You certainly don't need to
tune and tweak Windows XP for audio
applications, but you can achieve better
overall performance if you do.
XP requires less tuning for
audio applications than previous Windows
operating systems. In fact, XP delivers
excellent audio performance without changing
anything.
However, with all Windows
OS's, there are many features and functions
that are quite simply not required. Excessive
graphic activity, system maintenance
functions, background tasks and automated
hardware management tools, all contribute to
the large number of unnecessary features that
can be trimmed down to suit an audio PC (DAW -
Digital Audio Workstation).
In addition to trimming down
unnecessary XP features, it is also possible
to adjust the priority and cycle length of CPU
usage to suit the requirements of an audio
computer.
