On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 12:55 AM, Brent Harding <bhard...@doorpi.net> wrote:
> I heard this is a common problem. I found by accident when googling > something else that most software for broadcasting or more pro audio won't > run in Vista, or probably 7. I wonder if this is how HD radio will be forced > to not take off. There must be something XP does that this stuff depends on, > but I don't know what it is. > I've heard that the driver certification process with Microsoft is much more stringent with Vista and Windows 7 than it was in XP. You know all of those times you could install a driver and it would warn you the driver isn't certified in XP, but you could go ahead anyway? I believe this isn't possible anymore in Windows 7. So it will take a lot more effort for vendors to make drivers, and this coupled with tech companies laying off people might be pinching the whole thing. But a company as big as Creative Labs ought to be able to work this out. If they don't act soon, I can see the MacIntosh quickly becoming the king of audio work. --Donald > ----- Original Message ----- From: "D G Teed" <donald.t...@gmail.com> > To: <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 8:15 PM > Subject: What audio recording devices are fully supported in Windows 7? > > > Hello, >> >> Windows 7 had a public beta, gained lots of user acceptance, and was >> released >> a few days ago on Oct 22 to the general retail public. >> >> I have an audigy 2 ZS platinum. It is a PCI card with a front panel >> breakout for midi, 1/4 jack in, headphone jack and such. Worked >> well in Windows XP. >> >> On Windows 7 the recording support isn't there. There is no level control >> or inputs recognized by recording applications in the "stable" driver, >> and strange distortion and massive latency in the latest beta driver. >> >> Creative's web site doesn't acknowledge that Windows 7 has left >> the beta stage behind. Reading the forums, I can't see an alternate >> product designed for recording work, from Creative, >> which is working OK in Windows 7. Creative's FAQ and such >> on Windows 7 has not been touched since March 2009 >> (as of this writing). >> >> I've checked websites at Tascam, Roland and E-MU (division of Creative). >> Many products only support Windows XP. That version of WIndows has >> entered the first stage of deprecation by Microsoft. Updates are made >> for WIn XP only once per month now. The security model on XP is >> also weak. For these reasons I'm wanting to move along to a better >> supported OS. >> >> Does anyone have suggestions on a good PCI card based product for >> 1/4 inch jack recording work having Windows 7 support? >> >> Firewire might be another alternate. I've tried USB powered devices >> like M-Audio and I'm not impressed with the signal to noise ratio. >> >> --Donald >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org >> >> > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: pc-audio-unsubscr...@pc-audio.org
