Who is Having Success with Reaper 3.76 and Windows 7 - My Nightmare!
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PaoloJM
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IMO, you should not upgrade the OS on a piece of hardware (laptop/PC) if it's your main recording machine.
Recording latency depends on a tightly integrated hardware set, device drivers (including internal LAN cards etc) and OS. You're screwing this integration by upgrading the OS. It's not Win 7 or Reaper's fault.
I'll bet the guys who are successfully running Reaper on Win 7 bought a Win 7 machine or got lucky with drivers.
Many will be unlucky.
Recording latency depends on a tightly integrated hardware set, device drivers (including internal LAN cards etc) and OS. You're screwing this integration by upgrading the OS. It's not Win 7 or Reaper's fault.
I'll bet the guys who are successfully running Reaper on Win 7 bought a Win 7 machine or got lucky with drivers.
Many will be unlucky.
Erik Monsonis
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I've been 4 days working on a XP system, in Reaper 4. Constant crashes, and horrible workflow.
No problems with my 32 bit W7 Dual Core laptop and Reaper 4.
No problems with my 32 bit W7 Dual Core laptop and Reaper 4.
Uncle Jason
Huh, Huh...
Good point man...I bought my machine with Windows but I know once you start uninstalling/installing operating systems there's a greater potential for all kinds of problems (best to get a new machine if that's the case, IMO).
I haven't had any issues with Reaper (or Studio One Pro) with Windows 7 until I add over 4-5 guitar tracks with plugins. I'm going to upgrade my RAM from 4 gigs to 8 gigs and see if that helps. I've also modified several settings in the link I posted earlier. There are a lot of little tricks you can do to make your system run these programs smoother.
KillDivision
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Russtopher
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Just moved over to Reaper 4 on Win 7, Core i3 with 4GB RAM. So far, zero issues with freezes or crashes. Tried with both ASIO drivers with my Tascam US 1641 and with stock Windows drivers without the interface plugged in. Still getting the floating plugs, but other than that, zero issues.
Wait, I'm confused about one thing.
I forget which post it was (since you seem to enjoy making multiple posts about one issue) but you mentioned that you could not afford an interface. Yet, you can afford a $600 Mac Mini? Did I miss something?
I forget which post it was (since you seem to enjoy making multiple posts about one issue) but you mentioned that you could not afford an interface. Yet, you can afford a $600 Mac Mini? Did I miss something?
Here is a guy with the same setup and same problem.......
Hard to read that and not hear John Madden's voice.
drew_drummer
Dancefap
I do wish people would get informed about this stuff. *sigh*
Look, ASIO4ALL aint gonna cut it. It's a generic driver which is a gapstop at best - get a proper soundcard!!
Look, ASIO4ALL aint gonna cut it. It's a generic driver which is a gapstop at best - get a proper soundcard!!
The reason I startd this thread, is that my singer was annoyed by the latancy delay he was getting in his headphones a week and a half ago. I'm doing vocals on the project too, and I can handle the delay, but he was uncomfortable, so I sent him home with the promise that I would fix it. The problem wasn't there when I ran win XP with the ASIO driver (a great low-latancy solution), but when I upgraded to Win 7, major problems. I searched on google and You Tube and found out I wasn't alone. I basiclly gave up on the idea of making ASIO work for Win 7. I know I need to upgrade my interface, sure, and go beyond pentium 4, but in the meantime, us mere mortals have to make it work so.....
I had my singer in today, and the session went great! Still had the latancy problem, but with the "Mondo Methed" of getting around annoying latancy delay, It became a non-issue.
The "Mondo Method" only works if you use outboard gear with at least 2 outputs (one to your DAW, and another to your headphone monitor system.)
My outboard chain is - Phantom powered studio mic > Tube preamp > compessor/limiter
Since my preamp has both XLR and 1/4 outs, I run the XLR into the C/L and then DAW, and from the 1/4 inch, I ran a guitar chord straight into the monitor unit (in my case, a Boss BR-1600)
When we lay down tracks, I don't arm the monitor botton on the track controls (where the nasty latancy delay resides), and my singer gets a normal quick signal response in his headphones.
I know you guys cringe at any outboard gear that might contribute to floor noise, but my outboard gear is of good quality, floor noise is low, and everthing worked out great.
Looking forward to geting an i5 or i7 PC soon, and a better interface, but for know, I'm back in the game!
I had my singer in today, and the session went great! Still had the latancy problem, but with the "Mondo Methed" of getting around annoying latancy delay, It became a non-issue.
The "Mondo Method" only works if you use outboard gear with at least 2 outputs (one to your DAW, and another to your headphone monitor system.)
My outboard chain is - Phantom powered studio mic > Tube preamp > compessor/limiter
Since my preamp has both XLR and 1/4 outs, I run the XLR into the C/L and then DAW, and from the 1/4 inch, I ran a guitar chord straight into the monitor unit (in my case, a Boss BR-1600)
When we lay down tracks, I don't arm the monitor botton on the track controls (where the nasty latancy delay resides), and my singer gets a normal quick signal response in his headphones.
I know you guys cringe at any outboard gear that might contribute to floor noise, but my outboard gear is of good quality, floor noise is low, and everthing worked out great.
Looking forward to geting an i5 or i7 PC soon, and a better interface, but for know, I'm back in the game!
