- #HOW TO SET UP AUDIO SETTING IN SONAR 8.5 DRIVERS#
- #HOW TO SET UP AUDIO SETTING IN SONAR 8.5 DRIVER#
- #HOW TO SET UP AUDIO SETTING IN SONAR 8.5 SOFTWARE#
Windows 7, like earlier versions, has plenty of sound effects for common OS tasks.
#HOW TO SET UP AUDIO SETTING IN SONAR 8.5 DRIVER#
It could have the same effect as sleep mode when it kicks in, because it steals focus away from the DAW and its plug-ins that alone has been enough to cause shakiness in audio driver performance in some cases.ħ. (It actually wouldn't, since the GPU handles the higher power stuff.) But the screen saver is different. This one sounds silly-and I'm sure not going to tell you to turn off Windows 7's Aero effects to save CPU power. But when you are, you want to disturb the audio stream as little as possible.Ħ. By all means, turn off your PC whenever you're not using it. The same goes for lower-power CPU modes and other energy saving plans.
#HOW TO SET UP AUDIO SETTING IN SONAR 8.5 SOFTWARE#
This way the system doesn't go to sleep on its own, which can be catastrophic for your DAW software and audio interface driver. Set the OS's Power Scheme to High Performance, and then set the options underneath Change Plan to Never. For example, Cakewalk recommends that in some cases involving 24-bit audio recording, the user should set DMA buffer sizes manually in SONAR 8.5.ĥ. Even if DMA is already activated, check your DAW's audio driver configuration. This is important because DMA allows for faster data transfers to and from the hard disk-which is particularly significant when recording.
#HOW TO SET UP AUDIO SETTING IN SONAR 8.5 DRIVERS#
If your drivers were installed properly, DMA should already be activated by default. Make sure Direct Memory Access is turned on for each hard disk. You want to make sure those processes get as much CPU power as possible.Ĥ. While you may keep your DAW application running in the foreground as you work within it, various plug-ins and other processes could be relegated to "background" status. This one goes back to the Windows XP days, but it still applies here. Set Processor Scheduling to Background Services. But unless you're prone to losing track of semi-important files with names like Greatest_Guitar_Solo_Ever.wav, it won't matter much in day-to-day usage.ģ.
File searches may slow down after doing this. The last thing your audio PC needs is a bunch of disk-intensive processes running in the background while you're trying to record.
Do this by heading to the Indexing Options control panel, clicking Modify, and removing both the locations and file types. Unless your software recommends otherwise, give these a shot first.Ģ. But generally speaking, audio interface developers spend the most time perfecting cross-platform ASIO drivers. PCs now have several options for audio drivers. Do that, and follow these tips, and you'll be well on the way to having a well tuned, smoothly running PC for audio production.ġ. It's also a good idea to ensure you're running updated audio interface drivers, and apply all recent digital audio workstation program and plug-in patches. Starting from scratch, though, I wanted to provide what amounts to a good, basic, running configuration for a Windows 7 machine, one that will get you most of the way there with a minimum amount of effort.