Comments on: Is Windows Vista Still Not Ready For Recording Computers?

By: Mackenzie Ward

Mackenzie Ward — Sun, 09 May 2010 18:37:13 +0000

Windows Vista is good but it can hog your CPU and Memory.-:~

By: MUHAW

MUHAW — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 06:29:06 +0000

OK! SOULTION! First off I send apologies to what I mentioned above! It's a givin I'm inexperienced with computers and engineering! I'm recording on WINDOWS VISTA / Acer 5100 2gig of RAM 1.6 X 2 processors ( how many gig HD? who cares? it really isn't important ) using CUBASE 4 ( upgraded from SL2 ) I bugged and bugged the hell out of Steinberg Tech Support after trying a Presonus Firebox and took that back cuz it made no difference than what I had " Still using a 5 year old Steinberg MI4 interface. So I was still back to the same issue with faint pops / clicks after burning to CD. OK! I was ready to smoke a joint and hit a 5th of JD and just play live! No I didn't relaps here! I asked a friend? Suggested cuz I live in an 18th centry building to check for a grounding problem! Daaah! and so low and behold I unplugged the AC adaptor and ran this sucker on the battery alone. AND IT'S BEEN HEALD & BY THE GRACE OF GOD HES STILL A FRIEND / WHICH TECH SUPPORT WAS CLUELESS! The dude my friend is really smart with computers and knows alot about avalanches in UT too. So I mentioned what I been doing as advised by the techs. Getting the latest download of the MI4 Driver " FOR VISTA" "YEAH THAT's RIGHT VISTA" and downloading the upgrade for this USB lisense key. After that! the internet has not been an interferance. So my friend mentioned if that's the case? ( a bad ground ) you need to rerecord everything from scratch! SIMPLE THINGS CAUSE ALOT OF INSANITY! TROUBLE SHOOT AND NARROW THE PROBLEM DOWN AS YA GO CUZ THEY SAY INSANITY IS DOING THE SAME THING AND EXPECTING A DIFFERENT RESULT. Please have a listen to my latest clean recording on myspace.com/muhawmusic ( The song ("Graffiti Wall") and if ya wanna hear the snap crackles and pops ( which sadly I need to rerecord ) on myspace.com/muhawrocks! Oh by the way I believe Acer with Vista 32 bit is made by APPLE if I'm not mistaken!!!?? When your on the internet there will always be interfearance w/ a wireless WIFI.You need a clean signal while recording cuz what ya hear is what ya input. Good luck and let the force B w/ ya! in peace Brothas' and Sistas'. MUHAW

By: Kevin Beers

Kevin Beers — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:41:06 +0000

I bought a new pc w/vista and nothing worked. I waited and eventually got the right drivers when they became available or replaced my HW in some cases. Then it worked. I was back in business.

Then after an MS update or two everything broke. Then It was fixed. Then it broke. Then it crashed. Then it worked. Then it broke ...

... I'm on XP now. Now it works.

Vista, RIP.

By: MUHAW

MUHAW — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:11:40 +0000

OK! I wish I could invent a driver for Vista using CUBASE 4. I believe I wouldn't be bothering to push my songs other than sheer hobbie and make money off the confused / frustrated consumer. The wierd issue I'm dealing with is I have a Steinberg MI4 interface ( friggin 5 yrs old ) Cubase sold me the upgrade and USB key ( a finnicky bugger / gets a brain freeze from time to time ) and so the upgrade installed fine and I was recording trax and noticed some clicks and pops in the project file and so things been exporting to waves & Mpegs fine / burning is OK but the pops are still there. So I asked Steinberg what's the scoop and the dude from YAMMAHA ( kish or I think they should stick to makin motorcycles) said abruptly ( like go away ) use this download ASIO4ALL ( useless bugger ) then I called again and they directed me to another driver because tech support said who told ya to use that download? Dah! use this! which never worked ( forgot the driver name? ) so the old MI4 driver is workin fine " go figure? " and so maybe I should just give up recording digital and purchase a TASCAM and do things the old school way...send my files to someone to stamp out some Vinal LP's and things will be solved. I still have a Kenwood turntable and an old 70'd ONKYO amp and I don't mind the pops on that. I could just say I recorded next to the fireplace and it is what it is; cuz I'm broke and stuck with what I got. I'm taking back the M-AUDIO Fastrack Pro to Guitar Center cuz they had useless advise too. Maybe I can export these files quick and ask Cubase for my $200- back cuz thier clueless. They claim their support office got flooded with water ( go figure ? ) I think these dudes are just wandering around with cell phones. WHO HAS INFO ON A DRIVER COMPATABLE W/ VISTA USING CUBASE 4. Version 5 why bother? Myspace.com/muhawrocks.

By: Bambu

Bambu — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:43:54 +0000

I switched back to XP. Nothing is compatible with Vista unless you upgrade and Vista takes up tooooo much Ram to run. My computer crawled even with a dual processor and 2 gigs of ram....when Vista was on it.....once I switched back to XP Media Center everything worked again AND my computer runs faster/smoother. I like MACS too, but they cost too much....and my computer runs my recording software just as smooth and efficient as the G5 that my friend has at his studio...difference is he spent over $2000...and I spent $700. Please note that I am not against Macs....I just cannot afford them.

By: KevinBeers

KevinBeers — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 01:32:01 +0000

I have had a very painful year with Vista. I am happy to say that since I have purchased an M-AUDIO (Fast track Pro) audio insterface, my days of frustration have ended. I can now use my Line 6 PODs, Reason 3.0, Ableton Live w/Rewire with out wanting to throw my PC out the window. LINE 6 was the worst when it came to compatibility. They still do not have vista drivers for their BASS pod series. The Guitar POD XT USB worked sometimes, then didn't. I was using ASIO4ALL and plugging my POD's in via the delivered PC input but the sound sucked. Now that I have the M-Audio interface I can plug in to that, record via mic's, use reason with my ableton everything is working nicley. Finally. I can write again.

By: RonDecuir

RonDecuir — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:43:01 +0000

I have Vista on a Toshiba laptop. I use N-Track multitrack software from FASOFT. It works fine- has built in effects.

I also use M-Audio Duo external sound card.

By: Rusty

Rusty — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 22:40:07 +0000

I have recently upgraded my computers, home and recording. But not to Vista. In fact, not to anything Microsoft. I made the jump to Apple. The only annoyance was in finding out that I have to purchase the new copy of Mackie Traction if I wish to continue using the Mackie products. But before I do that I'll give GarageBand a whirl. For free kicks.

I simply refuse to invest in Microsoft anymore. A PC running a MS OS is a money pit. Their days are numbered. I recommend to everyone that they make the switch to Mac.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 22:39:05 +0000

I upgraded computers a few months back to have the ability to use pci express with my new motu hd 192, and the computer i purchased came with vista, there were a few kinks that i had to work out but it took me about two hours to have my whole studio up and running with vista. I am actually very happy with Vista, and I record using Vista daily with no problems.

Hope that makes you feel a little better?

By: brandondrury

brandondrury — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:50:15 +0000

I'm sure your are just one of zillions of people who are ticked at Microsoft Vista for being so unstable.

I do want to point out that there is no direct sound quality difference between Microsoft Vista or Microsoft XP. It simply does not work that way. However, it is possible that your consumer grade Creative Audigy 4 Pro could have some kind of sound quality reducing processes that are reducing sound quality. Of course, I don't know anyone who is serious about recording that doesn't use an audio interface intended for recording.

I'm confident that if you switched back to XP you'd either find the sound quality differences were caused by some other factor, caused by placebo, or were the direct cause of your choice of soundcards.

I'd bet money that switching to a real audio interface and XP would save you a lot of blood pressure.

Brandon