Thank you for this, it is so precious! I've learnt a lot of things and some of my questions finally found answers, particularly when it comes to soundcards, drivers and sample rate. I knew about a few of these tweaks before but I had been unaware of most of them. Finally, I get it! Bas Möllenkramer, Amersfoort, The Netherlands It’s written for people at my level, which is ‘enthusiastic amateur’. This is the clearest document I have ever read on how to ensure that your PC gives you the best possible audio performance. I sure wish I had a resource like this eBook BEFORE I needed it.

For a little over the last ten of those years we were breaking new ground by teaching commodity Windows PCs to support hard real-time. Thanks a million and a half for the wealth of tips! I spent my 30+ year career writing real-time airplane simulator software for McDonnell Douglas and Boeing. I've been fairly overwhelmed by the positive feedback on the book.

Covers Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 10.

How to use various diagnostic tools to test for and isolate problems.

A detailed explaination of ISR & DPC latency issues, page faults and memory related issues.

How to configure your audio software, including selecting a sample rate and buffer size, multi-core settings and more.

Other programs and services that you should watch out for and possibly disable.

Detailed descriptions of the many system settings you should check, how to set them and why.

An overview of how the hardware, the operating system and your audio software work together to make real-time audio possible.

An introduction to digital audio and an explanation of exactly what causes audio glitches.

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