Surface Pro 8 Performance Testing for Music Production

Can the Surface Pro 8 run studio and music production software? How many plugins can it run and what sort of virtual instrument performance do you get? These are the questions I aim to answer in this deep dive into the performance of the SP8 in terms of making and recording music. We'll be looking at plugin counts, VSTi polyphony and how well the SP8 holds up under load. We'll be analysing the CPU behaviour and how to keep the temperature under control. The full chapter index is below. This is my own Surface Pro 8, Microsoft did not supply me with one and does not sponsor my videos. Index - 0:00 Intro - 0:09 The Specs - 9:43 The Tweaks - 16:44 The Tests - 29:40 DawBench plugin testing - 31:44 Taking it out of Turbo mode - 37:44 CPU speed, Turbo Mode, cooling and clocking - 39:43 Bitwig Polyphony test - 41:37 Studio One Polyphony test - 50:22 Studio One vocal plugin test - 53:17 Live recording while monitoring effects - 58:01 Comparison testing - 58:59 Surface Pro 7 comparison - 59:25 Audio Interface comparisons - 1:03:24 Conclusions - 1:06:24 ► Support my video making with a dollar or two:   / robinvincent   ► Check out everything I do on synths, modular, DIY, Surface Pro, music tech software and hardware http://MoltenMusicTechnology.com https://linktr.ee/MoltenModular ► Affiliate link to Thomann music store where I can get pennies for things you buy: http://www.thomann.de/gb/index.html?p... ► Affiliate link to Perfect Circuit for a few cents for things you purchase: https://link.perfectcircuit.com/t/v1/... ► DistroKid 7% discount off your first year's membership super special Molten VIP link: http://distrokid.com/vip/Molten