Windows has been designed for a wide variety of applications. Unfortunately that means that, out-of-the-box, it works correctly for office or entertainment applications, but for DAW applications, several settings and features have to be fine-tuned.
Native users should also refer to this page for additional recommendations.
Windows 10 Fall Creator (1709) : Pyramix 11.0.6 / Ovation 7.0.6 / VCube 7.0.6 / AMR 11.0.6 required
Windows 10 Spring Creator (1803) : Pyramix 11.1.4 / Ovation 7.1.4 / VCube 7.1.4 / AMR 11.1.4 required. (MassCore mode : RTX64 3.4 version)
Windows 10 October update (1809) : Currently under test, Merging recommends you do not install this version for the moment.
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In Windows 10, when you run a program by forcing it in “administrator mode” / “Run as administrator”, drag & drop to and from this application will be disabled.
DEVICE DRIVERS
Merging recommends to install WHQL (Driver certified by Microsoft) or if not available, the latest drivers from the manufacturer website.
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Processor Scheduling should be set to Background Services for Native ASIO users.
Optional : you may configure the virtual memory size, by clicking on the Change button.
Disable the "Automatically manage paging file size for all drives" option.
Set the Custom size to Initial size : 4096, and Maximum size to 8192.and click on Set to confirm.
Data Execution Prevention tab
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