Configuring Windows For Audio - Aardvark Direct Pro Q10 Owner's Manual

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DIRECT PRO Q10
O W N E R S M A N U A L
Q10
ADDENDUM
CONFIGURING WINDOWS
FOR AUDIO
The following are basic steps you can take to optimize windows for use
with the Q10.
• Disable windows system sounds: Sounds such as the "ding" when a
window appears, or the chimes that play when windows boots are
example of windows system sounds. The majority of these sounds
are encoded at low resolutions inappropriate for use with the Q10. In
addition, they can potentially disrupt a recording session. To disable
system sounds, go to the Windows Control Panel, and select
"Sounds & Audio devices" (in some versions of windows, this menu
may be called "Sounds & Multimedia" or "sounds") Go to the
SOUNDS tab, and under schemes, select "no sounds" Be sure it
actually says "No Sounds" , as opposed to being blank.
• Pull extraneous programs from startup: Without you knowing,
Windows may have several programs configured to automatically start
& run in the background. These programs eat up valuable computer
resources, and may conflict with Pro Audio software. To remove
programs from startup, go to START | RUN. In the OPEN: dialog, type
MSCONFIG and click OK. This will take you to the system
configuration utility. Go to the STARTUP tab, and remove checkmarks
from all entries. However, if you are on Windows 98/ME, keep the
checkmark in "Scan Registry" . Removing checkmarks from these
entries will not remove the programs altogether, it simply stops them
from running in the background at all times. You can still use the
programs when needed. As practical as it may seem to keep utility
programs such as Norton in startup, these sort of programs tend to
be the most disruptive on pro audio PCs. After using MSCONFIG for
the first time the rebooting, windows will inform you that the System
Configuration Utility is in use. Instruct Windows to "not show this
message again" and proceed. Note: Windows 2000 does not come
with an MSCONFIG utility, but it is available as a free download.
Online, use a search engine to look up "msconfig2k" to find several
sites hosting this program.