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PC editors compatible with windows 10?
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 6:18 pm
by Ricky_jcr
So with the July release of the new windows 10, I guess/hope I'm not the only one planning to upgrade a notch. Will the PC editor for my workstation work on the new OS?
Or will Korg release a new version for the PC editors?
Cheers for the help!
Ricky
P.S. I'm not sure this is the right section of the forum to be posting this.
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 6:32 pm
by SanderXpander
As general advice, if you rely on software for something important, never upgrade until after a few months. By then there will be more info about compatibility and possible issues.
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 6:41 pm
by Derek Cook
+1
Usually best to wait for the first service pack of an OS before making the move. Let the other chumps find the bugs!
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:12 pm
by Ricky_jcr
Ah thanks for the insight. I'm not really used to this sort of thing.
Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 1:36 pm
by Timo
Unlike Apple, Microsoft are usually very good with regards to back compatibility. I can run pretty much all software from ~2000 (then Windows XP 32-bit) on todays Win 8.1 64-bit setup. Currently using old software such as SoundDiver (discontinued 2002), Trinitro (1999) and other apps which have long been abandoned, on Win8.1 x64 without problems.
I've used Windows 98se-32bit, XP-32, 2000-32, Vista-64bit, 7-64, 8-64, and 8.1-64.
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:01 pm
by SanderXpander
That's true, but for instance Vista sucked pretty hard. It's tough to tell until after a few months.
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 7:35 am
by skinmechanic
Windows 10 is based on the Windows 7 and 8 Kernel and Microsoft have worked with hardware and software vendors to get near 95% backwards compatibilty with those two OS releases. I have been in the Windows 10 insider program for 5 months now and I can say that every piece of music software compatabile with Windows 7 or 8 works in Windows 10. The only time you might not be able to install is if a specific installer file looks for specific windows versions rather than query anything above a certain kernal version. This is easily remedied through either the compatibilty option on the installer file (once it's installed it will work). Or change the setup.ini file in a text editor and simply add the Windows 10 query in there (if your more of an advanced user).
I don't yet own a korg krome, but I downloaded the editor and tested it on my version of Windows 10. I can confirm that the standalone version does work, not sure about the plugin as not able to test that.