DWS, welcome to the forum.

Windows 7 works very well with MIDi and with BIAB.

What you probably have been reading is the caution that you need to make sure there are Windows 7 drivers for whatever sound card, synth, etc. you want to use. This is almost not a problem anymore, a year after Windows 7 was introduced as a release candidate. There are a few vendor holdouts, particularly for the 64-bit version of Windows 7, but the situation gets better as time goes on. Tell us what your system is and we can be more specific. If you don't have any external devices, then you probably have the standard RealTek soundcard built in to the motherboard. While that's not the path to the finest sound, it should work fine for BIAB.


BIAB 2025 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 7 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6, Song Master Pro, Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus 192 & Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors.