Computer processor problems

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Hey everyone. I ordered a new interface without stupidly checking my computer system. This particular requires a 2 ghz processor and I assumed mine had that like most PCs do these days. Mine has 1.65. Its soldered in and can’t upgrade. Does anyone know if that will be an actual issue or will it still run fine? Or any info on resolving this? Thanks
 
If you could tell us more of the interface and computer specs (chip, OS and what DAW you will use).

You might be OK, but that information will help us answer the question.
 
Windows 7 64 bit and the processor is AMD E 450. I’m not sure what the chip is.

I use Cubase 9 with a 2 channel interface for a while now. But the new interface is a tascam us-16x08 16 input.
 
The E450 is a real dog according to this site (which I reference a lot for these things):

PassMark - AMD E-450 APU - Price performance comparison

I won't even recommend Windows 10 for anything that scores lower than 3,000. I've tested some ~2,000 scoring processors with Windows 10 and after all the updates get applied it's noticeably slow. The original Windows 10 build runs fine though, but Microsoft doesn't like us to have nice things. This puts your computer into the "think about retirement" realm.

You already have the interface on order, so you can always try. The hardware drivers shouldn't be held back by the computer's speed, so recording dry from the input should be fine. It's usually only when applying real-time effects where the processor and latency come into play.
 
OK, going to be a hard to get this one to work well, but with a little resource management you can do it.

When tracking and monitoring and setting low latency, keep live effects to a minimum. When you are done tracking, bring latency settings back to a higher level. If you are tracking several people, then you can set the latency higher since you should be playing off each other.

Latency is only important when you are recording and monitoring what has already been recorded. When mixing, you don't need low latency levels.

I think Cubase has a freeze feature, use it when a track is set and all you are doing is adjusting volumes.

I am trying to keep this to the basics as to not confuse you. But primary point here is, you will have a hard time if you don't watch how your resources are used. Being prudent with using track freeze, interface latency settings (lower will consume more resources) and how many VST(i)s are running live at once (once again, track freeze) grouping effects. All of these together you can record, might have some challenges, but I think you can pull it off.

If you have any questions, hopefully we can help.
 
Yes this all makes sense and after seeing what processor I have I understand that it would be a pain but what I can’t figure out is why the settings panel download for this interface freezes my whole computer when it opens. I haven’t even got to open the daw.
 
Make sure you have the latest driver. Also, make sure the interface unit is plugged in before opening it.
 
Downloaded the latest driver. If I plug in and turn on the interface everything is fine. But my daw says it can’t load the driver. So I open the settings panel and it crashes.
 
I don't know much about Cubase, but usually in the preference, select driver type (maybe called Audio System, then a drop down), select ISO, then your unit should show up. If you look up "setting up your interface" in Cubase, that should assist. It is often a two step process.
 
Downloaded the latest driver. If I plug in and turn on the interface everything is fine. But my daw says it can’t load the driver. So I open the settings panel and it crashes.

Is the Tascam us16 even compatible with that DAW? Not all DAW work with all interfaces. I looked briefly and couldn't find a specific interface compatibility chart for Cubase 9. All I could find was an operating system chart and this [from Tascam's site, which claims nearly universal compatibility]:

Product: US-16x08 | TASCAM

Generally drivers are the cause of most issues like you're experiencing.
 
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