The visual features in Windows 7 can use resources that could otherwise help to improve audio performance. If you wish to optimise your system further, or you are using a system that is particularly lacking in resources you can follow the tips below for advanced optimisation. To do this: Start - Hardware and Sound - Power Options - Change advanced power settings - USB Selective Suspend and select 'Disabled' Disable USB Selective Suspend (for USB interfaces) This prevents your hub driver from suspending an individual USB port. To remain secure while your firewall and antivirus disabled, it is advisable to temporarily disconnect from any internet connections when working with audio.ħ. These should all be disabled to ensure that no interferences occur during audio recording or playback and to ensure that maximum resources are available. Disable Windows Firewall, anti-virus and spyware software
Set processor scheduling as "Background Services"Ħ. Go to "Advanced system settings" and then the "Performance" tab This will improve the performance of your audio drivers on your computer. Set processor scheduling to "Background services" Please note: this only applies to some hardware and if this option is not available, you should not worry about completing this step.ĥ. Under the 'Advanced settings' tab, make sure the 'Enable DMA' box is ticked in device properties Expand the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers category then double click on each one of the IDE channels This allows data to be transferred directly into the memory and can improve audio performance. Enable DMA (Direct memory access) on each IDE channel Under sounds scheme, select "No sounds"Ĥ. Ensure that they are disabled by doing the following: It is fine to leave auto-update off, however we would recommend ensuring that you check for Windows updates regularly. Problems arise here if a Windows system has auto-updates turned off, and so your system may be missing many updates. Microsoft often issues important updates for Windows that may fix issues relating to any audio problems you might be having. Ensure that Windows 7 is fully up to date Make sure both power options are set to "Never"Ģ. Click the "Change plan settings" button. Go to: Start>Control Panel>Power Options To set your computer's power for high performance: This can have a detrimental effect on your computer's audio performance.
If your computer is set to conserve energy, the CPU may not be running at full speed all of the time. Set your computer's power for high performance The video here guides you through the following steps.ġ. You may need to change your view in Control Panel from 'Categories' to either 'Small Icons' or 'Large Icons' in order to directly follow some of these steps. All of the tuning tips below should be implemented if you want to achieve high speed, low latency audio recording and playback without glitches with your audio interface.
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