Members 2FLY Posted October 2, 2005 Members Share Posted October 2, 2005 Audiowerk 8 soundcard AND XP.. does it work!? Hi guys, I'm looking @ upgrading my PC. I use the Audiowerk 8 soundcard. 2 questions: 1. Can I use the Audiowerk 8 card with Windows XP?2. Which windows would be better. I currently use '98 but am considering XP (purely cause it's newer.. so I don't even know if that's a good reason) THANX! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMIEL Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 yes!!!! i got the xp drivers for my audiowerk 2!!check on the websitegoogle:audiowerk xp drivers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 2FLY Posted October 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 Originally posted by AMIEL yes!!!! i got the xp drivers for my audiowerk 2!!check on the websitegoogle:audiowerk xp drivers Yea just found 'em! Audiowerk 8 XP But the real question... is XP better to work with than '98!?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dylan Walters Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 Originally posted by 2FLY But the real question... is XP better to work with than '98!?!? Only by about a mile. 98 was never a rock-solid operating system, but XP when setup properly is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 2FLY Posted October 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 Originally posted by Dylan Walters Only by about a mile. 98 was never a rock-solid operating system, but XP when setup properly is. I'm interested in the 'but XP when setup properly is' part. Can u enlighten me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 2FLY Posted October 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 Originally posted by Dylan Walters Only by about a mile. 98 was never a rock-solid operating system, but XP when setup properly is. I'm interested in the 'but XP when setup properly is' part. Can u enlighten me my friends? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dylan Walters Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 What I meant to say that if your hardware is setup properly both in the BIOS and with solid device drivers AND you keep your Windows installation clean (no excess software) then XP is great! If you install Kazaa, a bunch of games, Antivirus, instant messaging, etc., then you will have problems. Otherwise, if you keep your system dedicated to music programs only then you shouldn't have any problems. BTW, a very common practice is to keep Windows DAW's off of the internet. This way, you dont' have to worry about having all of the up to date security fixes, running a firewall, antivirus, etc. There are a few websites that can walk you through optimizing XP including www.tweakxp.com and www.musicxp.net that you might want to check out. But for what it's worth, XP without any tweaks usually works fine for most people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 2FLY Posted October 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 Originally posted by Dylan Walters What I meant to say that if your hardware is setup properly both in the BIOS and with solid device drivers AND you keep your Windows installation clean (no excess software) then XP is great! If you install Kazaa, a bunch of games, Antivirus, instant messaging, etc., then you will have problems. Otherwise, if you keep your system dedicated to music programs only then you shouldn't have any problems. BTW, a very common practice is to keep Windows DAW's off of the internet. This way, you dont' have to worry about having all of the up to date security fixes, running a firewall, antivirus, etc. There are a few websites that can walk you through optimizing XP including www.tweakxp.com and www.musicxp.net that you might want to check out. But for what it's worth, XP without any tweaks usually works fine for most people. Yo Dylan, Great advice. And no this PC has NO internet connection, no games etc. It's 100% music. Nothing other than the beautifull cars I use as a wallpaper/motivator I'll definitely check out the sites. Man I love H-C. Great info buddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AMIEL Posted October 3, 2005 Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 Hi !! Thanks 2fly!!No ..I have no internet connection attached to this computer!! nothing but audio programs...not even microsoft word!!!I went to this websites already and configued my PC. I am thinking to buy a computer from ADK, Carillon etc.I need a very stable and rock solid DAW.I was thinkg to get a Dual processor DAW.any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 2FLY Posted October 3, 2005 Author Members Share Posted October 3, 2005 Originally posted by AMIEL Hi !! Thanks 2fly!!No ..I have no internet connection attached to this computer!! nothing but audio programs...not even microsoft word!!!I went to this websites already and configued my PC.I am thinking to buy a computer from ADK, Carillon etc.I need a very stable and rock solid DAW.I was thinkg to get a Dual processor DAW.any suggestions? The PC setup I'm looking at is: Intel Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz (64mb motherboard)2 x 512Mb DDR internal memory (total 1024!)20 Gb internal hard drive (for program files)250 Gb internal hard drive (for audio)250 Gb external hard drive (to 'mirror') the audio drive and put in a safe place after every session and CD burner/DVD player etc. Good thing that u got a 100% music PC - I think taking risks with your PC by instant messaging with ur buddies is kind of taking a huge risk for a little bit of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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