Optimizing Vista For Audio

[Jonas (Djeroek)]

Reading this page http://www.audioforums.com/windows-vista-optimization.php , specifically this on virtual memory:

Virtual memory (or paging files) is a technique that involves using a dedicated section of the hard drive as though it were additional RAM. The downside is that hard drive invariably process data slower than RAM, so using paging files does decrease performance. This can be beneficial for low-performance, high-data applications, where lots of material is loaded into RAM, but does not process extremely quickly. With audio applications, this is not a good idea. As they are very demanding on system resources, using a lower-speed hard drive is not a viable solution. However, some applications may require the use of a paging file, for one reason or another. If this is the case, then make sure to set all of your buffer sizes in your audio application as high as possible to compensate for the hard drive’s latency.

Right-click on “Computer” (either from desktop or Start button) > Properties > Advanced System Settings. This will bring you to the Advanced tab in the System Properties window. Under the Performance section, go to Settings tab and select Advanced, the press the “Change” button under Virtual memory. Uncheck “Automatically manage paging file size for all drives.” For each drive listed, click on “No paging file” and “Set.” You will be warned that a crash file may not be recorded if you have no paging file. Choose “Yes” to this message. Once all drives have been modified, choose “OK.” Restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

Would setting to ‘no paging file’ boost performance in Renoise?

[Jonas (Djeroek)]

Thanks for the info Bantai!

Edit:

if you want to debunk more myths from that site or know a better resource for this kind of stuff please share!