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You can already get the audio performance in Vista.

XP -> Vista was a total audio system rewrite.
Vista -> 7 the only audio changes I know of are related to DRM.

So either way, if you're upgrading from XP you'll get a good improvement no matter which OS you pick.

pulsoc wrote:It's funny how sensitive these folks are to any kind of percieved criticism of Live. Keep doing your thing man, people appreciate it.

+1

Turn off the metronome - this will stop the clicking. Glad to help

The OP is just rationalizing his lack of music education. Humans do that - they adapt their values to fit their current situation. Ever notice it's only the poor people who say "money isn't important"?

I found a few samples not referenced (the Loopmasters set, the older legacy samples and sample hits, and a few new ones in Session Drums). I grouped these by package (a nice new browser feature in live!) and saved them in a live set in the library so that I would have no unreferenced samples. How d...

Has anyone made a kalimba patch yet?

Have you ever worked in professional software development on a large complex project? There's a lot of work that goes into adding a feature. A guy doesn't just sit down and just say "Ok, I'll change the warping engine today" and bang it out in 4 hours.

However if you try and access you EIC sounds through the help shortcut you get sent to an empty search results page.

I can confirm this issue; it is happening to me too.

Desktop 1) Ableton Live CPU Meter - 19% 2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Custom Built i7 PC. 3) Operating System? Vista 64 Business. 4) Ableton Live version? 8.0.1 5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core i7 920, 2.67ghz 6) Amount of Ram? 6 GB 7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Edirol...