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Re: Actually what is the "Processor Scheduling" in Windows 7 do with the audio quality?
      11/04/12 10:22 PM
Yep, I've written about it several times over in the years in SOS

Changing Processor Scheduling to 'Background Services' instead of 'Programs' CAN make a significant difference to the low-latency performance of ASIO drivers (although it makes absolutely no difference to 'audio quality' ). I say 'CAN', because although it's been proven to reduce CPU overheads and cure random audio crackles on many systems over the years, on others it seems to make no difference to performance, and in a few cases it has actually downgraded audio performance. So I suggest doing this tweak as a matter of course but then double-checking it when you're running a project that pushes your system close to the edge. If you start to hear the occasional drop-out, change the setting and see if it gets better or worse, then stick with the setting that works best on your system.


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* Actually what is the "Processor Scheduling" in Windows 7 do with the audio quality? Parco 11/04/12 01:48 PM
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