Windows 10: Black MIDI performance issue Ray890 2015-08-22 | Compared to Windows 7, Windows 8, 8.1, and 10 are much slower at rendering large MIDI files.Associated files: onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=C065CBD89D8E86F5!600&authkey=!AGJjUs3FI1I2xic&ithint=file%2czipTechnical Info:Machine model: Sager NP4658Processor model: Intel i7-4810MQMemory (RAM): 16GBStorage: 512GB SSD + 512GB SSDMIDI Player: Vanbasco's Karaoke PlayerSynthesizer driver: Coolsoft VirtualMIDISynth 1.13.2Soundfont: SGM-V2.01.sf2Operating systems: Windows 7 Pro SP1 + Windows 10 Home (Both updated as of August 22nd 2015)
Windows 7 boot: HDD vs SSD bootup comparison in a high-end desktop PC Ray890 2015-08-23 | Is a Solid State Drive worth it in a high end pc build? You decide.Storage devices tested: Left: Western Digital Caviar Blue 640GB (WD6400AAKS)Right: PNY Optima 120GB (For benchmark purposes only)Specs:Motherboard: Asus Z97-AProcessor: Intel i5-4690kGraphics Card: NVidia GTX 970Case: Fractal Design Define R4Usual storage drive: Crucial MX100 512GB
Guitar Hero 3 Custom: The Weather Network Theme (2008-2009) Ray890 2015-07-31 | Just a little something I've charted purely out of boredom several years ago.
Circus Galop vs Casio CTK-533 Ray890 2015-07-30 | Just a Casio keyboard struggling to play Circus Galop.Not enough lag? Try listening to this version instead: youtube.com/watch?v=sVa-rBQHHKo
Faeries Aire and Death Waltz vs Casio CTK-533 Ray890 2015-07-11 | Just a Casio keyboard struggling to play Death Waltz.Not enough lag? Try listening to this version instead: youtube.com/watch?v=ZWr1l9HR_Rk
SGM_V2.01 Awesomeness: The Battle - Narnia (Orchestral MIDI Cover) Ray890 2015-07-10 | Credit goes to BobGmbH for creating this epic MIDIOriginal video: youtube.com/watch?v=4kQr9Pr-uTQTranspose and instrument selection edits by: AudioTestsNReviews
Pentium 4 HT 3.8Ghz vs Bad Apple 5.1 Million Notes (VKMP) Ray890 2015-07-09 | Setup used to achieve such quality performance:MIDI Player: vanBasco's Karaoke PlayerSynth Driver: Coolsoft VirtualMIDISynth2 Alpha16Soundfont: SGM-V2.01.sf2Voice Limit: 250Sample Rate: 22050hzAdditional Output Buffer: 0MIDI Author: TheSuperMarioBros2Original Video: youtube.com/watch?v=piPQXrl2oJs
SynthFont 2.0.2.1 Release Special - Ogge - Kuk Extreme v2 26 Million Notes (No Lagged) Ray890 2015-07-08 | MIDI Author: Carlos S. M.Original Video + Download: youtube.com/watch?v=it5xqvirvbI
Class Change Bell - National Time and Signal Chime: 500hz Continuous (5 sec) Ray890 2014-11-03 | Audio Download: drive.google.com/open?id=1PwmslcZY4zNc6t7z_fegIPV-4ZexZhgk
Win 10 MIDI Performance issue: Build 9841 (& 9860) vs Win 7 - Red Zone 1.1 million notes - TSMB2 Ray890 2014-10-08 | Windows 10 Technical Preview technet topic: social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/12f32115-f94c-41cb-b44e-94ad00213e59/midi-program-performs-slower-in-windows-10-than-windows-7?forum=WinPreview2014FeedbackDon't forget to up-vote and/or comment if you want to help Microsoft take notice of this issueCheck out my revised video of a similar comparison done on the RTM of Windows 10 along with all associated files necessary for reproduction here: youtube.com/watch?v=RADZQYQOoU4Specs:Laptop model: Sager NP4658CPU: Intel Core i7-4810MQGPU: NVidia GeForce 840M/Intel HD4600RAM: 16GB512GB Crucial MX100 + 256 Crucial M500 (msata)
Class Change Bell - National Time and Signal Chime: 890hz Ray890 2014-07-25 | Audio Download: drive.google.com/open?id=1ZaMFTKeOTPMHfHhhPj11k0_WkwtJZogC
Class Change Bell - National Time and Signal Chime: 800hz Ray890 2014-07-02 | Audio Download: drive.google.com/open?id=1TiBZcRYsyBluxYDSpmmhqThxN4rveddw
Class Change Bell - National Time and Signal Chime: 800hz pulse Ray890 2014-07-02 | Audio Download: drive.google.com/open?id=11M1QZty84U6zFnoO-Yp6-_1F5rKTPZKS
Class Change Bell - National Time and Signal Chime: 830hz Ray890 2014-07-02 | Audio Download: drive.google.com/open?id=1fVuwdJPkjQYkeyBUIn64absGWQVQIAAQ
Class Change Bell - National Time and Signal Chime: 500hz Ray890 2014-07-02 | Audio Download: drive.google.com/open?id=10YV0ueIiSwU0gGKW5M7VwydI1WBU5WiS
Class Change Bell - National Time and Signal Chime: 530hz Ray890 2013-08-28 | Audio Download: drive.google.com/open?id=1zMTZYPUaOd_AlOy2O2XEIypKsInbFyGi
Audio Clip: Spectralert Advance - Code 3 Horn Ray890 2013-08-04 | Audible sample of the Spectralert Advance horn strobe (fire alarm) on Code 3.MP3 download link (don't forget to enable "repeat" on your MP3 Player): http://www.4shared.com/mp3/u95wTciZ/horn-temp-big.htmlDo you have a pro-grade microphone that can handle high SPL (Such as a XLR-Dynamic microphone, a 'Zoom' recorder, or a RadioShack SPL Meter) and a fire alarm model I do not have an audio clip of? If you'd like to help by contributing to the collection, message me for more details!
Audio Clip: Gentex Commander 3 - Code 3 Horn Ray890 2013-08-04 | Audible sample of the Gentex Commander 3 horn strobe (fire alarm) on Code 3.MP3 download link (don't forget to enable "repeat" on your MP3 Player): http://www.4shared.com/mp3/hABrdRM4/MECHT.htmlDo you have a pro-grade microphone that can handle high SPL (Such as a XLR-Dynamic microphone, a 'Zoom' recorder, or a RadioShack SPL Meter) and a fire alarm model I do not have an audio clip of? If you'd like to help by contributing to the collection, message me for more details!
Audio Clip: Wheelock MT - Slow Whoop Ray890 2013-08-04 | Audible sample of the Wheelock MT horn strobe (fire alarm) on Slow Whoop.MP3 download link (don't forget to enable "repeat" on your MP3 Player): http://www.4shared.com/mp3/4-HHiR65/SL-Whoop.htmlDo you have a pro-grade microphone that can handle high SPL (Such as a XLR-Dynamic microphone, a 'Zoom' recorder, or a RadioShack SPL Meter) and a fire alarm model I do not have an audio clip of? If you'd like to help by contributing to the collection, message me for more details!
Audio Clip: Wheelock MT - Code 3 Ray890 2013-08-04 | Audible sample of the Wheelock MT horn strobe (fire alarm) on Code 3.MP3 download link (don't forget to enable "repeat" on your MP3 Player): http://www.4shared.com/mp3/xubyJuOq/C3HORN-MT.htmlDo you have a pro-grade microphone that can handle high SPL (Such as a XLR-Dynamic microphone, a 'Zoom' recorder, or a RadioShack SPL Meter) and a fire alarm model I do not have an audio clip of? If you'd like to help by contributing to the collection, message me for more details!
Audio Clip: Edwards Integrity - Code 3 horn Ray890 2013-08-04 | Sound sample of the Edwards Integrity horn strobe on Code 3.MP3 download link (don't forget to enable "repeat" on your MP3 Player): http://www.4shared.com/mp3/nx3sdcNO/757int_Sou.htmlDo you have a pro-grade microphone that can handle high SPL (Such as a XLR-Dynamic microphone, a 'Zoom' recorder, or a RadioShack SPL Meter) and a fire alarm model I do not have an audio clip of? If you'd like to help by contributing to the collection, message me for more details!
