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  • Sonar on Windows 10 Preview 10122 (p.2)
2015/07/11 17:57:00
Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
SONAR should pretty much be Windows 10 compatible as is. We're already using all the newer Windows compliant API's so AFIK it should be fine. We're doing some testing in-house before release anyway so if any compatibility problems are identified we'll fix them. If anyone comes across a SONAR specific compatibility issue please let us know...
2015/07/11 18:19:17
Sycraft
Doktor Avalanche
I think you will find most manufacturers won't release Win10 drivers until it is fully released.

In a way I don't blame them restricting the OS as people would end up asking for support on an OS that even MS doesn't support yet.



The big guys all have Windows 10 drivers out. They want them out for testing, if nothing else. Intel, nVidia, AMD, Realtek, etc all have Windows 10 drivers out and available for download. It tends to be the smaller or more specialty companies that lag in drivers.
2015/07/11 18:24:14
fireberd
Sidroe, I have a totally separate Win 10 Preview installation.  It wasn't an upgrade to an existing OS.  Its on my backup system and triple booted with Win 7/8.1/10.  I'll find out how the upgrade goes when the RTM is downloaded.  But, every new Preview version "upgrade" has not corrupted Sonar or my installed equipment drivers.  
2015/07/11 20:43:57
jamescater
Doktor Avalanche
I think you will find most manufacturers won't release Win10 drivers until it is fully released.

In a way I don't blame them restricting the OS as people would end up asking for support on an OS that even MS doesn't support yet.



 
RME drivers work fine with Windows 10 on a 4 year old Dell laptop that I've been using for testing
2015/07/11 20:54:22
Doktor Avalanche
I'm talking about approved windows 10 drivers of course many old drivers will work.
2015/07/11 21:39:52
tenfoot
I notice RME have released Windows 10 divers for firewire, but not for usb. Interesting given that frewire is all but dead on PC hardware, particularly laptops.
2015/07/11 21:52:44
Doktor Avalanche
tenfoot
Interesting given that frewire is all but dead on PC hardware, particularly laptops.


You would be forgiven for thinking so, but I suspect you haven't been reading about thunderbolt 3/USB-C. FireWire is dead... Long live FireWire...
2015/07/11 22:21:19
tenfoot
Doktor Avalanche
tenfoot
Interesting given that frewire is all but dead on PC hardware, particularly laptops.


You would be forgiven for thinking so, but I suspect you haven't been reading about thunderbolt 3/USB-C. FireWire is dead... Long live FireWire...



Indeed I have not! I knew Apple had run withit but last I heard PC manufacturers were hesitant due to expense and lack of peripherals. Sounds promising though. Heres hoping it doesn't suffer the same compatibility problems as firewire did. I got very tired of chasing laptops with Texas Instruments controller chips just to make my firewire desks work. I have found the compatability of USB to be  joy since biting te bullet and replacing my aging rigs:)
2015/07/11 23:39:52
trimph3
Good to now Windows 10 will work with this...modulo the interface issue.
2015/07/12 01:43:01
Geo524
Sidroe
Fireberd, did you have to re install anything after you upgraded to 10? I am really nervous about making the jump to 10. I'm running 2 Studio-Captures synced together and the thought of having to reinstall all this stuff is really becoming a concern.


+1000!! This is a Major concern for me as well.
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