Revision history for WinXP


Revision [1902]

Last edited on 2012-02-13 14:48:13 by admin
Additions:
====**OK - here's the Paris' XP Driver [[WinXpDriverInstallDoc Install Documentation]] - good luck, and patience!**====
Deletions:
**OK - here's the Paris' XP Driver [[WinXpDriverInstallDoc Install Documentation]] - good luck, and patience!**

Revision [1901]

Edited on 2012-02-13 14:47:35 by admin
Additions:
**OK - here's the Paris' XP Driver [[WinXpDriverInstallDoc Install Documentation]] - good luck, and patience!**
After you've installed your PARIS software, here are some great system optimization tips -
Deletions:
**Read the Paris' XP Driver [[WinXpDriverInstallDoc Install Documentation]] listed here, ** and good luck!
And after you've installed your PARIS software, here are some more tips -

Revision [1900]

Edited on 2012-02-13 14:46:08 by admin
Additions:
In short form, the installation process will be:
**Read the Paris' XP Driver [[WinXpDriverInstallDoc Install Documentation]] listed here, ** and good luck!
And after you've installed your PARIS software, here are some more tips -
Deletions:
**Make sure you check out the Paris' XP Driver [[WinXpDriverInstallDoc Install Documentation]] listed here!**
In brief, the installation process is:

Revision [1899]

Edited on 2012-02-13 14:43:07 by admin
Additions:
**Make sure you check out the Paris' XP Driver [[WinXpDriverInstallDoc Install Documentation]] listed here!**
Deletions:
Paris' XP Driver [[WinXpDriverInstallDoc Install Documentation]]

Revision [1288]

Edited on 2009-08-04 14:41:43 by admin
Additions:
[[ChrisThoman Chris Thoman]] has benchmarked the comparative performance of [[PcDriveFormat NTFS and FAT32 formatted audio drives]] under Windows XP. The verdict? No difference.
Deletions:
[[ChrisThoman Chris Thoman]] has benchmarked the comparative performance of [[PcDriveFormat NTFS and FAT32 formatted audio drives]] under Windows XP.

Revision [1287]

Edited on 2009-08-04 14:40:48 by admin
Additions:
//Updated to add: please note that some of these tweaks are designed to squeeze maximum performance out of now-ancient computers, which have been greatly superseded in performance today. So some of these represent an ultimate streamlining that you may no longer fully need - or, in cases like USB or networking, you may no longer consider worth sacrificing functionality for. Still, it's a great repository and contains many non-obvious tweaks to consider.//
Deletions:
//Updated to add: please note that some of these tweaks are designed to squeeze maximum performance out of now-ancient computers, which have been greatly superseded in performance today. So these represent an ultimate streamlining that you may no longer fully need - or, in cases like USB or networking, you may no longer consider worth sacrificing functionality for.//

Revision [1286]

Edited on 2009-08-04 14:39:14 by admin
Additions:
{{color text="FURTHER UPDATE" c="red"}}// [[MikeAudet Mike Audet's]] fixes to the ADAT.dll are [[http://ensoniq.ca/drivers.html now part of his updated driver package]].//
Deletions:
{{color text="FURTHER UPDATE" c="red"}}// [[MikeAudet Mike Audet's]] fixes to the ADAT.dll are [[http://ensoniq.ca/drivers.html now part of his updated driver package]].

Revision [1285]

Edited on 2009-08-04 14:37:24 by admin [added updated info on tweaks]
Additions:
//Updated to add: please note that some of these tweaks are designed to squeeze maximum performance out of now-ancient computers, which have been greatly superseded in performance today. So these represent an ultimate streamlining that you may no longer fully need - or, in cases like USB or networking, you may no longer consider worth sacrificing functionality for.//

Revision [1240]

Edited on 2009-06-21 20:42:03 by admin [added updated info on tweaks]
Additions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with [[WinXpAdat multiple ADAT i/o modules]] (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[WinXpAdat see here for proposed workaround]]. //++{{color text=" JULY 31 2008: IMPORTANT UPDATE!" c="red"}} [[MikeAudet Mike Audet]] is debugging the ADAT dll as we speak - check the PARIS NG for updates and a beta dll to try! It will be linked here ASAP. With any luck, *all* of these issues may be a thing of the past.//++
Deletions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with [[WinXpAdat multiple ADAT i/o modules]] (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[WinXpAdat see here for proposed workaround]]. //++{{color text=" JULY 31 2008: IMPORTANT UPDATE!" c="red"}}// [[MikeAudet Mike Audet]] is debugging the ADAT dll as we speak - check the PARIS NG for updates and a beta dll to try! It will be linked here ASAP. With any luck, *all* of these issues may be a thing of the past.++

Revision [1239]

Edited on 2009-06-21 20:41:44 by admin [added updated info on tweaks]
Additions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with [[WinXpAdat multiple ADAT i/o modules]] (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[WinXpAdat see here for proposed workaround]]. //++{{color text=" JULY 31 2008: IMPORTANT UPDATE!" c="red"}}// [[MikeAudet Mike Audet]] is debugging the ADAT dll as we speak - check the PARIS NG for updates and a beta dll to try! It will be linked here ASAP. With any luck, *all* of these issues may be a thing of the past.++
{{color text="FURTHER UPDATE" c="red"}}// [[MikeAudet Mike Audet's]] fixes to the ADAT.dll are [[http://ensoniq.ca/drivers.html now part of his updated driver package]].
Deletions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with [[WinXpAdat multiple ADAT i/o modules]] (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[WinXpAdat see here for proposed workaround]]. //{{color text=" JULY 31 2008: IMPORTANT UPDATE!" c="red"}}// [[MikeAudet Mike Audet]] is debugging the ADAT dll as we speak - check the PARIS NG for updates and a beta dll to try! It will be linked here ASAP. With any luck, *all* of these issues may be a thing of the past.

Revision [1000]

Edited on 2008-08-23 10:46:32 by admin [added updated info on tweaks]
Additions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with [[WinXpAdat multiple ADAT i/o modules]] (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[WinXpAdat see here for proposed workaround]]. //{{color text=" JULY 31 2008: IMPORTANT UPDATE!" c="red"}}// [[MikeAudet Mike Audet]] is debugging the ADAT dll as we speak - check the PARIS NG for updates and a beta dll to try! It will be linked here ASAP. With any luck, *all* of these issues may be a thing of the past.
Deletions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with [[WinXpAdat multiple ADAT i/o modules]] (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[WinXpAdat see here for proposed workaround]]. //{{color text=" JULY 31 2008: IMPORTANT UPDATE! [[MikeAudet Mike Audet]] is debugging the ADAT dll as we speak - check the PARIS NG for updates and a beta dll to try! It will be linked here ASAP. With any luck, *all* of these issues may be a thing of the past." c="red"}}//

Revision [999]

Edited on 2008-08-23 10:45:34 by admin [added updated info on tweaks]
Additions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with [[WinXpAdat multiple ADAT i/o modules]] (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[WinXpAdat see here for proposed workaround]]. //{{color text=" JULY 31 2008: IMPORTANT UPDATE! [[MikeAudet Mike Audet]] is debugging the ADAT dll as we speak - check the PARIS NG for updates and a beta dll to try! It will be linked here ASAP. With any luck, *all* of these issues may be a thing of the past." c="red"}}//
Deletions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with [[WinXpAdat multiple ADAT i/o modules]] (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[WinXpAdat see here for proposed workaround]]. //{{color text=" JULY 31 2008: IMPORTANT UPDATE! Mike Audet is debugging the ADAT dll as we speak - check the PARIS NG for updates and a beta dll to try! It will be linked here ASAP. With any luck, *all* of these issues may be a thing of the past." c="red"}}//

Revision [994]

Edited on 2008-08-22 19:43:28 by admin [organizing and tweaking, adding link to setting up cfg]
Additions:
//[[JohnBercik John Bercik]] has made copious notes on Windows XP tweaking for PARIS. Although originally intended to squeeze every ounce of performance possible from the computers of the day, many of these tips are good sense for DAW operation and can avoid problems.//
In brief, the installation process is:
====Tweaking Your PC for PARIS under XP====
==Next step: setting up your [[ParisCfg paris.cfg]] (or application preferences) file==
Deletions:
//[[JohnBercik John Bercik]] has made copious notes on Windows XP tweaking for PARIS (note that these tips are a few years old and some of the information may need revising/tweaking).//
=====Additional XP info=====
===INSTALL:===
===TWEAK:===

Revision [990]

Edited on 2008-08-18 13:23:30 by admin [organizing and tweaking, adding link to setting up cfg]
Additions:
====Windows XP Driver Install Documentation====
Paris' XP Driver [[WinXpDriverInstallDoc Install Documentation]]
=====Additional XP info=====
//from John Bercik's excellent PARIS Notes//

Revision [971]

Edited on 2008-07-31 10:59:12 by admin [organizing and tweaking, adding link to setting up cfg]
Additions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with [[WinXpAdat multiple ADAT i/o modules]] (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[WinXpAdat see here for proposed workaround]]. //{{color text=" JULY 31 2008: IMPORTANT UPDATE! Mike Audet is debugging the ADAT dll as we speak - check the PARIS NG for updates and a beta dll to try! It will be linked here ASAP. With any luck, *all* of these issues may be a thing of the past." c="red"}}//
Deletions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with [[WinXpAdat multiple ADAT i/o modules]] (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[WinXpAdat see here for proposed workaround]].

Revision [777]

Edited on 2008-04-14 16:43:39 by admin [organizing and tweaking, adding link to setting up cfg]
Additions:
- double-click on the file to enter the tweak into your registry.
Deletions:
3.) Double-click on the file to enter the tweak into your registry.

Revision [776]

Edited on 2008-04-14 16:41:29 by admin [imported JB's XP tweaks]
Additions:
//originally created by [[JohnBercik John Bercik]]. Edited and formatted by [[KerryGalloway Kerry Galloway]], 04/08//

Revision [775]

Edited on 2008-04-14 16:39:22 by admin [imported JB's XP tweaks]
Additions:
- Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance Settings > Advanced Tab > Background Services
- Advanced tab: Press Settings tab under Performance Visual Effects tab: set to Adjust for Best Performance.
- Right Click Desktop > Properties > Desktop Tab > Background None
- Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users log on or off > Untick Use Fast User Switching @@
- Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Always On > Turn off monitor and turn off hard discs to Never
- Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Untick Hibernation
- Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds Tab > Sound Scheme to None.
- Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Hardware Tab > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties > Audio Devices >
- (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties, and check the "Do not map through this device" checkbox.
- Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick the "Turn off System Restore on all Drives"
- Switch off Automatic Updates by going to Control Panel, System, Automatic Updates and ticking the box labelled "Turn off automatic updating. I want to update my computer manually."
- Right click My Computer and click on Properties > Advanced > Start Up & Recovery Settings and uncheck "Automatically Restart".
- Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced TAB > Error Reporting > Click the Disable Error Reporting box (Tick the "But Notify Me When Critical Errors Occur" if you prefer)
==Disable Remote Assistance==
- Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow Remote Assistance Invitations to be sent from this computer"
- Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer"
- Select the Advanced tab of the Systems applet and then select the Performance settings button. Then select the Advanced page. In here it is possible to customise the Virtual Memory. For custom size, this is often recommended to be 1.5 to 2 times the amount of your total RAM for both initial and maximum size. Set this to a fixed minimum and maximum value according to your existing RAM
- You can use this tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP. You can customize the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key.
- Click Start, and then click Run.
- Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK.
- Expand the menu in the left panel and select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder.
- Scroll down in the right panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file.
- In the Value Data box, change to default value for the menu speed from 400 to a lesser number, such as 1.
- Click OK.
- Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options > Offline Files > Untick "Enable Offline Files"
- Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time > Untick "Automatically synchronize with an internet time server"
- Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar TAB > Uncheck "Hide Inactive Icons"
- Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customise Desktop > Untick "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days"
- Start > Run > regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET > CONTROL > FILESYSTEM
- Add a new DWORD value - %%NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate%%
- set the value to 1.
- Reboot to make changes effective
- Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then press ENTER. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced
- Right-click the right pane
- create a new DWORD value
- name it EnableBalloonTips
- Double-click this new entry
- give it a hexadecimal value of 0
- Quit Registry Editor
- Log off Windows
- log back on.
- One of the very important (and well documented) tweaks in Windows 98SE, was to disable CDROM autoplay (auto insert notification). Disabling CDROM autoplay no longer offers a significant performance benefit in Windows XP, and therefore you do not need to disable it. Just don't insert a CD during a crucial recording. However, if you really want to disable it then here a few different methods.
- Indexing Service is a service that extracts the information from a set of documents and organizes it in a way that makes it quick and easy to access that information through the Windows XP Search function, the Indexing Service query form, or a Web browser.
- This information can include text from within a document, (its contents), and the characteristics and parameters of the document, (its properties), such as the author's name. Once the index is created, you can search, or query the index for documents that contain key words, phrases, or properties.
==Partitioning==
A useful tip when configuring your audio disc is to split this into two partitions. Set up a smaller "audio scratch" partition - say 6GB of a 30GB hard disc. This partition will be used for the songs that you are currently working on. The benefit of a smaller partition is obviously quicker defragmentation. If you use the entire 30GB as one partition, then this will take ages to defragment. When you are finished with a song, transfer the audio files to the non-scratch partition, where disc I/O performance isn't so critical.
- Start Menu>Run
- Enter this exactly as it is here: %%RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove%%
- Hit Enter
- you will see a DOS-like shell appear and disappear very quickly and then it will ask you to restart.
- Right-click on your desktop, and then click Properties.
- Click on Themes tab
- Set Themes to Windows Classic
**Also do this for the Start Menu**
- Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.
- Click Classic Start menu.
- Click the Customize button to select items to display on the Start menu.
==Increase your IRQ priority==
You can increase the IRQ priority of the real-time CMOS clock to gain some system performance by doing the following:
- Create a text file with the extension ".reg"
- Paste the following into the file:
- %%REGEDIT4
"IRQ8Priority"=dword:00000001%%
This can be un-installed should you need to by repeating the three steps above with a new file, except this time -
- Create a text file with the extension ".reg"
- Paste the following into the file:
- %%[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityControl]
"IRQ8Priority"=dword:00000000%%
==Disable Power Management==
Power management can be disabled by -
- going Start» Settings » Control Panel » Power Management.
- set Power Scheme to "Always On"
- set "System Standby", "Turn off hard disks" and "Turn off monitor" to "Never".
==Set graphic acceleration to full==
You can do this by -
- going to your desktop
- right clicking and clicking on "Properties" then on "Settings", "Advanced" and the "Performance" tab
- make sure the Hardware Acceleration slider is set to "full" to reduce the load on your CPU.
==Disable background applications==
Background applications start up when your computer starts up and can use up unneccicary resources. To prevent these from starting up -
- go to Start » Run
- type "msconfig" in the run box
- click on the "startup tab"
- disable (uncheck) programs such as "taskmon", "load power profile", "real player", "office startup", "winamp agent" and so on. Keep programs like "scan registry", "system tray" and programs relating to interfacing with your audio card (such as console software to control its features).
==Disable USB==
If you do not have any devices actively using USB in your system (this includes dongles for your software), disable USB as it is known to sometimes cause problems in certain DAW configurations. Not only will this help to increase system performance, but it will also free up an IRQ.
- Right click on your "My Computer" icon on your desktop
- select "Properties"
- Click on the "Device Manager" tab and scroll down until you see the USB section.
- Click on the "Properties" for the USB device
- check off "Disable in this Hardware Profile"
- reboot for these settings to take effect.
==Graphical window settings==
- Go to Start » Settings » Folder options and click on the "View" tab
- Under "Visual settings" check off "Show window contents while dragging. This is more of a usability tweak, as it will allow you to see the contents of windows on the screen as you drag them around (instead of them going blank).
- Start > Run > regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET > CONTROL > FILESYSTEM
- Add a new DWORD value:
- %%NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate%%
- set the value to 1
- reboot to make changes effective.
Deletions:
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance Settings > Advanced Tab > Background Services
Advanced tab: Press Settings tab under Performance Visual Effects tab: set to Adjust for Best Performance.
Right Click Desktop > Properties > Desktop Tab > Background None
Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users log on or off > Untick Use Fast User Switching
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Always On > Turn off monitor and turn off hard discs to Never
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Untick Hibernation
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds Tab > Sound Scheme to None.
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Hardware Tab > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties > Audio Devices > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties, and check the "Do not map through this device" checkbox.
Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick the "Turn off System Restore on all Drives"
Switch off Automatic Updates by going to Control Panel, System, Automatic Updates and ticking the box labelled "Turn off automatic updating. I want to update my computer manually."
Right click My Computer and click on Properties > Advanced > Start Up & Recovery Settings and uncheck "Automatically Restart".
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced TAB > Error Reporting > Click the Disable Error Reporting box (Tick the "But Notify Me When Critical Errors Occur" if you prefer)
Disable Remote Assistance
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow Remote Assistance Invitations to be sent from this computer"
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer"
Select the Advanced tab of the Systems applet and then select the Performance settings button. Then select the Advanced page. In here it is possible to customise the Virtual Memory. For custom size, this is often recommended to be 1.5 to 2 times the amount of your total RAM for both initial and maximum size. Set this to a fixed minimum and maximum value according to your existing RAM
You can use this tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP. You can customize the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key. Click Start, and then click Run. Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK. Expand the menu in the left panel and select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder. Scroll down in the right panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file. In the Value Data box, change to default value for the menu speed from 400 to a lesser number, such as 1. Click OK.
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options > Offline Files > Untick "Enable Offline Files"
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time > Untick "Automatically synchronize with an internet time server"
Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar TAB > Uncheck "Hide Inactive Icons"
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customise Desktop > Untick "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days"
Start > Run > regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET > CONTROL > FILESYSTEM Add a new DWORD value - "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate" (without quotes) and set the value to 1. Then reboot to make changes effective
Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then press ENTER. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Right-click the right pane, create a new DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips . Double-click this new entry, and then give it a hexadecimal value of 0 . Quit Registry Editor. Log off Windows, and then log back on.
One of the very important (and well documented) tweaks in Windows 98SE, was to disable CDROM autoplay (auto insert notification). Disabling CDROM autoplay no longer offers a significant performance benefit in Windows XP, and therefore you do not need to disable it. Just don't insert a CD during a crucial recording. However, if you really want to disable it then here a few different methods.
Indexing Service is a service that extracts the information from a set of documents and organizes it in a way that makes it quick and easy to access that information through the Windows XP Search function, the Indexing Service query form, or a Web browser.
This information can include text from within a document, (its contents), and the characteristics and parameters of the document, (its properties), such as the author's name. Once the index is created, you can search, or query the index for documents that contain key words, phrases, or properties.
Partitioning. A useful tip when configuring your audio disc, is to split this into two partitions. Set up a smaller "audio scratch" partition - say 6GB of a 30GB hard disc. This partition will be used for the songs that you are currently working on. The benefit of a smaller partition is obviously quicker defragmentation. If you use the entire 30GB as one partition, then this will take ages to defragment. When you are finished with a song, transfer the audio files to the non-scratch partition, where disc I/O performance isn't so critical.
Start Menu>Run
Type this in exactly as it is here:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Hit Enter...you will see a DOS-like shell appear and disappear very quickly and then it will ask you to restart.
Right-click on your desktop, and then click Properties.
Click on Themes tab
Set Themes to Windows Classic
Also do this for the Start Menu:
Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.
Click Classic Start menu.
Click the Customize button to select items to display on the Start menu.
Increase your IRQ priority - You can increase the IRQ priority of the real-time CMOS clock to gain some system performance by doing the following:
1.) First create a text file with the extension .reg
2.) Paste the following into the file:
REGEDIT4
"IRQ8Priority"=dword:00000001
This can be un-installed should you need to by repeating the three steps above with a new file, except this time use the following in your .reg file:
"IRQ8Priority"=dword:00000000
Disable Power Management - Power management can be disabled by going Start» Settings » Control Panel » Power Management. Set the Power Scheme to "Always On" and set "System Standby", "Turn off hard disks" and "Turn off monitor" to "Never".
Set graphic acceleration to full - You can do this by going to your desktop, right clicking and clicking on "Properties" then on "Settings", "Advanced" and the "Performance" tab. Make sure the Hardware Acceleration slider is set to "full" to reduce the load on your CPU.
Disable background applications - Background applications start up when your computer starts up and can use up unneccicary resources. To prevent these from starting up go to Start » Run and type "msconfig" in the run box. Click on the "startup tab" and disable (uncheck) programs such as "taskmon", "load power profile", "real player", "office startup", "winamp agent" and so on. Keep programs like "scan registry", "system tray" and programs relating to interfacing with your audio card (such as console software to control its features).
Disable USB - If you do not have any devices actively using USB in your system (this includes dongles for your software), disable USB as it is known to sometimes cause problems in certain DAW configurations. Not only will this help to increase system performance, but it will also free up an IRQ. Right click on your "My Computer" icon on your desktop and select "Properties". Click on the "Device Manager" tab and scroll down until you see the USB section. Click on the "Properties" for the USB device and check off "Disable in this Hardware Profile". You will have to reboot for these settings to take effect.
Graphical window settings - Go to Start » Settings » Folder options and click on the "View" tab. Under "Visual settings" check off "Show window contents while dragging. This is more of a usability tweak, as it will allow you to see the contents of windows on the screen as you drag them around (instead of them going blank).
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only), Start > Run > regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET > CONTROL > FILESYSTEM Add a new DWORD value - "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate" (without quotes) and set the value to 1. Then reboot to make changes effective.

Revision [774]

Edited on 2008-04-14 16:18:27 by admin [imported JB's XP tweaks]
Additions:
More detail on many of these processes follows below.
- 2 audio Partitions
- Use NTFS drives with 64k clusters
- In BIOS disable USB, LPT1, Serial port
- Remove Messenger
- Classic Mode
- Classic Start Menu
- Power Schemes: you can have the monitor turn off but set Turn Hard Drives off to NEVER
- Disable the Computer Browser in Services to improve mapped drive browsing.
- Disable your network card by right clicking on the nic icon
- Defrag regularly
- Keep your desktop clean
- No wallpapers
- Set video to highest color depth
- Increase your IRQ priority
- Disable Power Management
- Set graphic acceleration to full
- Disable background applications
- Disable USB
- Graphical window settings
- Maker sure DMA mode is enabled on drives
Deletions:
2 audio Partitions
Use NTFS drives with 64k clusters
In BIOS disable USB, LPT1, Serial port
Remove Messenger
Classic Mode
Classic Start Menu
Power Schemes: you can have the monitor turn off but set Turn Hard Drives off to NEVER
Disable the Computer Browser in Services to improve mapped drive browsing.
Disable your network card by right clicking on the nic icon
Defrag regularly
Keep your desktop clean
No wallpapers
Set video to highest color depth
Increase your IRQ priority
Disable Power Management
Set graphic acceleration to full
Disable background applications
Disable USB
Graphical window settings
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
Maker sure DMA mode is enabled on drives

Revision [773]

Edited on 2008-04-14 16:17:27 by admin [imported JB's XP tweaks]
Additions:
[[ChrisThoman Chris Thoman]] has benchmarked the comparative performance of [[PcDriveFormat NTFS and FAT32 formatted audio drives]] under Windows XP.
//[[JohnBercik John Bercik]] has made copious notes on Windows XP tweaking for PARIS (note that these tips are a few years old and some of the information may need revising/tweaking).//
Deletions:
Chris Thoman has also benchmarked the comparative performance of [[PcDriveFormat NTFS and FAT32 formatted audio drives]] under Windows XP.
[[JohnBercik John Bercik]] has made copious notes on Windows XP tweaking for PARIS (note that these tips are a few years old and some of the information may need revising/tweaking).

Revision [772]

Edited on 2008-04-14 16:16:41 by admin [imported JB's XP tweaks]
Additions:
[[JohnBercik John Bercik]] has made copious notes on Windows XP tweaking for PARIS (note that these tips are a few years old and some of the information may need revising/tweaking).
- Processor Scheduling for Background Services
- Visual Effects for best performance
- Switch Off Desktop Background Image
- Disable Screen Saver
- Disable Fast User Switching
- Switch Off Power Schemes
- Switch Off Hibernation
- Disable System Sounds
- Do Not Map Through Soundcard
- Disable System Restore
- Disable Automatic Updates
- Startup and Recovery Options
- Disable Error Reporting
- Disable Remote Assistance
- Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory)
- Speed up Menus
- Disable Offline Files
- Disable Remote Desktop
- Disable Internet Synchronise Time
- Disable Hide Inactive Icons
- Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
- Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
- Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
- Disable CDROM Autoplay
- Disable Disc Indexing
Deletions:
[[JohnBercik John Bercik]] has made copious notes on Windows XP tweaking for PARIS.
Processor Scheduling for Background Services
Visual Effects for best performance
Switch Off Desktop Background Image
Disable Screen Saver
Disable Fast User Switching
Switch Off Power Schemes
Switch Off Hibernation
Do Not Map Through Soundcard
Disable System Restore
Disable Automatic Updates
Startup and Recovery Options
Disable Error Reporting
Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory)
Speed up Menus
Disable Offline Files
Disable Remote Desktop
Disable Internet Synchronise Time
Disable Hide Inactive Icons
Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
Disable CDROM Autoplay
Disable Disc Indexing

Revision [771]

Edited on 2008-04-14 16:15:36 by admin [imported JB's XP tweaks]
Additions:
[[http://www.musicxp.net/dnn/ Tips from musicxp.net]]
Deletions:
[[http://www.musicxp.net/dnn/ musicxp.net]] tips

Revision [770]

Edited on 2008-04-14 16:15:10 by admin [imported JB's XP tweaks]
Additions:
[[JohnBercik John Bercik]] has made copious notes on Windows XP tweaking for PARIS.
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===INSTALL:===
1) run the setup app to install the scherzo drivers
2) reboot
3) install Paris
4) reboot
5) install the effects subsystem
6) reboot.
===TWEAK:===
[[http://www.musicxp.net/dnn/ musicxp.net]] tips
Processor Scheduling for Background Services
Visual Effects for best performance
Switch Off Desktop Background Image
Disable Screen Saver
Disable Fast User Switching
Switch Off Power Schemes
Switch Off Hibernation
Disable System Sounds
Do Not Map Through Soundcard
Disable System Restore
Disable Automatic Updates
Startup and Recovery Options
Disable Error Reporting
Disable Remote Assistance
Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory)
Speed up Menus
Disable Offline Files
Disable Remote Desktop
Disable Internet Synchronise Time
Disable Hide Inactive Icons
Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips
Disable CDROM Autoplay
Disable Disc Indexing
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==Additional tips==
2 audio Partitions
Use NTFS drives with 64k clusters
In BIOS disable USB, LPT1, Serial port
Remove Messenger
Classic Mode
Classic Start Menu
Power Schemes: you can have the monitor turn off but set Turn Hard Drives off to NEVER
Disable the Computer Browser in Services to improve mapped drive browsing.
Disable your network card by right clicking on the nic icon
Defrag regularly
Keep your desktop clean
No wallpapers
Set video to highest color depth
Increase your IRQ priority
Disable Power Management
Set graphic acceleration to full
Disable background applications
Disable USB
Graphical window settings
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)
Maker sure DMA mode is enabled on drives
Restart your machine at this point in time. When you come back the first thing you should do is defrag the main drive even if it doesn't say it needs it. This way the swap file has been truly set and you're ready to continue.
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==Processor scheduling should be set to background services and not Programs.==
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance Settings > Advanced Tab > Background Services
Advanced tab: Press Settings tab under Performance Visual Effects tab: set to Adjust for Best Performance.
==Switch Off Desktop Background Image==
Right Click Desktop > Properties > Desktop Tab > Background None
==Screensaver Off==
Click on the Screen Saver tab, Set Screensaver to None, Press the Power button near the bottom
==Disable Fast User Switching==
Start > Settings > Control Panel > User Accounts > Change the way users log on or off > Untick Use Fast User Switching
==Switch Off Power Schemes==
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Always On > Turn off monitor and turn off hard discs to Never
==Switch Off Hibernation==
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Power Options > Hibernate > Untick Hibernation
Disable System Sounds
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Sounds Tab > Sound Scheme to None.
==Do Not Map Through Soundcard==
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Sounds and Audio Devices > Hardware Tab > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties > Audio Devices > (highlight your soundcard from the list) > Properties, and check the "Do not map through this device" checkbox.
==Disable System Restore==
Start > Settings > Control Panel> System > System Restore Tab. Tick the "Turn off System Restore on all Drives"
==Disable Automatic Updates==
Switch off Automatic Updates by going to Control Panel, System, Automatic Updates and ticking the box labelled "Turn off automatic updating. I want to update my computer manually."
==Startup and Recovery Options==
Right click My Computer and click on Properties > Advanced > Start Up & Recovery Settings and uncheck "Automatically Restart".
==Disable Error Reporting==
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Advanced TAB > Error Reporting > Click the Disable Error Reporting box (Tick the "But Notify Me When Critical Errors Occur" if you prefer)

Disable Remote Assistance
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow Remote Assistance Invitations to be sent from this computer"
==Disable Remote Desktop==
Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Remote > Untick "Allow users to connect remotely to this computer"
==Fixed Swap File (Virtual Memory)==
Select the Advanced tab of the Systems applet and then select the Performance settings button. Then select the Advanced page. In here it is possible to customise the Virtual Memory. For custom size, this is often recommended to be 1.5 to 2 times the amount of your total RAM for both initial and maximum size. Set this to a fixed minimum and maximum value according to your existing RAM
==Speed Up Menus==
You can use this tip to speed up the Start Menu in Windows XP. You can customize the speed of the Start Menu by editing a Registry Key. Click Start, and then click Run. Type Regedit in the box, and then click OK. Expand the menu in the left panel and select the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop folder. Scroll down in the right panel and double click on the MenuShowDelay file. In the Value Data box, change to default value for the menu speed from 400 to a lesser number, such as 1. Click OK.
==Disable Offline Files==
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Folder Options > Offline Files > Untick "Enable Offline Files"
==Disable Internet Synchronise Time==
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Date and Time > Internet Time > Untick "Automatically synchronize with an internet time server"
==Disable Hide Inactive Icons==
Start > Settings > Taskbar and Start Menu > Taskbar TAB > Uncheck "Hide Inactive Icons"
==Disable Automatic Desktop Cleanup Wizard==
Start > Settings > Control Panel > Display > Desktop > Customise Desktop > Untick "Run Desktop Cleanup Wizard every 60 days"
==Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only)==
Start > Run > regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET > CONTROL > FILESYSTEM Add a new DWORD value - "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate" (without quotes) and set the value to 1. Then reboot to make changes effective
==Disable Notification Area Balloon Tips==
Click Start , click Run , type regedit , and then press ENTER. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\ CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced Right-click the right pane, create a new DWORD value, and then name it EnableBalloonTips . Double-click this new entry, and then give it a hexadecimal value of 0 . Quit Registry Editor. Log off Windows, and then log back on.
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==Disable CDROM Autoplay==
One of the very important (and well documented) tweaks in Windows 98SE, was to disable CDROM autoplay (auto insert notification). Disabling CDROM autoplay no longer offers a significant performance benefit in Windows XP, and therefore you do not need to disable it. Just don't insert a CD during a crucial recording. However, if you really want to disable it then here a few different methods.
**Method 1**
- Start > Run > Regedit
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Cdrom
- Set autorun to 0.
**Method 2**
- Open My Computer Right Click on each CDROM and choose Properties
- Click on the Auto Play tab In the drop down box; you can choose the Action for each choice shown in the drop down box
**Method 3**
- Go to Start->Run->gpedit.msc Computer Config -> Administrative Template -> System
- Double click Turn off Autoplay Enable it.
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==Disable Disc Indexing==
Indexing Service is a service that extracts the information from a set of documents and organizes it in a way that makes it quick and easy to access that information through the Windows XP Search function, the Indexing Service query form, or a Web browser.
This information can include text from within a document, (its contents), and the characteristics and parameters of the document, (its properties), such as the author's name. Once the index is created, you can search, or query the index for documents that contain key words, phrases, or properties.
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==Additional tips Descriptions==
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Partitioning. A useful tip when configuring your audio disc, is to split this into two partitions. Set up a smaller "audio scratch" partition - say 6GB of a 30GB hard disc. This partition will be used for the songs that you are currently working on. The benefit of a smaller partition is obviously quicker defragmentation. If you use the entire 30GB as one partition, then this will take ages to defragment. When you are finished with a song, transfer the audio files to the non-scratch partition, where disc I/O performance isn't so critical.
Messenger starts up at the windows load up but we can get rid of that in no time at all..
Start Menu>Run
Type this in exactly as it is here:
RunDll32 advpack.dll,LaunchINFSection %windir%\INF\msmsgs.inf,BLC.Remove
Hit Enter...you will see a DOS-like shell appear and disappear very quickly and then it will ask you to restart.
Right-click on your desktop, and then click Properties.
Click on Themes tab
Set Themes to Windows Classic
Also do this for the Start Menu:
Right-click the Start button, and then click Properties.
Click Classic Start menu.
Click the Customize button to select items to display on the Start menu.
By default, selecting the Classic Start menu also adds the My Documents, My Computer, My Network Places, and Internet Explorer icons to your desktop.
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Increase your IRQ priority - You can increase the IRQ priority of the real-time CMOS clock to gain some system performance by doing the following:
1.) First create a text file with the extension .reg
2.) Paste the following into the file:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityControl]
"IRQ8Priority"=dword:00000001
3.) Double-click on the file to enter the tweak into your registry.
This can be un-installed should you need to by repeating the three steps above with a new file, except this time use the following in your .reg file:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\PriorityControl]
"IRQ8Priority"=dword:00000000
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Disable Power Management - Power management can be disabled by going Start» Settings » Control Panel » Power Management. Set the Power Scheme to "Always On" and set "System Standby", "Turn off hard disks" and "Turn off monitor" to "Never".
Set graphic acceleration to full - You can do this by going to your desktop, right clicking and clicking on "Properties" then on "Settings", "Advanced" and the "Performance" tab. Make sure the Hardware Acceleration slider is set to "full" to reduce the load on your CPU.
Disable background applications - Background applications start up when your computer starts up and can use up unneccicary resources. To prevent these from starting up go to Start » Run and type "msconfig" in the run box. Click on the "startup tab" and disable (uncheck) programs such as "taskmon", "load power profile", "real player", "office startup", "winamp agent" and so on. Keep programs like "scan registry", "system tray" and programs relating to interfacing with your audio card (such as console software to control its features).
Disable USB - If you do not have any devices actively using USB in your system (this includes dongles for your software), disable USB as it is known to sometimes cause problems in certain DAW configurations. Not only will this help to increase system performance, but it will also free up an IRQ. Right click on your "My Computer" icon on your desktop and select "Properties". Click on the "Device Manager" tab and scroll down until you see the USB section. Click on the "Properties" for the USB device and check off "Disable in this Hardware Profile". You will have to reboot for these settings to take effect.
Graphical window settings - Go to Start » Settings » Folder options and click on the "View" tab. Under "Visual settings" check off "Show window contents while dragging. This is more of a usability tweak, as it will allow you to see the contents of windows on the screen as you drag them around (instead of them going blank).
Disable NTFS Last Access Time Logging (NTFS Only), Start > Run > regedit > HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CURRENTCONTROLSET > CONTROL > FILESYSTEM Add a new DWORD value - "NtfsDisableLastAccessUpdate" (without quotes) and set the value to 1. Then reboot to make changes effective.

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Additions:
Chris Thoman has also benchmarked the comparative performance of [[PcDriveFormat NTFS and FAT32 formatted audio drives]] under Windows XP.

Revision [443]

Edited on 2008-04-07 22:29:03 by admin [imported JB's XP tweaks]
Additions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with [[WinXpAdat multiple ADAT i/o modules]] (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[WinXpAdat see here for proposed workaround]].
Deletions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; [[http://www.example.com Page Title]]potential difficulties with multiple ADAT i/o modules (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[WinXpAdat see here for proposed workaround]].

Revision [442]

Edited on 2008-04-07 22:28:01 by admin [imported JB's XP tweaks]
Additions:
Windows XP drivers were an initiative of Chuck Duffy's "ChunkWorks". The drivers themselves were written by [[ChrisThoman Chris Thoman]]. They are not officially supported, but many users report them stable and working well.
Deletions:
Windows XP drivers were an initiative of Chuck Duffy's "ChunkWorks". They are not officially supported, but many users report them stable and working well.

Revision [372]

Edited on 2008-04-07 14:11:00 by ParisNg [imported JB's XP tweaks]
Additions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; [[http://www.example.com Page Title]]potential difficulties with multiple ADAT i/o modules (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[WinXpAdat see here for proposed workaround]].
Deletions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with multiple ADAT i/o modules (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[MultiMecBug see here for proposed workaround]].

Revision [305]

Edited on 2008-04-05 21:43:12 by admin [imported JB's XP tweaks]
Additions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with multiple ADAT i/o modules (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe); [[MultiMecBug see here for proposed workaround]].
Deletions:
Disadvantages: "tweak" to the setup; potential difficulties with multiple ADAT i/o modules (8 - in and 8 - out of lightpipe)
Recent info -
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//"Rich Lamanna" <richard.lamanna@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:47eea09d@linux...
>I seem to remember that some of you using XP had no problems with ADAT
> transfers, while others were having difficulties. I'm still on ME with
> Paris. One of these days I'm going to transport over to XP. What is the
> state of ADAT with XP in Paris.
>
> Rich
>
No change. I think ''Brian T, Dimitrios and Mic Cross were able to get more
than 1 ADAT module per MEC to work''. I never was able to do this. If you need
lightpipe connectivity, be sure to buy a new HD to use with XP so your old
system drive can save you if XP hoses your routing matrix.
Deej
//--------------------------
//Just because it's the way I preferred my physical layout from day one, ''my ADAT cards have always been in the highest numbered slots. In every MEC, my card sequence, from low to high slot number is:
Lowest = Any/all Analog 8-In cards
Middle = Any/all Analog 8-Out cards
Highest = Any/all ADAT cards
Lowest slots are closest to power supply of the MEC.
Maybe that's it, since none of my MECS has ever deviated from this scheme and I've never had the first problem with ADAT cards under XP. There are other variables, but this one seems a very likely candidate.
''
BT
Sandy Tipping wrote:
''As was suggested, ADAT cards under WinXP seem (in my case) to prefer to be
at the end of the MEC - the higher numbered slots.''
From: Brian T <gbtmusic@comcast.net>
Date: January 9, 2004 12:29:21 AM PST (CA)
Subject: Re: Does anybody have 2 mecs 3 adat cards working on win XP?
I currently have 8 EDS cards, 4 MECs, 4 C16s, 7 Analog Input cards, 4 Analog output cards and 7 ADAT cards running under XP. At one point during testing, I hooked up 6 loaded MECs and dropped 96 tracks in simultaneous Record. I would bet 96 tracks in Record is a record for a DAW (no pun intended).
I wish I could tell you why it seems to like me so well, but I don't know. Other than making sure you are patched correctly in the Paris patchbay and making sure the correct Input card is selected in the 2nd MEC's "MEC Modules" block, I would expect it to be a Word Clock issue.
You are using WC, right? Besides the "UseHouseSync=1" line, you MUST create a "Default Project" in your Paris Pro folder, and the "Default Project" MUST be set to Word Clock sync and it MUST be set to a 48K sample rate. Even if you have your Word Clock generator set to 44.1K and are going to work at 44.1K, the Paris Default Project MUST be set to 48K in the Project Window when Paris boots up. After bootup, you can change it to read 44.1K with no problems. This one nearly killed me aChris Thoman till we caught it.
Do this. Patch some Paris audio on your 2nd EDS card (B) to play out of MEC 2. As in, in the Paris patchbay, patch Mixer 2 stereo outs to the MEC 2 headphone outputs, for instance. Make sure the stereo meters on Mixer 2 are showing audio. If you hear audio, the MEC and WC is fine, and you have a Patchbay issue, some bad hardware, or some peculiarity of Paris on XP that is unknown.
But my bet is that you will not hear audio play back out of MEC 2. If that's the case, then you have a Word Clock issue that is either in the Paris.cfg file, or the Default Project. As soon as you hear audio playback, your inputs will work. Patience, Spockish logic and staying methodical is your best bet.
Regards,
Brian T
Larry hammel wrote:
Guys, I am hoping I can get some help getting my 2 mec 3 adat card system to
transfer audio. My first mec containing 2 cards works like a charm. The second with one card doesn't accept audio. Does anyone have this configuration working? I had responses from a couple people say it won't. I don't know Brian T seems to perform miracles regularly around here. Anyone else? I have a p4 2 gig machine running XP.. All else is smooth. I just need to stream 24 tracks from cubase. Any other ideas or workarounds would be helpful ie. Dual boot windows ME or use Paris as a master midi clock into cubase and do 2 passes. Will these work? and if so how.
I am at my wits end. Thanks in advance Larry
//

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Additions:
//"Rich Lamanna" <richard.lamanna@verizon.net> wrote in message
No change. I think ''Brian T, Dimitrios and Mic Cross were able to get more
than 1 ADAT module per MEC to work''. I never was able to do this. If you need
//--------------------------
//Just because it's the way I preferred my physical layout from day one, ''my ADAT cards have always been in the highest numbered slots. In every MEC, my card sequence, from low to high slot number is:
Lowest = Any/all Analog 8-In cards
Middle = Any/all Analog 8-Out cards
Highest = Any/all ADAT cards
Lowest slots are closest to power supply of the MEC.
Maybe that's it, since none of my MECS has ever deviated from this scheme and I've never had the first problem with ADAT cards under XP. There are other variables, but this one seems a very likely candidate.
''
BT
Sandy Tipping wrote:
''As was suggested, ADAT cards under WinXP seem (in my case) to prefer to be
at the end of the MEC - the higher numbered slots.''
From: Brian T <gbtmusic@comcast.net>
Date: January 9, 2004 12:29:21 AM PST (CA)
Subject: Re: Does anybody have 2 mecs 3 adat cards working on win XP?
I currently have 8 EDS cards, 4 MECs, 4 C16s, 7 Analog Input cards, 4 Analog output cards and 7 ADAT cards running under XP. At one point during testing, I hooked up 6 loaded MECs and dropped 96 tracks in simultaneous Record. I would bet 96 tracks in Record is a record for a DAW (no pun intended).
I wish I could tell you why it seems to like me so well, but I don't know. Other than making sure you are patched correctly in the Paris patchbay and making sure the correct Input card is selected in the 2nd MEC's "MEC Modules" block, I would expect it to be a Word Clock issue.
You are using WC, right? Besides the "UseHouseSync=1" line, you MUST create a "Default Project" in your Paris Pro folder, and the "Default Project" MUST be set to Word Clock sync and it MUST be set to a 48K sample rate. Even if you have your Word Clock generator set to 44.1K and are going to work at 44.1K, the Paris Default Project MUST be set to 48K in the Project Window when Paris boots up. After bootup, you can change it to read 44.1K with no problems. This one nearly killed me aChris Thoman till we caught it.
Do this. Patch some Paris audio on your 2nd EDS card (B) to play out of MEC 2. As in, in the Paris patchbay, patch Mixer 2 stereo outs to the MEC 2 headphone outputs, for instance. Make sure the stereo meters on Mixer 2 are showing audio. If you hear audio, the MEC and WC is fine, and you have a Patchbay issue, some bad hardware, or some peculiarity of Paris on XP that is unknown.
But my bet is that you will not hear audio play back out of MEC 2. If that's the case, then you have a Word Clock issue that is either in the Paris.cfg file, or the Default Project. As soon as you hear audio playback, your inputs will work. Patience, Spockish logic and staying methodical is your best bet.
Regards,
Brian T
Larry hammel wrote:
Guys, I am hoping I can get some help getting my 2 mec 3 adat card system to
transfer audio. My first mec containing 2 cards works like a charm. The second with one card doesn't accept audio. Does anyone have this configuration working? I had responses from a couple people say it won't. I don't know Brian T seems to perform miracles regularly around here. Anyone else? I have a p4 2 gig machine running XP.. All else is smooth. I just need to stream 24 tracks from cubase. Any other ideas or workarounds would be helpful ie. Dual boot windows ME or use Paris as a master midi clock into cubase and do 2 passes. Will these work? and if so how.
I am at my wits end. Thanks in advance Larry
//
Deletions:
"Rich Lamanna" <richard.lamanna@verizon.net> wrote in message
No change. I think Brian T, Dimitrios and Mic Cross were able to get more
than 1 ADAT module per MEC to work. I never was able to do this. If you need
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