The Mac OS 8.0 and 9.0 versions work quite well in music audio projects and there is a wealth of third party applications. The upgrade to OS X (if you do not purchase a new Mac on which it is already installed) requires backing up your hard drive, unistalling whatever version of Mac OS you [...]
Although not originally designed for Audio Production, Windows 95/98 and now XP have proven flexible enough that it can host most, high quality audio related software applications and provide good compatibility with various audio production hardware. Windows 2000 was a very stable operating system, however it did generate some hardware compatibility issues. Windows 2000 itself, [...]
When a computer is first turned on, it first runs some basic diagnostic tests and then (automatically) transfers a copy of the operating system (for both MS Windows and Mac OS) from the hard disk to the RAM (not the entire operating system but just a pre-determined amount). The operating system program itself is always [...]
Applications are specific function, executable programs and are written in some of the higher level languages indicated above (C, C++ and Visual Basic). The application itself is, again, nothing but row after row of simple, sequential instructions or commands.
Applications do not directly transfer data to the hardware of the computer. Rather, Applications communicate with the [...]
A computer is one part electronic circuitry and mechanical components connected together. Software provides the digital instructions to these various components on how to operate and function together to complete a task or objective, and what the sequence and duration of the various functions shall be. Software is a program, which in turn is a [...]