Quote from Forum Archives on December 16, 2016, 12:55 am

Posted by: first_bass <first_bass@...>

Ditto what Marc said, especially on the ASIO drivers.   I hate to go against the experts, they know more than I do.   🙂

Focusrite had some driver issues with Windows 10 when it first came out, I'm sure they were addressed long ago and are solid now.   Unfortunately that was the exact time when I was looking for a new interface so I went with a (lesser) PreSonus which has suited my rather modest needs quite nicely.   It came with Studio One, although I never used it as I am a Sonar user.   Guess that is somewhat of a personal bias here as I have been a Cakewalk customer since version 1.1d, back when MS-Dos 3.3 was all the rage.  Wow that makes me feel old....   LOL

SSD is the way to go.  Ditto on 64 bit OS.  Don't skimp on RAM, but too much is a waste money too.   Perfmon and even Task Manager/ Resource Monitor are your friends; consult with them before spending big $$ to add more RAM that you may not need.

To (perhaps) clarify something Marc said: if you are running a 32-bit app the program will only be able to access 3GB of RAM - no matter how much memory your system has, even if you are running it on a 64-bit OS!  This bit me in the behind at work a few months ago when we took on a new client and I needed to work with large data sets in memory.  I had to recompile my C# app as 64-bit, thankfully all of the users of that system have 64-bit OS's.  🙂

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On 12/1/2016 9:31 AM, Marc Miller wrote:

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Oh, man- you're in my wheelhouse now.

Interface- this is gonna depend mightily on how many channels you want to record at once, but regardless of that, I would suggest that you stay away from the following, as they are problematic for all platforms (Windows or Mac)

Presonus VSL series

Tascam US series

Anything by Line 6

Having said that, Focusrite makes great interfaces that are solid and not that expensive.  Check out the 2i2 or the 2i4 (if you need MIDI) or the 18i20.  VERY good stuff and easily found.

Now- effects.  That's a whole bag of worms.  I would suggest that you start out with Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software that comes with effects.  There's a ton out there, but I would say start out with either Reaper (http://www.reaper.fm) or Presonus Studio One (http://www.presonus.com).  Each of them have a ton of effects processors built in.

For your desktop computer, there's a couple things you really need to pay attention to:

1. RAM- you want at least 8GB to be able to record anything with a track count > 8 tracks.
2. Hard drive speed- this is where latency really becomes a big factor since audio is streamed from the hard disk.  You need at least a 7200RPM mechanical drive, and an SSD is optimal.
3. Operating System- you want to use a 64 bit version of your operating system.  The reason is that no matter how much RAM your system has, if you are running a 32-bit version, you only have access to a maximum of 3GB, PERIOD.  There is no way around this, and that applies equally to Macs as well as PCs.  Some people will tell you that there are hacks to get above 3GB, but that is not true, and those hacks will make your machine extremely unstable.

Also- since you are on Windows, make sure that any interface you do get has an ASIO driver available.  (Most do these days)  There is an ASIO wrapper out called Asio4All that can be used, but don't do it- it's a kludge fest and doesn't work very well.

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