I had the same thing happen many years ago. I had a sweet Midiman D PCI card that worked great with cakewalk software...on Win 95 but the next OS came out and I needed to upgrade the OS for some business software that had to run on that same computer and the PCI card stopped working.

Same deal, the company was not writing new drivers for the new OS. I ended up getting out of recording music on my computer for several years as a result. About 6 years ago I got back in with all new gear.

I would move away from the Sound Blaster product line and look at a dedicated sound card/interface based on USB and ASIO drivers. SB is ok for some things but recording is not it's strongest suit.

I hate the computer software industry. Each time they come out with a new version.... Windows 8 for example, there is always the doubt as to what will continue to work and what has now just stopped working?

I built a computer for my studio about 4 years back and made the decision to run XP/32 Pro. I know that as time goes on I'll be more and more limited by the software coming out as they shift away from 32 bit compatibility but that was a decision I made. My thoughts: Get and maintain a working studio. As long as it serves my purposes, let it roll. When it breaks and is not repairable, we'll have a look at a major upgrade at that time.

Last edited by Guitarhacker; 09/11/13 05:26 AM.
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