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Microsoft Surface for Music Production: Surface Book 3 or Surface Go 2?

01 Aug · While the Surface Book 3 pulses with premium power the Surface Go 2 can offer some surprisingly music-friendly stability at an affordable price point. Which one would make for an awesome DAW platform?

RE:Surface Project: Live music streaming reimagined on Microsoft’s Mixer

19 May · Microsoft is planning to rescue live music by mixing it up on their Mixer live-streaming platform as "RE:Surface" and bringing in audience participation, monetisation and really wild times.

Microsoft to lift limit on how many plug-in DLLs you can run in your DAW

11 Jan 2019 · An update to Windows 10 will lift limitations on the memory allocation of Dynamic Link Libraries from 128 to 4000 slots. If you've ever tried to run more than 128 unique plug-ins then that's good news!

Is Windows 10 S Mode any good for music making?

23 Sep 2018 · Windows 10 S Mode promises a slicker, more resilient and stable computing experience. Does it hold any advantages to the musician or producer, or is it just for regular users?

Surface Go: A £379 iPad killer from Microsoft?

11 Jul 2018 · Surface Go is your iPad-sized entry to the Microsoft Surface range at an interesting price that can run desktop music software. It comes with a keyboard and pen but does it have enough power?

Microsoft Surface Book 2: Leaving the MacBook Pro behind?

18 Oct 2017 · Microsoft announces the new Surface Book 2 with 8th generation CPUs, touch, pen, dial and Mixed Reality Nvidia graphics. Apple's offerings seem underwhelming at this point, unless you want a new phone.

Microsoft kills Groove Music Pass and pushes users to Spotify

03 Oct 2017 · In a deepening partnership between Microsoft and Spotify, Groove Music ceases it's Music Pass streaming surface and invites users to take their music catalogue to Spotify Premium.

Is the Microsoft Surface Pro 2017 any good for music production?

18 Aug 2017 · In light of recent reliability concerns, SurfaceProAudio.com set out to investigate the Surface Pro 2017's ability to do music production. It's resulted in an hour long video of depth and detail.

Windows 10 S: Is Microsoft’s new OS any good for music?

05 May 2017 · Windows 10 S is streamlined for security, simplicity and speed. But is it a super new OS for music production or will it leave musicians stranded?