if at all possible. Disable unused on-board peripherals in bios (serial port, printer port etc.) Set swap file to a fixed size. Try to use separate drives for OS and apps, Plug-ins FX and samples, and audio projects. Make sure your power supply is large enough. Most of these changes (that are applicable) speed up XP also. This configuration is for a dedicated audio PC. If you plan to leave it connected to the net, some of these changes shouldn't be done. My studio PC is configured this way and my audio programs including Sonar work beautifully and with 4 to 6 ms latency using ASiO. Vista is fine, particularly after SP1. It has been tested against XP and is as fast or faster if configured correctly. I’m a longtime IT guy and from what I’ve seen, learning how to configure Vista is a major issue for most users.

The “broken” application syndrome is actually due to increased security in Vista. Quite a few software and driver providers have been reluctant to rewrite their product to function well without elevated rights such as administrator or power user. Drivers in particular want access to the kernel and that compromises system security and stability.

I upgraded from Producer 6 to Producer 7 and noticed that Cakewalk has a new warning message for XP 64 users - no support. I’m now using Vista ultimate 64 and dual booting it with XP 32, this gives me the best of both worlds.

If you are having trouble with Vista you might want to try the following configuration changes;

Disable system restore.
Kill UAC.
Disable the indexing service.
Disable super-fetch.
Disable automatic updates.
Run from an administrator account.
Disable the sidebar.
Turn off Aero Glass.
Only allow NECESSARY programs in start up.
Only run your security software manually.
Make sure DMA is enabled.
Disable hibernation.
Disable screen savers.
Remove any unnecessary programs.
Run CCleaner periodically (include reg repair).
Never let the power setting turn things off or put the system to sleep.
Defrag frequently.
Disable on-board sound.
Use a video card if at all possible.
Disable unused on-board peripherals in bios (serial port, printer port etc.)
Set swap file to a fixed size.
Try to use separate drives for OS and apps, Plug-ins FX and samples, and audio projects.
Make sure your power supply is large enough.

Most of these changes (that are applicable) speed up XP also.

This configuration is for a dedicated audio PC.
If you plan to leave it connected to the net, some of these changes shouldn’t be done.

My studio PC is configured this way and my audio programs including Sonar work beautifully and with 4 to 6 ms latency using ASiO.

]]> By: guitardude http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-469837 guitardude Wed, 14 May 2008 13:06:40 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-469837 Walter: no, the problem is with Micro$haft trying to drive the market to put $$ in their pockets by changing stuff too often, trying to be the supplier of ALL software to ALL people and NOT providing REAL quality to their customers by focusing on what they do best (writing applications and games) and stick with it. I suspect if they don't get their act together with Windows and stop being so restrictive, they will continue to lose market share to competitive OSes. I would personally relish the day when I could see them having to port Office to Linux or other platforms besides Windows and OSX because it was essential for business survival. Just my .02 Walter: no, the problem is with Micro$haft trying to drive the market to put $$ in their pockets by changing stuff too often, trying to be the supplier of ALL software to ALL people and NOT providing REAL quality to their customers by focusing on what they do best (writing applications and games) and stick with it. I suspect if they don’t get their act together with Windows and stop being so restrictive, they will continue to lose market share to competitive OSes. I would personally relish the day when I could see them having to port Office to Linux or other platforms besides Windows and OSX because it was essential for business survival.

Just my .02

]]> By: Dilshad http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-443916 Dilshad Mon, 14 Apr 2008 15:50:32 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-443916 Iam using compaq presario f700 vista version, and iam not able to play my software.its been installed succesfully and also the projects loads easily but cannot play or record.Please Help me,Ive even tried to install some audio drivers but not able to play.Can anyone help me please?? Iam using compaq presario f700 vista version, and iam not able to play my software.its been installed succesfully and also the projects loads easily but cannot play or record.Please Help me,Ive even tried to install some audio drivers but not able to play.Can anyone help me please??

]]> By: Cory Broersma http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-442258 Cory Broersma Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:57:05 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/01/16/vista-for-audio-1-year-later-talking-os-plumbing-with-cakewalks-cto/#comment-442258 I am running sonar 6 on a Dell quad core with raid sata drives and Vista home premium and it has been a recording dream. No problems at all, its funny cause when xp came out everyone said how bad it is the same way they do with Vista. Anyhow I am not going to spend twice the money on an Apple Computer that does the same thing. I am running sonar 6 on a Dell quad core with raid sata drives and Vista home premium and it has been a recording dream. No problems at all, its funny cause when xp came out everyone said how bad it is the same way they do with Vista. Anyhow I am not going to spend twice the money on an Apple Computer that does the same thing.

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