26 Results for "Microsoft"

Safe from ARM: The pitfalls of ARM CPUs from Apple and Microsoft

Upgrading your music Mac or PC system? We take a look at ARM CPUs and consider some of the factors making it tricky for audio users.

Are the Windows 12 development plans already underway?

Windows 11 has barely touched ground yet, and already we're getting rumours of the development of Windows 12. Let's find out more!

New Surface product line lands at the Microsoft Surface Event 2021

Microsoft Surface Event 2021: The new Surface range includes laptops, tablets, smartphones and accessories, with plenty to interest musicians and producers.

Meet the Realme Book Slim, an affordable Macbook-style PC laptop

Neatly designed and affordable, the Realme Book Slim should offer a lot of bang for your buck. But will real-world DAW performance be up to scratch?

Windows 11 has finally arrived, let’s take a look at the new interface

Microsoft reveals Windows 11! An improved user experience with useful changes and developments. Let's see how it affects music production.

Intel readying Alder Lake hybrid-core CPUs, optimized for Windows 11

Introducing the new Intel Alder Lake CPU! What performance can Windows users expect from its hybrid architecture with Thread Director?

Windows 11: Will Microsoft announce a major update on June 24?

Is Windows 11 nearly here? Microsoft may be about to unveil "the next Windows" on 24 June, with an updated interface and plenty of improvements.

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

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?

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?

Transform the Microsoft Surface Dial into a MIDI controller with Elephant

The Surface Dial is a brilliantly engineering piece of hardware that sits around doing nothing all day. Not any more. With Elephant you can transform it into an awesome knob controller for your music software.

Virtual Guitar Amp Software Round-up Part Two: Positive Grid BIAS Amp 2

The new updated BIAS Amp 2 has many strengths and one of those is its unique component level customisation and now with the option of including some very high-quality Celestion speaker IRs that make it really ...

Intel CPU security flaws: What “Meltdown” and “Spectre” may mean for your DAW

Panic ensues as security problems are reported on first Intel and now AMD and ARM processors. Patching "Meltdown" and "Spectre" at OS level could mean a performance hit of up to 30% - but is this true?

Microsoft Surface Book 2: Leaving the MacBook Pro behind?

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

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 Logic Pro X 10.3 proof that creatives are still on Apple’s radar?

With the Logic Pro X 10.3 update making use of the new MacBook Pro Touch Bar last month, perhaps we should count our blessings in the creative industry....

Focusrite finally release Windows drivers for Clarett Interfaces

From the 10th November, Windows users will benefit from drivers for the Clarett range of Thunderbolt interfaces. Great news, even if it's quite late.

Microsoft Surface Studio for music production?

Is Microsoft's new iMac killing Surface Studio up to the task of being a recording studio?

Behringer augment reality with Deep Mind 12 and HoloLens

The Behringer Midas engineers have been playing with Microsoft's HoloLens. Is this the future or just so much arm ache?

Windows 10 Anniversary update audio performance test

Has the Windows 10 Anniversary update brought changes to the audio performance? For better or for worse let's find out.

Steinberg finds reduced audio performance with Windows 10 Anniversary update

Steinberg compatibility testing reveals a potential 5-10% drop in performance with the Windows 10 Anniversary update

Countdown to the end of Windows 10 free upgrade

The Windows 10 free upgrade ends on 29th July - here's 5 reasons to upgrade and 5 reasons not to.

Audio issues with the Microsoft Surface Pro 4

Music production software doesn't seem to be running as well as it should on Microsoft's flagship hardware.

Avid quietly adds Windows 10 support to Pro Tools 12.5

Windows 10 has the fastest take-up of any Windows OS ever made and yet Avid don't seem to want anyone to know they now support it.

Start fingering your DAW with MicliOne hybrid touch and keyboard shortcut controller

This multi-touch screen and mechanical keyboard combination DAW controller is looking for Kickstarter funding.