All I can offer in addition to the tech article from someone who should know and who says Windows 8 is better for music apps (real ones, from the desktop) is that in the last week, there have been several comments from SONAR users that they see a substantial improvement from Windows 8. SONAR in Windows 8 can support more tracks, effects, and/or other processes than under Windows 7 on the same hardware.

Seems pretty clear to me. I am running Windows 8 on a test machine. I skip the [formerly called] Metro stuff. I would upgrade my desktop production machine if I knew my older Tascam equipment would work.


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