Re: Vista startup sound impossible to turn off.

[RD Jones]

Chel van Gennip wrote:

> There is a lot of discussion about MS' plan to make the startup sound of
> Vista non-customizable. You can't change it, you can't turn it off etc.

> What do we think of a DAW that makes unwanted sounds, is such a system
> usable, e.g. for live recordings? As Steve Ball claims he is reading
> this, I think we should let him know how we think about this.

System sounds are reproduced through an output device.
DAW recordings are made through an input device.
Ideally these are two separate paths that don't intersect.
If they do, it's on purpose and done by a software application,
not the OS.

rd

[Arny Krueger]

"RD Jones" > wrote in message
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> Chel van Gennip wrote:
>
>> There is a lot of discussion about MS' plan to make the
>> startup sound of Vista non-customizable. You can't
>> change it, you can't turn it off etc.
>
>> What do we think of a DAW that makes unwanted sounds, is
>> such a system usable, e.g. for live recordings? As Steve
>> Ball claims he is reading this, I think we should let
>> him know how we think about this.
>
> System sounds are reproduced through an output device.

Usually people route them through an audio interface that is not used for
audio production.

> DAW recordings are made through an input device.

Agreed. But there may be a set of studio monitors set for a relatively high
level on one of the high-quality outputs. See above.

> Ideally these are two separate paths that don't intersect.

Agreed.

> If they do, it's on purpose and done by a software
> application, not the OS.

Agreed.

> rd