A must-watch for users with real-time issues!

Mic2002 · October 20, 2016, 10:27am

Swurveman:

The top software companies in the audio world would do everybody a huge favor by getting together and standardizing a DAW for minimal latency and maximum performance. They should specify recommended video cards, recommended audio interfaces etc. etc and work with the component manufacturers to keep the components focused solely on audio production, or audio/video production if you need that in your DAW. Perhaps every 5-7 years if/when the technology really advances make a new recommendation and have serious users see it as a cost of doing business. Let’s face it, it’s the wild wild west out there and there are way too many places to have to look to troubleshoot problems. I bought a DAW from a guy who knew what he was doing, but I am having to troubleshoot problems all the time anyway and spend way too much time fixing my computer based problems instead of making music.

I’m amazed that the Steinberg (for example) don’t see the market for a hardware based system (ie not a PC) I remember a few years ago when Roland went close by offering a hardware audio recorder with a simple monitor setup and mouse. Really that should be it. I have a Sky Box at home - it can record full HD picture and 5.1 sound at the same time and is a few hundred £. In my dreams I see a Steinberg DAW black box with Cubase hardcoded into it that should have very little chance of glitching or anything else. Connect that to a monitor and there you go. PC’s are russian roulette when it comes to finding a stable audio platform.