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It's a joke ??????

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23 Feb 2007, 09:14
The way I read the page, certain esisting software is Vista compatible. Other software is not Vista compatible and they do not plan to update that software.

The list is strange:
Fantom X6/7/8 is Vista compatible.
Fantom Xa is not Vista compatible.

It seems sensible that old product software would not be re-developed to meet new OS requirements.

Mark

VariOS says "No"?

26 Feb 2007, 00:24
So much for an Open System...

Come on Roland, I will be really disappointed as a customer if V-Producer and VariOS won't work on Windows Vista... I bought the VariOS because it was one of a kind; and now I getting the vibe that I got screwed!?

Re: It's a joke ??????

27 Feb 2007, 17:51
Why woud you want to run VIsta on a PC used for music?

Everything about it completely compromises audio performance. All the bloat, all the eye candy, it all reduces the chance of getting stable low-latency audio performance.

I run a completely seperate music PC with a highly tweaked and stripped XP. It's not on the net so I dont need to worry about malware (no anti-virus required).

Vista offers the pro-musician nothing over XP.

Why would you want to run XP on a PC for music?

27 Feb 2007, 20:15
Because that is what's around; software, drivers and hardware will be geared towards Vista from now on... eh... well, EXCEPT VariOS, which, beside that whole point, was advertised with "Future-ready with Open System Architecture, supporting V-Producer, various vintage synthesizer emulations, and whatever the future holds".

Well, Windows Vista IS what the future holds in terms of computing.

Re: It's a joke ??????

28 Feb 2007, 03:47
WinXP supports a compatibility-mode to run programs in an environment down to win95. Doesn't WinVista do so? (I don't have vista to check this)
Right Click on *.exe->compatibility->mark checkbox to run program in compatibility-mode->choose WinOS

dr_med_faustus

Re: It's a joke ??????

1 Mar 2007, 01:23
Good point, dr_med_faustus!
I run my Buzztracker in compabilitymode.

regards, Hugo
regards, Hugo
although i agree with most of the points brought up (vista is not the best os for musicians; vista apps are not ready for prime time; vista is bloatware) there is one feature that musicians could benefit from with vista -- 64-bit processing means access to a lot more ram. imagine fitting all your samples into your pc's ram rather than waiting for them to stream from disk...

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Re: It's a joke ??????

5 Mar 2007, 22:43
So read another way, thats the end of the VariOS.

About the VSynth, I'm not sure what they mean by lack of compatibility.. all I used the PC for was USB sample transfers... unless they mean you can't do that.. which would be ridiculous...

Re: It's a joke ??????

6 Mar 2007, 02:22
I'm fairly certain using the v-synth as an external flash drive is still going to work. I think the incompatibility will have to do with the librarian software.

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Fantom X8 (2.10) 512MB
Fantom XR (2.02) 512MB
V-Synth XT (2.02)
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Re: It's a joke ??????

24 Mar 2007, 12:00
vista outperforms every other os when it comes to audio. just google it...i cant remeber where but a bench mark has been run, and it is about 5 times faster. with cubase and up to 32 channels audio.

the funny thing is....there is no differnce between vista home and ultimate when running but it definitely outclasses everything else
just an observation

Ok!!!!!....Now i have all the equipment....if i can just learn to play them.
Ok!!!!!....Now i have all the equipment....if i can just learn to play them.

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