I just followed a link that Beepster posted in another thread for optimizing audio performance. ( http://www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/pc-optimization-guide-for-windows-7/ ) and it states (about 3/4 of the way down the page) to select "background services" instead of "programs" in "processor scheduling"...does that sound right to you guys (I've always heard it should be set to programs)?
Thanks very much,
Randy

There USED to be tweaks folks would do in XP, and maybe other versions of Windows, but to the best of my knowledge, this particular tweak was suggested by Cakewalk staff to NOT be done any longer, with Windows 7 or beyond in any case.
 
I believe setting it to background services was to get it to do streaming audio better/faster, but if I recall correctly it may adversely affect program performance and may not be needed or desired any longer.
 
Are you having some sort of processing issues?  If so, please list any tweaks you may have done - and give an indication of whether or not your drivers and Windows are up to current maintenance levels.
 
Bob Bone
 

robert_e_bone
There USED to be tweaks folks would do in XP, and maybe other versions of Windows, but to the best of my knowledge, this particular tweak was suggested by Cakewalk staff to NOT be done any longer, with Windows 7 or beyond in any case.
 
I believe setting it to background services was to get it to do streaming audio better/faster, but if I recall correctly it may adversely affect program performance and may not be needed or desired any longer.
 
Are you having some sort of processing issues?  If so, please list any tweaks you may have done - and give an indication of whether or not your drivers and Windows are up to current maintenance levels.
 
Bob Bone

 Hey Bobaloo, no I'm not having processor issues I just scanned the article to see if I might be missing anything and noticed this.
It seems to me that "programs" was always the way to go but it might have been in one of the Sony Vegas forums.
If one is not running anything in the background it seems it should be set to programs no?
Thanks bud,
Randy
 

Hi, there... yeah there are a couple unnecessary things in there and I believe that is one of the not so recommended ones.
 
These days on a modern computer probably the only things that are relevant are the entries about disabling startup programs, making sure your power management settings are set to Max/Always On/etc and keeping an eye on things like antiviruses that are going to try to scan files and process as they do their thing (which can be done with whitelisting your audio stuff but I just turn the AV off when working).
 
Sorry for the confusion. There have been posts by the Bakers about this stuff and my very first thread asking about system optimization had some helpful comments specifically about which steps in the sweetwater guide should be avoided with Sonar. I may dig it up to double check.

Here is the thread from when I first optimized my system. The second post in that thread (by jm24) has the details on what to not do or maybe not do.
 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Today-is-sytem-optimization-day-m2580739.aspx
 
Notice the dates on that thread... 2012. It was shortly after I first bought Sonar and joined the forum so I was a Beep in the woods. Very green, very stupid. However I did the tweaks mentioned and have not really touched that stuff since and my system works pretty well.
 
 

Most system tweaks are unnecessary in Windows 7 and beyond.  Power settings and possibly checking AV programs and wireless cards are about it.
 
Much harm has been done, IMHO, by outdated tweaks.  I have seen so many issues' in this forum' related to people reading old "Xp-type system tweaks advice" on the interweb
 
Having said that, my AV is on all the time (Norton), and I only disable my wireless card in mission critical situations..

There was a thread while back where Cakewalk suggested that processor scheduling was best set for programs and not background services (sorry can't find it).
 
The big tweaks are setting min/max processor state (under control panel->power) to 100%, and possibly turning off Intel Speed step. In addition I would look at task scheduler to see if there are any tasks running that should not be running.
 
Also there are plenty of unnecessary services in Windows that do not need to be running (google for details).
I would never disable my virus scanner, rather I would exclude the regions where Sonar is active from real time scanning.
 
Cheers...

Rough rule of thumb - Unless you understand your computer/OS well enough to know what a particular "tweak" does - then leave it alone.

Doubt anything has changed since this http://forum.cakewalk.com/FindPost/1239881

There are several pages in the new .pdf that has just become available for download on this very subject. It gives good advice on what should be tweaked for optimum performance. There is a whole chapter on computer, software (read Sonar preferences) and audio device setup. It does state that this subject is very specific to the computer in question and, of course, almost every computer is in someway slightly different in it's configuration from any other.
I found the subject of latency, and the tweaks available to overcome this, very easy to read and understand. I can't quite remember where I found the download but if you have trouble I'm sure someone else can chime in, and I can certainly help with the page numbers if needed.