
Nevertheless, many musicians are obviously still convinced that XP will benefit from such snake oil, and since I prefer not to have to send SOS readers and forum users elsewhere for advice, I decided to write this feature, which will explain in some detail the tweaks that work for musicians and why they do, as well as covering the ones that are unlikely to make any difference - including those that are potentially dangerous unless you really know what you're doing. You'll certainly be able to find lots of web sites offering Windows performance tweaks, many written for mainstream users and a few specifically for musicians, yet many of the tweaks they offer will result in no measurable improvement in audio performance, and some may make your PC unstable or even prevent it from booting up. Nevertheless, musicians still regularly ask me for a comprehensive list of 'go-faster' tweaks, and look elsewhere when I don't offer one, determined to make their PCs run faster by fiddling 'under the bonnet'.

Unlike previous versions of Microsoft's Windows, Windows XP works pretty well straight out of the box with audio applications, and I only recommend three essential adjustments. Windows XP works better for audio than any other Windows OS so far, but musicians still seek those ultimate go-faster tricks, so this month we bring you a guide to those that are worth doing and those that are worth avoiding.

I hereby dedicate this post to those guys who like to collect any official, untouched classic resources.


And then I thought, it was time to publish this sound schemes collection post for all versions of Microsoft Windows OS. Lately, when I was using the Windows 7 in a virtual machine, I recalled one of Windows 7 classics – sound scheme.
