Experiment: Virus TI in Win7 x64 Virtual XP

[cYrus]

Originally Posted by Doc Jones

bummer that you couldn't get it working but even if you got it all working, I'm pretty certain your performance would be unacceptable. Virtual PC is a type 2 hypervisor which means the app has to make a call through the hypervisor and then the os in order to access the hardware. The only way I can see virtualization being acceptable for digital audio would be to be to use a type 1 hypervisor (like vmware esx or hyper v) and to configure the VM with "pass through" or direct disk access.

Windows Virtual PC IS a type 1 hypervisor but you don't want to use it even then. it abstracts all the additional hardware and audiocards are a nightmare in a virtual environment. there's no way that access needs to release native 64bit drivers.

[Doc Jones]

Originally Posted by cYrus

Windows Virtual PC IS a type 1 hypervisor but you don't want to use it even then.

actually Virtual PC is a type 2 hypervisor. Microsoft's Hyper V is it's only type 1 offering by them. But agreed, even with a type 1 hypervisor, the audio performance would be less than optimal.