Digital audio workstation (DAW) has quickly established itself as the most important digital audio production tool. With the advant of high-resolution multichannel audio formats and Internet audio exchange, the high performance and flawless operations of the desktop DAW have become a necessity. The authors explain why current popular computer architectures are not suited to these new tasks, explore the possibilities of the new Be Operating System (BeOS)-specifically designed and optimized to handle digital audio and video. New features, unattainable with current operating systems, are discussed.

Authors: Jurewicz, Michal; Self, Timothy
Affiliations: Mytek, Inc., New York, NY ; Be, Inc., Menlo Park, CA(See document for exact affiliation information.)
AES Convention: 107 (September 1999) Paper Number: 4998
Publication Date: September 1, 1999
Subject: Computing and Computing Hardware in Audio

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