Did anyone notice that an actual digital audio engineer stopped by the X forum?

I think it was Saturday... the post seemed to plummet down the ladder.

He dropped off some interesting news about DAW and Windows.

It seemed like a couple hundred people may have read it... but there wasn't any discussion.

It seems like a few years ago there would have been lot's of interest.





I think it may be getting close to time to have a fresh computer built up.



best regards,
mike

mike_mccue


Did anyone notice that an actual digital audio engineer stopped by the X forum? 

As opposed to a make-believe one?
 
 
Got a link?
 

I'm gathering it was the one that JoseC posted about Windows 8 not looking too good as a DAW os.
 
Something that's been discussed elsewhere ad infinitum.
 
It's more impressive a subject if you can keep 'em guessing of course.
 
Scott (ADK) has mentioned it quite a bit, and there has been plenty of discussion on it already obviously Mike hasn't seen any of that yet.
 
Of course he can change to make out it was another thread he was referring to when everyone realises this one isn't such a big deal.
 
It's the McQ way.

And just think that this is probably the tip of the iceberg and 7 eighths or whatever may just be happening by way of private message...

But as Brendan Behan said "Every cripple has his own way of walking."

:-)

Live and let live.

:-)

And just think that this is probably the tip of the iceberg and 7 eighths or whatever may just be happening by way of private message...

 
OK, now I am paranoid... and I am not even involved, AM I?

Where's the post? I'd like to read it.

Crg


Where's the post? I'd like to read it.

 
http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.aspx?high=&m=2677676&mpage=1#2677685
 
 
:-)
 
 

Crg


Where's the post? I'd like to read it.

Here ya go Craig.
 
http://www.gearslutz.com/board/music-computers/762183-my-windows-7-vs-windows-8-dawbench-results-4.html
 
Jose was basically highlighting the differences brought up here in relation to Windows 8 performance in contrast to figures noted by Noel on the Cakewalk blog.
 
None of it is conclusive one way or the other as yet other than the fact that Windows 8 isn't looking that promising as a DAW platform thus far.  If you have a well configured system already it's not even a concern.
 
8 has not yet been released to the public as yet and by the time Service pack 1 comes out who knows what issues may have been addressed or have even got worse.
 
It's just the same ol' angst that comes along with every OS release.
 
Here what Mike described as a real digital audio engineer, is looking at results posted after testing Cubase on a PCI card on Windows 8 and comparing those with X2 which is likely to be leveraging some specific Windows 8 changes after a promised update to X2 specifically after the new OS is released.
 
It would have to be like for like to be a meaningful comparison, and besides my system, along with many others running on a W7 platform, is running like a dream and there's no obligation to migrate to the new OS anytime soon. 
 
It wouldn't have got much attention upstairs merely 'cause it was really one for the 'Computers' section.

mike_mccue

It seemed like a couple hundred people may have read it... 

Nope. It was just me. I open that fred like 189 times to see if he updated it at all.