Most motherboards use some basic codec chip or Intel HD Audio ( ) for a “sound card”.

That is, the functionality a dedicated audio interface handles. That doesn’t imply “synthesis.” That implies the functionality that soft-sound cards offload onto the CPU. “‘Opt-in’ dedicated audio core – option to move audio processing to dedicated processor core for improved performance” If you’ve used Windows 10, leave a comment and let us know what you’re using and how it’s working for you. Details on upgrading are available at the Microsoft site. Make sure your music apps and hardware are compatible before you update. Windows 10 is a free update for users of Windows 7, Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1. Microsoft is also looking at adding support for some other features, some of which will be familiar to OS X users, in future versions of the OS: Web Audio – included in Microsoft Edge, lets you use browser-based music apps.AudioGraph – new API, built on WASAPI, offers ‘higher-level constructs’ for working with audio.‘Opt-in’ dedicated audio core – option to move audio processing to dedicated processor core for improved performance.

Improved audio stack performance – promises to shave approx 15ms off of audio latency, ‘opt-in’ to lower buffers for even lower latency.

New MIDI API – available across all devices (desktop, tablet, phone, etc), multi-client support, reduce jitter.

Universal app development – features & API’s available across all devices, promising more music app development for more devices.

Greater emphasis on traditional laptop/desktop users.

Key Features of Windows 10 for Musicians and Music Apps: Your browser does not support the video tag. Check out the video below and let us know what you think!

A preview of Microsoft Hololens augmented reality system and virtual reality music software.īrown says that, with Windows 10, Microsoft is ‘back in the game for pro audio and music’.

Bitwig Studio working on Windows 10 and.

The Windows Mobile port of Propellerhead Figure.

Windows 10 audio performance statistics.

Obedia high-performance audio workstations.

Xi-Machines custom Windows workstations for audio.

The new AKAI MPC, which runs a version of Windows 10 Embedded.

In the video, embedded below, Brown discusses:

At the 2015 Summer NAMM Show‘s Advanced Audio & Application Exchange (A3E) session, Pete Brown of Microsoft gave a keynote that offers a preview of their new Windows 10 OS.

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