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MicroSoft is getting ready to push Win10 to Win7 & 8 registered users. Is there going to be an issue using BIAB 2015 with the new Windows 10 Operating system?
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It runs fine for me under the current beta version. There are a few others who said the same thing in another thread a month or so ago. So far, so good.
BIAB 2024 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 6.5 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6; Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus Studio 192, Presonus Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors
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Matt, have you had any issues with your Fantom XR drivers?
Jeff
Win11, Intel i7 7700K 4.2Ghz, 32Gb RAM, 2x1Tb HD, 500Gb NVMe, BIAB/RB 2024, MOTU 828MK3 audio, MOTU Midi Express, Yamaha Montage 7, DX7II, TX802, Motif XS Rack, Roland Fantom XR Rack, Oberheim Matrix 1000, VoiceLive3 Extreme, Kontakt 6, SampleTank 4.3
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Jeff, I should have been more clear. Here we go:
BIAB works fine on Windows 10 beta so far. However, I am testing it on a Windows 10 machine that is NOT connected to my pro sound equipment, for the exact reason you asked: I don't know about drivers.
I'm hoping that the long lead time of the beta testing for Windows 10 will allow all the hardware companies to have drivers available upon final release. We can dream.
BIAB 2024 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 6.5 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6; Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus Studio 192, Presonus Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors
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I stayed on XP for as long as I could. Moved to Win 7 about two years ago.
Hope there is no good reason to want to change to Win 10 very soon.
I am sure I will have driver issues with something I own.
And...no I do not want to go back to two inch analog tape or even carry a B3 around any more....lol...well I do miss the B3..lol
Are there any good reasons to move to Win 10???
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Billy
New location, new environment, new music coming soon
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If you liked Windows 7, you'll like 10. If you have Windows 8, you'll really like 10 because the user interface is more like 7 but the efficiency is better than 8.
So far the main benefit has been efficiency. It loads and performs faster, in my opinion.
BIAB 2024 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 6.5 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6; Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus Studio 192, Presonus Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors
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Funny how things happen. Saw this thread. Got my first Win 10 pop up for the free copy a few seconds ago.
My guess...It will not be too long before we will be forced to pay for Windows by the year, every year. Free is never free...lol
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Billy
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Band-in-a-Box works fine with Windows 10. For the Coyote synth that's included with Band-in-a-Box, you may have run this free installer to get it working with windows 10. http://www.pgmusic.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=303379&gonew=1#UNREAD(Since this installer is included with BiaB 2015 latest version, you wouldn't have to run this patch above if you have the latest BiaB 2015, though it would be fine to do so)
Have Fun!
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Hi,
Have you guy had issues with other music software using Win 10?
DAWs, Melodyne...things like that.
I assume that drivers for older software will be an issue.
At some point I am sure I will need to go to Win 10.
I don't have much of an idea when I should in stall Win 10.
Any advise would be welcome.
Thanks,
Billy
New location, new environment, new music coming soon
Seize the moo-ment
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No problems so far with music software in Windows 10, but that's not the concern. It isn't that the music software uses drivers; it's the hardware devices connected to your computer that need the drivers. That's a different and unknown story. Thus my advice is to NOT upgrade on July 29, but wait until your hardware manufacturer releases updated drivers.
BIAB 2024 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 6.5 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6; Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus Studio 192, Presonus Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors
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Thanks Matt,
Sort of what I thought. I have a M-Audio Pro Fire 2626 and because it is several years old and I think the company has changed hands and not sure if they will ever write a new driver. I just don't know. There is one for Win 8.1 so...perhaps
I am not unhappy with Win 7 to tell the truth.
Thanks,
Billy
Last edited by Planobilly; 07/20/15 02:19 PM.
New location, new environment, new music coming soon
Seize the moo-ment
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As has been said, the real question is are your hardware devices, particularly audio interfaces (with ASIO drivers) compatible. If you are running Win 8-8.1 they are likely to be fine. If you are running Win 7, they may be OK, but you should check with the manufacturer to see if they have Win 8 drivers available. If you are running XT and the manufacturer's support stops there, you are probably out of luck... or have a good incentive to buy a newer, probably better interface. BIAB itself should run fine. Mine does. The program itself does not run all that much better than on Win7, but I like Win10 better generally and I hated Win8.
I am the sort of guy who can't resist trying the latest stuff, but if you are not that sort of guy, you might hold off the upgrade for a few months until you can learn more about the compatibility of your system and Win10 settles in.
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I put Win10 on wifey's computer. It was a totally smooth transition without initial incident. However, that is as close as Win10 comes to my Win7 DAW. Went through the change from 95 - Win7 back in the day, and it was not pretty for my music hardware. Won't repeat that mistake again.
Dan, BIAB2024, SoundCloud Win11, i7(12thGen), 32GB, 1TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD), 2TB Libraries, 1 TB(WD-Black), 2TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD)Data, Motu Audio Express, Keystation 61, SL88 Studio, Reaper
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95 -> Win7 ??
Dude, that's a huge leap!
That was a lot of skipped OS upgrades in between. Nowhere near the change from W7 to W10, no wonder you had issues. That's a huge change, and I lost drivers/cards along the way also, but man I thought I was prudent.
You skipped 98, 98SE, 2000, XP, XPsp2, Vista (yay!) .. all the way to W7 from 95?
Make your sound your own!
.. I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
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95 -> Win7 ??
Dude, that's a huge leap!
That was a lot of skipped OS upgrades in between. Nowhere near the change from W7 to W10, no wonder you had issues. That's a huge change, and I lost drivers/cards along the way also, but man I thought I was prudent.
You skipped 98, 98SE, 2000, XP, XPsp2, Vista (yay!) .. all the way to W7 from 95? Opps, something wrong there. Let me rethink that... OK, I got it, it was XP to Win7. But it was a big problem nevertheless. 
Dan, BIAB2024, SoundCloud Win11, i7(12thGen), 32GB, 1TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD), 2TB Libraries, 1 TB(WD-Black), 2TB SSD(M.2 NVMe SSD)Data, Motu Audio Express, Keystation 61, SL88 Studio, Reaper
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That makes more sense. Ya scared me for a minute there.
Make your sound your own!
.. I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
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Win 10 working fine w/BIAB+RB on a 1st gen 2.4Mhz i3 laptop w/8GB of RAM on a SSD drive.
Drivers of the Tascam US 122 MKII souncard work as advertised, I'm getting about 8ms latency roundtrip.
EDIT: I've upgraded from Win 7 Home Edition and I'm running BIAB 2014. So far, so good.
HTH,
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FYI - I'm using BIAB 2013 and a PreSonus Audiobox USB interface with Presonus Studio One DAW. Upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Win 10 with no issues.
Rich
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Upgraded to win 10 from 8.1 .
Audiointerface Akai EIE pro and all my (audio) apps are working fine: Biab 2015, NI Komplete, Cakewalk Sonar
Rob de Klerk, Dutch singer-songwriter https://www.robdeklerk.nlBiab 2023, Cakewalk, N.I. Komplete 14, Win 10,64, Ozone 9 elements suite, Presonus studio 24c
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BIAB 2024 Win Audiophile. Software: Studio One 6.5 Pro, Swam horns, Acoustica-7, Notion 6; Win 11 Home. Hardware: Intel i9, 32 Gb; Roland Integra-7, Presonus Studio 192, Presonus Faderport 8, Royer 121, Adam Sub8 & Neumann 120 monitors
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Update Your PowerTracks Pro Audio 2024 Today!
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Download and install this to your RealBand 2024 for updated print options, streamlined loading and saving of .SGU & MGU (BB) files, and to add a number of program adjustments that address user-reported bugs and concerns.
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A few excerpts:
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"MIDI SuperTracks partial generation showing six variations – each time the section is generated it can be instantly auditioned, re-generated or backed out to a previous generation – and you can do this with any track type. This is MAJOR! This takes musical experimentation and honing an arrangement to a new level, and faster than ever."
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