This is part 1, which deals with decisions made before tweaking even starts. Part of the reason for this is that very few tweaks will reliably increase performance across all types of PCs, DAWs, and audio interfaces.īut I felt it’s time to release the things I personally find valuable for a Windows music workstation, in the form of an unofficial and potentially unsupported tweak guide. I’ve avoided releasing a guide like this, because many folks follow tweak guides blindly, and end up with unstable workstations.

Some are good, some are quite bad, some are simply outdated, and some suggest things that may ultimately make for a worse-performing workstation. There are many Windows tweak guides out on the net.

Part 3: What not to do when tweaking your digital audio workstation.

Part 2: What to tweak proactively, and what to consider doing.

Part 1: Introduction and PC picking/building.

Once available, you will find the other posts here: I hope you find it useful, despite its book-sized text.

It started out as a simple list of recommended tweaks, but weeks later, it evolved into this multi-part series. Windows 10 tweaks, optimizations, and build tips for pro audio workstations / DAWs – Part 1 of 3

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