Out of curiosity…
System specs will be as follows (well, are actually)
i7 950 CPU, 12Gb DDR3 Triple Channel RAM & ASUS P6X58D-E Mobo.
Windows 7 Professional.
Is there anything I need to do before installing Nuendo 4 & 5 versions, please?
Under XP, for example, we used to have to change Processor Scheduling to “Background Services” instead of the default “Programs”, and I cannot find OS & installation guides for Windows 7 in the knowledgebase.
So far, all that is installed is the OS, Chipset stuff & Graphics drivers.
What do I do next before installing Nuendo, please?
I’m running a very similar set up. I didn’t see if you were going 32 or 64 for you OS, either way win7 is a champ. It’s kind of weird to not have to worrry about it… but you don’t have to worry about it anymore.
So to answer your question…
install win7
install any other drivers for audio interfaces and remotes
install and update nuendo
install plugs
go
The ones Windows installs by default have been (in my experience) the best ones to go with for audio. For example, the NVIDIA driver package has negatively affected audio operation where as the default ones provided by the Windows install have been flawless.
Understood.
However, I went with the ATI drivers in the end.
DAW is built, all stuff installed now - and I will be going back to run it all up & test it on site next week.
Early signs are all good though (basic stereo projects over headphones via the Focusrite Pro40 interface).
I cannot recommend the Coolermaster cases highly enough either - wonderful design & lots of room for expansion.
Lovely case, great access. PSU sits on the bottom, and on the image in the link, the lower 2 front drive bays are swappable. There is room internally for another 5 drives too - 2.5 or 3.5".
Better note to self: Always purchase the “second” most powerful CPU the motherboard can take. This is the absolute sweet spot for value and your money. The most powerful is always several magnitudes of cost higher for very little real world gain…