#117

I’ve used them multiple times. Never had an issue. Usual caveats - my experience is not necessarily the norm, etc.

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#118

On the Windows OS side, the only thing that needs to be done is to make sure that when your audio program /daw is running, that you are in high performance mode. Balanced mode as the default is not enough.
There are a couple of tools out there that automatically switch your power plan according to which program is running.
Everything else is debunked, obsolete (with win10), personal preference, or even detrimental.
That is of course based on proper hardware with proper drivers.
Asio4all like aggregate devices might be convenient, but for really low latency an additional hurdle.

And for reference, I’m running on win10 20h2 pro, no tweaking, with a rme ufx+ plus ferrofish a32. 44 enabled inputs, 12 outputs at 4.01ms latency and lots of hungry plugins. :nerd_face:

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#119

It’s not entirely obsolete in the sense that a lot of this is also software/situation dependant, and for example if you happen to have things like a discrete graphic card on a laptop, or have needs for huge live sessions that run audio through them in realtime (so typically Ableton / Bitwig sessions) on stage, there’s a still a lot to consider before making sure your session is rock solid for realtime manipulation, and it’s very helpful, yes EVEN on Windows 10, EVEN with high performance mode always turned on, to know where any kind of problem can come from.

I’ved solved a lot of tiny hickups thanks to optimizing my laptop computer that, in studio realm are completely trivial and unimportant, but in live situation on stage can be make or break for your performance.

I’ve never had to deal with anything in studio situation on the other hand, I’ve got way enough horsepower / cooling solutions, RAM and high speed SSDs that I’ve never encountered any issue that need software tweaking beyond switching high performance mode. Which is why I said earlier that building a tower PC is actually more simple than the abundance of choice let it seem actually.

#120

Agreed w re to that it’s good to know what’s happening on computers and OSs.
Oh and I was mainly referring to desktop pcs :computer:, laptops are a whole other thing. But that’s IMHO mainly down to stuff that manufacturers preinstall (crapware), and that you need to jump thru hoops to work around power saving features. For me that’s hw and drivers, but I can understand if you see that differently :blush: