traktor scratch pro w/ tinyxp

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ok, then it seems that your system isn´t optimized yet..i would check that before buying a new laptop or running tinyxp - just to make it sure..!

..just give me a few sec´s..

try to tweak down your services like this:

i have tweaked my xp pro down to only run 11 services:

DCOM-Server_Prozessstart
Ereignissprotokoll
IPSEC-Dienste
Kryptographiedienste
Plug & Play
Remoteprozeduraufruf (RPC)
Sicherheitskontenverwaltung
Überwachung verteilter Verknüpfungen
Windows Audio
Windows Verwaltungsinstrumentation

in my taskmanager there are running folowing processes:

explorer.exe
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
svchost.exe
lsuss.exe
services.exe
winlogon.exe
csrss.exe
smss.exe
system
Lerlaufprozess

it´s in german but you should get the picture...also make sure you have disabled any kind of "speedstepping" ect. so your cpu is allways running at its highest possible frequency:




also disable windows index service:


maybe try this first to see if it solves your problem..here is also an in depth tutorial on optimizing xp for audio applications in english language:

http://audioforums.com/windows-xp-optimization.php

[Karlos Santos]

well, thats def. some closure for the situation im in. I'm still going to try the tinyxp and see how that works.

I flashed the BIOS last night, nothing different. Time for a new laptop i guess...uhg.

Funny thing is, it was running before, i just had to keep the latency up. I'd be reading boards and people would be like "oh, im only running 2 or 3 ms latency". I could never understand how anyone could get it that low.

thanks again everyone. I'll try tinyxp tonight, and let yas know. Or i'll buy a new laptop...or take a loooong walk of a short roof.

Dude i posted that for reference. There are people using Toshibas and getting good results as had been said...

Firstly having 4 gig ram will do nothing to improve performance with Traktor if you are getting spikes so thats never a solution. Spikes are not cured with extra ram.

Also i wouldnt expect 2 or 3 ms latency. That is territory that only a few people occupy. 10ms or less is fine. But you shouldnt have to settle for more than 15 ms. NI do not guarantee anything better than the standard 10ms anyway.

You could tweak that machine and get it working fine but you have to dig really deep into those spikes with a DPC Latency checker.

Id get some good advice from Compact and other Toshiba users before giving up on your machine.

[R2D2]

http://www.torq-dj.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3791

here is a link to a great tweak fest for audio apps it was posted on the Torq forums by Dj Quintyne

its def worth a read though to get problem systems working


I used a Toshiba sat 17" no problems I now use a mac but with xp I can get most systems running fine alot of the tweaks posted in the above link I used

got xp down to 14 processes idle 90 mbs of ram

but tbh fuck all that and get a mac saves all this

[Karlos Santos]

Hes on Vista at the moment though. I see both previous threads suggest good tweaks but for XP. Vista is whole other world of problems.

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...seems like i have forgotten my eyeglasses, today

thank you for pointing out!


so for optimizing your current os, work thru this in depth vista tweaking tuto:

http://audioforums.com/windows-vista-optimization.php

have a nice weekend...


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[R2D2]

Hes on Vista at the moment though. I see both previous threads suggest good tweaks but for XP. Vista is whole other world of problems.

yeah I hear you m8 hense my move to mac

these might help

http://www.audioforums.com/windows-v...timization.php

http://www.idmforums.com/showthread.php?t=27858

http://www.tweakvista.com/


I am amazed at the power of google


alot of tweaks for xp run though to vista btw still worth checking them out vista is still windows at heart just a memory hogging version


but yeah get a mac

[JCribb]

a clean install of tinyxp takes 15 minutes. This is much easier than the other suggestions believe me. I have my tinyxp partition dedicated to Djing. My other XP pro partition is for everything else.

[R2D2]

a clean install of tinyxp takes 15 minutes. This is much easier than the other suggestions believe me. I have my tinyxp partition dedicated to Djing. My other XP pro partition is for everything else.

dual boot on windows is def the way to go for audio

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can´t say anything about tinyxp...

+1 for an extra partition for audio

[Karlos Santos]

+1 for partition.

Im really not convinced about using a hacked OS. Just not something i have any experience of. I just think if you have to tweak your standard OS then using a hacked version would invite more problems but... if it works use it.