KVR Audio

cain · Post by **cain** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 11:59 pm

hey just heads up Microsoft announcing new tablet just watching a blog about it live if any one is interested looks really good think processor is based on ivy bridge processor from Intel

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/technology- ... 04834.html

cain · Post by **cain** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:05 am

link to new tablet info

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/about.aspx

mkdr · Post by **mkdr** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:39 am

cain wrote:link to new tablet info

http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/about.aspx

Wow!!
That thing looks brilliant. Finally a tablet done right

Now we'll have something that could rival the place of a laptop. Seriously. None of that Pad crap with closed up OS, no usb and no freekn keyboard!

The Pro model even has usb3 and i5 processor. Shouldn't that suggest it can even run things like Reaper and vst plugins? Got to go read on Win8..
Seems like a winner in either case

Got to get this to compliment my Nokia N9. Touch based OS done right

mkdr · Post by **mkdr** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:59 am

mkdr wrote:Got to go read on Win8..

Actually downloading Win8 now from Microsoft. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/iso

darsho · Post by **darsho** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:26 am

well be interesting how the latency for AUDIO applications will be.

discoDSP · Post by **discoDSP** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:55 am

I'd like to know what's the pricing and availability.

discoDSP · Post by **discoDSP** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 9:57 am

darsho wrote:well be interesting how the latency for AUDIO applications will be.

Metro doesn't support MIDI input so it's useless for audio apps.

dadaumpa · Post by **dadaumpa** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:16 am

mkdr wrote:Seriously. None of that Pad crap with closed up OS, no usb and no freekn keyboard!

don't want to spoil the fun, but:

Bill Gates wrote:Discover new music, movies, and games in the Windows Store.(1)

and:

Bill Gates wrote:(1)Works exclusively with apps from the Windows Store

so you can forget your Reaper and VST plugins, unless someone ports them for the "closed up" Windows OS.

cheers,
Aldo

penguinfromdeep · Post by **penguinfromdeep** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:19 am

moss · Post by **moss** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:20 am

dadaumpa wrote:
Bill Gates wrote:(1)Works exclusively with apps from the Windows Store
so you can forget your Reaper and VST plugins, unless someone ports them for the "closed up" Windows OS.

This is only true for the ARM version (WindowsRT). The Pro version can run everything.

UltraJv · Post by **UltraJv** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:23 am

moss wrote:
dadaumpa wrote:
Bill Gates wrote:(1)Works exclusively with apps from the Windows Store
so you can forget your Reaper and VST plugins, unless someone ports them for the "closed up" Windows OS.
This is only true for the ARM version (WindowsRT). The Pro version can run everything.

+1 I tried Windows 8 on my laptop, it does run normal Windows x86/x64 apps but you need touch to make it worthwhile.

4damind · Post by **4damind** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:26 am

Yes, very interesting stuff. Nice idea with the keyboard, the stand for the table etc. It's a bit the dream of many users, to have a tablet (and a bit like a Ultrabook).
Will be interesting how it can be used for audio stuff (latency etc).

4damind · Post by **4damind** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:33 am

dadaumpa wrote: so you can forget your Reaper and VST plugins, unless someone ports them for the "closed up" Windows OS.

This is only true for the Arm version. Afaik this will be the first version released the same time if Windows 8 is released (September/October). The X86 version with the Ivy Bridge CPU will be released 3 month later with Windows 8 Pro.

T-CM11 · Post by **T-CM11** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 12:05 pm

george wrote:
darsho wrote:well be interesting how the latency for AUDIO applications will be.
Metro doesn't support MIDI input so it's useless for audio apps.

Metro isn't the OS, it's the interface. These things run Windows 8.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 1:02 pm

Looks like it's made of cast magnesium - let's hope they don't overheat too much then

microsoft announces new tablet