All DAWS lead to music

I recently acquired Pro Tools 10 student. As a teacher, I was able to purchase this very cheap. The reason I did is, because it just easier to swap files over to my colleagues in Canada.
Before installation, Pro Tools gives list of things to do to your PC to make it function better. Things I should know (and did) but somehow over the years, I didn't do.
After doing these adjustments, Sonar X2A now runs like a dream. I am not a person to say one DAW is better than another. They are all brilliant, but I just happen to use Sonar as my main DAW and always will. Everything works for me with Sonar. There are very few surprises.
Pro Tools is a different animal and requires different procedures to tame it. I havent bought the whip yet. I am looking through Amazon now. I've found a chair

Peter Morrison


I recently acquired Pro Tools 10 student. As a teacher, I was able to purchase this very cheap. The reason I did is, because it just easier to swap files over to my colleagues in Canada.
Before installation, Pro Tools gives list of things to do to your PC to make it function better. Things I should know (and did) but somehow over the years, I didn't do.
After doing these adjustments, Sonar X2A now runs like a dream. I am not a person to say one DAW is better than another. They are all brilliant, but I just happen to use Sonar as my main DAW and always will. Everything works for me with Sonar. There are very few surprises.
Pro Tools is a different animal and requires different procedures to tame it. I havent bought the whip yet. I am looking through Amazon now. I've found a chair

Just to be clear - you used the recommendations from Avid for running Pro Tools, and it had a definite impact on the performance / stability of Sonar X2a?

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There is a standard setting for playing music - it is much the same settings no matter what daw.  Windows settings.  There are more than a few lists on the internet but it has been a while since I tried to google it.

@

I am aware of these generic recommendations.  I was hoping there was something unique in the PT recommendations which applied to the sometimes over sensitive Sonar X series (no negativity  intended).

I have done nothing to windows, put the key in and drove.
I use both soundcards.

maybe some older computers need the system settings, but I find a lot of newer computers these day respond well to a simple install and go.

Peter Morrison


I recently acquired Pro Tools 10 student. As a teacher, I was able to purchase this very cheap. The reason I did is, because it just easier to swap files over to my colleagues in Canada.
Before installation, Pro Tools gives list of things to do to your PC to make it function better. Things I should know (and did) but somehow over the years, I didn't do.
After doing these adjustments, Sonar X2A now runs like a dream. I am not a person to say one DAW is better than another. They are all brilliant, but I just happen to use Sonar as my main DAW and always will. Everything works for me with Sonar. There are very few surprises.
Pro Tools is a different animal and requires different procedures to tame it. I havent bought the whip yet. I am looking through Amazon now. I've found a chair

Just to be clear - you used the recommendations from Avid for running Pro Tools, and it had a definite impact on the performance / stability of Sonar X2a?
 
IT DID

@ Jimbo 88 The sweetwater list is pretty good but Cakewalk disagrees on changing the processor scheduling to background processes.

@Rain

Only one with disinformation here is you.
 
It makes it just more clearer that you don't know what you talking about. You should keep using your MAC and LOGIC instead because you are on deep water here. Me being busted of what? I don't know what you referring too? I busted you being wrong again,...and again... maybe is that you referring too?


Sure, you can find thousands of bad XP tweaks suggest run on Windows 7/8 on the Internet, it doesn't mean they are right tweaks.

As for example  background tasks, no it should be set to PROGRAM on Windows VISTA, Windows 7 and 8. On XP yes. It was Matthias Carstens from RME that discovered this specific tweak on XP that the world has use and abused since that day. It was a workaround for RME audio cards on XP.
 
If you knew something about this you would know that  Matthias Carstens and on RME website also telling you exactly what I say, it shall be set to PROGRAMS on Windows 7 and 8. *Note that is coming form the man that invented the original tweak. Maybe he is wrong too? 
 
 
 
You can always ask Microsoft or Noel on Cakewalk and every else that know something, they all will say what I been telling you all. 

So I proved you wrong again...big time...


Over and out!

Freddie H


@Rain

Only one with disinformation here is you.
 
It makes it just more clearer that you don't know what you talking about. You should keep using your MAC and LOGIC instead because you are on deep water here. Me being busted of what? I don't know what you referring too? I busted you being wrong again,...and again... maybe is that you referring too?


Sure, you can find thousands of bad XP tweaks suggest run on Windows 7/8 on the Internet, it doesn't mean they are right tweaks.

As for example  background tasks, no it should be set to PROGRAM on Windows VISTA, Windows 7 and 8. On XP yes. It was Matthias Carstens from RME that discovered this specific tweak on XP that the world has use and abused since that day. It was a workaround for RME audio cards on XP.
 
If you knew something about this you would know that  Matthias Carstens and on RME website also telling you exactly what I say, it shall be set to PROGRAMS on Windows 7 and 8. *Note that is coming form the man that invented the original tweak. Maybe he is wrong too? 
 
 
 
You can always ask Microsoft or Noel on Cakewalk and every else that know something, they all will say what I been telling you all. 

So I proved you wrong again...big time...stupid!


Over and out!

I'm not arguing w/ you Freddie. 


I gave that up a long time ago when I realized that you were still talking BS about iPhones because they weren't supporting Flash - over a year after Adobe abandoned it, and long after I had provided the links for you.  You never acknowledged.

And I kept on posting that link and others every time you brought that up. Because you kept on going.

I called you out on your BS about Logic at least once or twice. You never replied and/or changed topics.


In fact, this is one of the very first times that you even acknowledge a post where I call out your BS. 

And sadly enough, all you have to say is : "You are wrong" and "I proved you wrong".


You referred to troubleshooting steps as optimization tips as I pointed out above, links included. 

For example... Contrarily to what you wrote, AVID does NOT suggest turning Aero off EXCEPT for Troubleshooting Pro Tools. That's some BS you spoke right there.  

That was what I was referring to as BS. 
It is BS. 
Either you misunderstood what AVID wrote, either you willingly misinterpreted it. 
At any rate it is still BS.

Or it is not BS because I am stupid, that's it?
 
But you didn't answer to that, you just keep on rambling and attacking me about ONE element - which I never pretended to know anything about, just that there has been some conflicting articles about - and YOU call me stupid?

Name calling. Poor Freddie. Like you BS about Pro Tools, Logic, Apple and all the big claims you make - all empty words.

So no, I'm not really talking to you, I'm just setting the record straight in the form of a dialogue. 

All I really tell you is that I respectfully but strongly suggest that you refrain from calling me stupid.  
 

backwoods


Why can't people say Apple sux I wonder. 

People can say whatever they like. And the truth is, they often do - w/o much thought or any care for factual evidences. But still, they CAN say whatever they want.


They might get called out on their BS though - harsh but fair, no? ;)

Rain

Freddie H


@Rain

Only one with disinformation here is you.
 
It makes it just more clearer that you don't know what you talking about. You should keep using your MAC and LOGIC instead because you are on deep water here. Me being busted of what? I don't know what you referring too? I busted you being wrong again,...and again... maybe is that you referring too?


Sure, you can find thousands of bad XP tweaks suggest run on Windows 7/8 on the Internet, it doesn't mean they are right tweaks.

As for example  background tasks, no it should be set to PROGRAM on Windows VISTA, Windows 7 and 8. On XP yes. It was Matthias Carstens from RME that discovered this specific tweak on XP that the world has use and abused since that day. It was a workaround for RME audio cards on XP.
 
If you knew something about this you would know that  Matthias Carstens and on RME website also telling you exactly what I say, it shall be set to PROGRAMS on Windows 7 and 8. *Note that is coming form the man that invented the original tweak. Maybe he is wrong too? 
 
 
 
You can always ask Microsoft or Noel on Cakewalk and every else that know something, they all will say what I been telling you all. 

So I proved you wrong again...big time...stupid!


Over and out!

I'm not arguing w/ you Freddie. 


I gave that up a long time ago when I realized that you were still talking BS about iPhones because they weren't supporting Flash - over a year after Adobe abandoned it, and long after I had provided the links for you.  You never acknowledged.

And I kept on posting that link and others every time you brought that up. Because you kept on going.

I called you out on your BS about Logic at least once or twice. You never replied and/or changed topics.


In fact, this is one of the very first times that you even acknowledge a post where I call out your BS. 

And sadly enough, all you have to say is : "You are wrong" and "I proved you wrong".


You referred to troubleshooting steps as optimization tips as I pointed out above, links included. 

For example... Contrarily to what you wrote, AVID does NOT suggest turning Aero off EXCEPT for Troubleshooting Pro Tools. That's some BS you spoke right there.  

That was what I was referring to as BS. 
It is BS. 
Either you misunderstood what AVID wrote, either you willingly misinterpreted it. 
At any rate it is still BS.

Or it is not BS because I am stupid, that's it?

But you didn't answer to that, you just keep on rambling and attacking me about ONE element - which I never pretended to know anything about, just that there has been some conflicting articles about - and YOU call me stupid?

Name calling. Poor Freddie. Like you BS about Pro Tools, Logic, Apple and all the big claims you make - all empty words.

So no, I'm not really talking to you, I'm just setting the record straight in the form of a dialogue. 

All I really tell you is that I respectfully but strongly suggest that you refrain from calling me stupid.  

I really sorry I wrote "stupid" and I took that away after 1 sec I posted my post and I edit my post along that I added other info.
I took that away because I felt too it was unnecessary and really "stupid"----> BY ME saying that.
Unfortunately you had already read my old post already
 
I hope my apologies are excepted?
  
 
Anyway RAIN.
 
At AVID website + the video I link too they say----------> Windows 7 Optimization guide meaning used on all common computers with PRO TOOLS and other DAWs. Not Troubleshooting guide. If it were a Troubleshooting guide, it doesn't make any sense adding tweaks and troubles to the system like background, disable AERO etc that are in conflict. Strange Troubleshooting guide ?
  
 
*Logic Pro
I have nothing bad to say about LOGIC. I'm one of the first users of LOGIC EMAGIC time. If you are on MAC that is the one DAW to use. Comparing to great and pioneers LOGIC was before its not the same as apple bought it. No progress no new things.
 
 
*Flash
Yes IPHONE it the only smart phone on the planet that it doesn't work on include IPAD. 
Adobe has not stop developing or improving flash. Flashplayer 12 is out soon too even for phones, except Appelphones.
It APPLE own fault it doesn't work!

man you cant be like that, well you can but its narrow, apple doesn't suk, I don't use it or like it
but I couldn't say it sux, its a matter of preference.
im a pc guy, but I cant deny apples strength's.

I would have had a reply to a few of these (obviously ;) - but every few days the forum software goes brain dead and I can't post except w/ FF - which won't allow line breaks... And today is one of these days it seems. So, if you want something that SUX, you don't have to go far - you've got the suckiest/buggiest thing on the web since MySpace right under your eyes... No small feat.

@ Keys - same. I've spent the last two years on the road w/ one of the biggest entertainment company in the world bla bla bla, have seen quite a few recording studios, stage productions and such and I can tell you this - Mac is doing just fine. No PC anywhere, yet. And pros/musicians usually don't care much for computer talk - it's all about what the computer let them do. Obviously, if you decide to hang out among superficial idiots, you'll hear nothing but stupid things - about Apple and all the rest. I don't get why you'd waste your time hating Apple when you don't actually use it and when it doesn't change anything to the fact that it is still, by far, the de facto standard in the industry. You can say SUX til you're blue in the face, the actual number of productions done using Apple hardware annihilate any arguments you may have. So don't grow a tumor over it, man. No one said you had to use it.

mmmmm....what was this thread about?


...oh well...back to my little Spring......