OS and DAW optimization Tag

Saffire Pro 40 Potential Problems and Issues to Avoid

Saffire Pro 40 is one of the best audio interfaces around $500. It can accept 8 preamp inputs and provide around 20 inputs/20 outputs total. It is capable of recording up to 24-bit/96KHz resolution. It is using Firewire as a connection from the hardwar …

Reaper DAW File Management Tips for Work Flow Efficiency

File management is often a problem for engineers and producers in home recording studio. The result is a mess and highly disorganized file structure for recording projects. As a result, things can be delayed, aborted and re-do if these files are not ta …

Audio Dropout and MultiTrack Recording Latency Troubleshooting Guide

Audio dropouts and latency are big issues in multi-track recording project. This post provides complete troubleshooting steps so that you can resolve these issues as simple as possible. Audio dropout is defined as an intermittent drop in audio during p …

Secrets to Audio Mixing Success: Stick to one DAW and set of plugins

I always record, mix and master in Adobe Audition 1.5. This is my DAW since year 2005. I can always say that I made a huge progress with my audio mixing skills as compared before. One huge factor is that I only stick to one DAW and one set of plug-ins. …

Optimize Windows XP for Firewire &USB Audio Interface during Recording

A lot of things can influence the performance of your computer for audio recording. This tutorial is applicable to those home recording setups that are using Windows XP operating system with either a Firewire or USB audio interface. The objective of th …