What System Is Better For Music Production? Windows XP or Windows 7
November 23, 2009Website: www.musicproducerpro.net
If your serious about music production i am sure your using Windows XP and opt to skip Windows Vista from being installed or upgraded on your Music Production Computer. (I know i did.)
With Windows 7 it seems like Bill G. has got the company back in a decent playing field with musicians. Its my understanding that the Microsoft team work closely with the music producers & video gamers this time around and did drastic changes that many had been requesting for some time now.
If you have real world experience running Win XP / Win 7 in your music studio let us know what kind of difference / benefits you have discovered since making the transition. There are tons of variables out there to take into consideration when even starting this debate but i am just looking for a “ballpark” remote idea of how things are going for others.
To help better serve others in the FP community list a few music programs your running, ram memory, and operating system version
so we can all get a “real life” idea of what’s going on out here on the frontline of music studios.
Note: Nobbs: (You may have bought a PC with Vista, but that doesn’t mean that was the best OS to be running on your computer. A downgrade was really called for if you ran into the dozens of Audio / Video issues plagued by Vista (Some issues may have been occurring with or without your knowledge). Matter fact, if you didn’t have any easily detected issues running Vista in your studio Windows XP could have saved you major time & money by clocking in a lot faster as a OS. If you think your computer runs fast with Vista, with XP it would be Twice the speed.)
I am not telling you anything to “make” you change the Operating System on your studio computer. If you don’t know what your doing with Software / Hardware technology forget messing with your computer. You must safely backup data, beats, recording sessions, software licenses, software programs, vst plug ins all before “tampering” with OS software. If you don’t know how to “properly” backup Everything you need i advise you to enjoy your current setup or get with a Music Production / Computer Guru who can help you.
If you have 1st hand experience with Win 7 or both Win XP & 7 let us know your findings.
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