M-Audio Vista 64 Drivers - Jan 2009 Update:
M-Audio has released quite a number of Windows 64 bit drivers and a few in full release. They are about 50% of the way there at the writing of this. If you are using one of their main interfaces like the firewire Profire series or most of their USB interfaces like the Fast Track pro or the Fast Track Ultra you are in luck. You can find their current update list here:
Click here for the M-Audio Vista 64 Driver Update Download Status
Click here for the latest M-Audio Drivers
Cubase 4 64 bit Update for Vista - Nov. 2007
Steinberg has released a Cubase 4.1 64 bit installer for Windows Vista. They call it a "preview" and preliminary reports tell us that it is certainly still in the beta version. If you would like to give it a try and do some beta testing for Steinberg in process, feel free to download it. If you want to have a stable recording system with Cubase, stick with 4.03 and Windows XP Pro or Home.
Download the Steinberg Cubase 4.1 installer for Windows Vista 64 bit here
M-Audio Vista Drivers - July 24 07 Update:
M-Audio has Released a number of Windows Vista 32 bit drivers including all of their Firewire Devices (like the Firewire 410, ProjectMix i/o and Firewire Solo) and also most of their USB devices (like the Fast Track pro, Mobile Pre and Audiophile USB). No PCI card updates as of yet.
Click here for the latest M-Audio Drivers
Intro to Windows Vista and the Home Studio
Windows Vista is not recommended at the time of this writing. XP Pro is still the most stable windows platform available for the computer based recording studio. Hopefully by the end of the summer 2007 all the audio companies will catch up with the changes and offer compatible interfaces and software. Revolution Audio will be testing Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit with various software and devices this Summer and we'll put up another report on how it goes.
Here is a great video called "Revolutionizing Audio Production " by Cakewalk talking about the benefits of 64 bit computing with Sonar.
Various Windows Vista Home Studio Compatibility Links:
Current Edirol Hardware and Windows Vista Compatibility
eg. for the Roland devices, Edirol Ua-25, etc.
This is the best page we have found compiling information on every kind of recording Hardware and software by the team at Cakewalk:
Windows Vista Studio compatibility information
M-Audio Just sent the following press release about Vista 64 bit drivers:
Los Angeles, CA, May 29, 2007, CA—M-Audio®, a leading provider of creative tools for computer-centric musicians, is proud to announce the release of Microsoft Vista drivers for many of the company’s most popular products.
M-Audio currently expects to release Vista drivers for all of the following models during the second quarter of 2007: all FireWire products; all currently selling USB MIDI keyboards; Fast Track™ USB, Fast Track Pro, JamLab™, MobilePre™ USB, Black Box™ and Transit® USB interfaces; Conectiv™ and Xponent™ DJ interfaces; and the Revolution™ 5.1 PCI card.
“Vista represents both an opportunity and challenge for music hardware and software manufacturers,” says Adam Castillo, marketing director at M-Audio. “While pursuing an aggressive schedule, we wanted take the time to work through all the details and testing necessary in delivering drivers that are up to M-Audio standards. We’re confident of the results and proud to release Vista drivers that will enable our customers to migrate to this powerful platform.”
Click here for the M-Audio Canada Driver Page - no Vista Audio drivers as of June 5, 2007
Current Hardware with Windows Vista Drivers - updated June 23 2007
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