optimizing windows 7 for audio production

[netwarrior]

hello

how to optimize windows 7 for audio production and ableton?

is win 7 ok for working with audio? or better to try to setup XP on a new laptop?

[martinkellogs]

yes you can optimize for audio production.

[netwarrior]

ok noob, please give me links to threads here, will really appreciate that!

[Mr-Bit]

Get DPC latency checker as a reference to make sure your drivers are good ,turning off hi precision event timer HPET in my bios gave me 10 to 1 improvement result in DPCLC.

@martinkellogs

[frep45]

Turn off Aero and all visual effects.
Turn off file indexing for all hard drives.

[agent314]

I'm running Win7 64-bit Ultimate and Home Premium on my laptop and desktop respectively, with indexing and Aero on, and I have had zero problems with it.

I get great performance, can run 192 sample latency with no hiccups or dropouts until I get up to 70%+CPU

Just an FYI. Let the indexing run through for a few days, and you shouldn't have any problems with it

[netwarrior]

thanks

and where to stop that file indexing?where s menu?

[frep45]

where to stop that file indexing?where s menu?

Answer here: http://www.addictivetips.com/windows-ti ... and-vista/
You'll have to do this for each drive or partition, if you happen to have several.

[nebulae]

Check out this post on my forum: http://nebulae.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=495

Also, here's a post on services you can set to manual: http://www.askvg.com/windows-7-services ... to-manual/

[BoxDJ]

I've turned off most things in Windows 7 and I still experience some crashing. Its bearable, but a fix would be nice.

[agent314]

What version are you getting these crashes with?

I haven't upgraded from 8.1, and (knock on wood) I almost never have crashes on either my desktop or laptop, both running 64-bit Win7