Initial bench testing with new Win10 LTSB build. I don't have preamps hooked up to system yet, just tweaking configurations and checking for dropped buffers and/or crashes.
Hardware
MSI H270M MORTAR ARCTIC LGA 1151 Intel H270 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i3-7100 Kaby Lake Dual-Core 3.9 GHz LGA 1151 (Intel HD Graphics 630)
SAMSUNG 960 EVO M.2 250GB NVMe PCI-Express 3.0 x4 Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 2400 (PC4 19200)
Dell U2515H 25" Widescreen LED Backlit LCD Monitor (2560 x 1440 Resolution)
RME RayDAT PCI Card (Flashed to latest firmware and 32/64bit drivers)
Software
SAC64
SAWStudio64
Process Lasso Pro (This is used to automatically set CPU affinity and Real-time priority class for SAC)
SAMPLE RATE & LOAD (I've done almost no system tweaks other than disable windows firewall and apply recommended display setting modifications)
48kHz/24 bit Resolution
1/32 Buffer Setting
20-35% Load - ZERO slipped buffers (can f-key instantly in both SAC/SAW and switch between programs without issue)
32 Channels Active
4 Submixes
2 FOH Mixes (Mains/Sub speakers)
8 Monitor Mixes Active (1 monitor master and 7 mixes)
8 channels with all 6 AUX sends active Post Fader with Studio Echo/Delay Enabled (FOH)
Running all 64-bit has been more stable than the my initial tests with 32bit (SAW/SAC) running on Win64 as far as dropped buffers are concerned
I've got more plugins to install and test but so far this is looking really promising.
Plugins to add to system (not yet tested)
- HoRNet3XOver (64-bit alternative to Dual Linkwitz filter)
- HoRNetDeeLay
- HoRNetSpaces
- Anwida DX-Reverb Light 3.0 (64-bit reverb)
- BlueCatChorus
- Distorque Azurite (chorus)
- Multiply (Chorus)
- ValhallaRoom
- Sanford Reverb
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