Windows XP k mixer vs. whatever is in Vista |
Windows XP k mixer vs. whatever is in Vista |
 Feb 3 2007, 22:02
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I'm a noob with this technical sort of stuff, but I was wondering if the audio processing stuff included in Vista is better or worse than what we had with XP.
Ok, since I am a noob, this is what I have gathered about XP's audio processing--- the k mixer is bad, and it has a degrading effect on the sound unless you decided to take steps to entirely bypass the k mixer. Correct me if I'm wrong about this. So I'm wondering, are there any improvements over XP's k mixer with what comes standard with Vista? |
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Feb 4 2007, 20:40
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The DRM system in Vista is only active if you playback protected content. And as a rule of thumb, everyone concerned about DRM should stay away from any protected content anyway, so i don't see the problem here.
If you don't like DRM, don't use or buy protected (DRM) content, it's as easy as that! As for Vista's soundsystem giving worse or better sound than XP's i have no idea. I am however sticking with XP a few months more simply because i use alot of audio programs that rely on stable device drivers and such, which is not available for Vista yet (Cubase SX3, FL Studio, Reason 3, ReCycle, Sonar 6 Producer Edition, ProTools 7.3 M-Powered, Ableton Live and Hypersonic 2). This post has been edited by bidz: Feb 4 2007, 20:43 -------------------- myspace.com/borgei - last.fm/user/borgei
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Feb 5 2007, 18:28
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QUOTE (bidz @ Feb 4 2007, 15:40)  The DRM system in Vista is only active if you playback protected content. And as a rule of thumb, everyone concerned about DRM should stay away from any protected content anyway, so i don't see the problem here. If you don't like DRM, don't use or buy protected (DRM) content, it's as easy as that! Thats a nice thought but 99% of consumers aren't aware of DRM. So is it fair to sell things to an unaware public? And to those that are aware, how can you be sure if DRM is not part of what you are purchasing? i.e. Sony rootkit scandal. No offense but it almost sounds like you work for MS. DRM is a major problem across the board for consumers. And I can't imagine how bad it would be if there wasn't people "bitching" about it. Anyone remember when MS announced that they were dropping tons of features for their upcoming OS codenamed "longhorn"? Could it be because of all the DRM that was decided to be programmed in? Therefore limiting the time they had to get it all done. This post has been edited by spockep: Feb 5 2007, 18:30 |
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audiophilosophy Windows XP k mixer vs. whatever is in Vista Feb 3 2007, 22:02
Martin H I don't know what changes Vista includes with ... Feb 3 2007, 22:53 crni Maybe you can explain something to me... I have M-... Feb 3 2007, 23:25 Tripwire Vista uses a floating point pipeline in their audi... Feb 3 2007, 23:36 AndyH-ha QUOTE so obviously kmixer changes digital stream i... Feb 4 2007, 01:27
Dogbert QUOTE (AndyH-ha @ Feb 4 2007, 01:27)... Feb 4 2007, 01:46 audiophilosophy QUOTE (Dogbert @ Feb 3 2007, 18:46) QUOTE... Feb 4 2007, 01:50 crni QUOTE (Dogbert @ Feb 3 2007, 16:46) Contr... Feb 4 2007, 10:07 Dogbert QUOTE (crni @ Feb 4 2007, 10:07) ONLY way... Feb 4 2007, 11:07 Martin H For anyone interessted in this bit-mangling issue ... Feb 4 2007, 11:52 audiophilosophy QUOTE But like I said, it is impossible (or I have... Feb 4 2007, 17:07 Dogbert QUOTE (audiophilosophy @ Feb 4 2007, 17:0... Feb 4 2007, 17:28 HotshotGG QUOTE So are you saying that the audio quality tha... Feb 4 2007, 05:44 audiophilosophy QUOTE (HotshotGG @ Feb 3 2007, 22:44) QUO... Feb 4 2007, 16:43 Jebus QUOTE (HotshotGG @ Feb 3 2007, 21:44) The... Feb 4 2007, 19:23 Dogbert QUOTE (Jebus @ Feb 4 2007, 19:23) Vista l... Feb 4 2007, 19:48 sld Foobar2000 with KS works in Vista.
I was using an... Feb 4 2007, 07:09 mugen How do I get KS working in Vista? With a Realtek ... Feb 4 2007, 09:08 sld QUOTE (mugen @ Feb 4 2007, 16:08) How do ... Feb 5 2007, 19:36 Dogbert The kernel mixer of the 64 bit version of Windows ... Feb 4 2007, 18:29 Borisz I can use Kernel Streaming in Vista, using a Sound... Feb 4 2007, 18:52 TREX6662k6 Actually you are able to disable driver signing by... Feb 4 2007, 19:52 Dogbert QUOTE (TREX6662k6 @ Feb 4 2007, 19:52) Ac... Feb 4 2007, 19:56 TREX6662k6 I agree with A) but B) there is a command you can ... Feb 4 2007, 20:04 HotshotGG QUOTE Well, sidetracking successful. What the hell... Feb 4 2007, 20:22 Firon Jebus: HD DVD works just fine on XP. So does Blu-R... Feb 4 2007, 20:27 Jebus QUOTE (Firon @ Feb 4 2007, 12:27) Jebus: ... Feb 4 2007, 20:40 rjamorim QUOTE (Jebus @ Feb 4 2007, 16:40) And no,... Feb 5 2007, 01:39 chelgrian QUOTE (rjamorim @ Feb 5 2007, 01:39) I se... Feb 5 2007, 21:02 rjamorim QUOTE (chelgrian @ Feb 5 2007, 17:02) QUO... Feb 6 2007, 01:39 Dogbert QUOTE (bidz @ Feb 4 2007, 20:40) The DRM ... Feb 4 2007, 20:47 bidz QUOTE (Dogbert @ Feb 4 2007, 11:47) In Wi... Feb 4 2007, 20:56 Dogbert QUOTE (bidz @ Feb 4 2007, 20:56) That... Feb 4 2007, 21:48 jeffster QUOTE (bidz @ Feb 5 2007, 07:56) The DRM ... Feb 5 2007, 15:43 CSMR QUOTE (spockep @ Feb 5 2007, 09:28) Thats... Feb 5 2007, 20:38 Dogbert QUOTE (CSMR @ Feb 5 2007, 20:38) No. Wind... Feb 5 2007, 20:48 JunkieXL QUOTE (jeffster @ Feb 5 2007, 07:43) Kind... Feb 5 2007, 21:05 Martin H Hi Dogbert
Are you saying that the person who wr... Feb 5 2007, 22:48 CSMR QUOTE (Dogbert @ Feb 5 2007, 11:48) Ahh, ... Feb 5 2007, 22:52 Dogbert QUOTE (CSMR @ Feb 5 2007, 22:52) So what ... Feb 5 2007, 23:08 CSMR Yes and when they are mixed together, is the volum... Feb 5 2007, 23:21 Dogbert QUOTE (CSMR @ Feb 5 2007, 23:21) Yes and ... Feb 5 2007, 23:50 tgoose Is it really illegal to watch DVDs using OSS? I wa... Feb 7 2007, 00:25 |
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