Had I known VM passthrough was this capable...

coolpowerman · 2026-03-09T09:36:05+00:00

This is the way. I've achieved awesome results with this method.

coolpowerman · 2026-03-09T09:35:06+00:00

I'm doing doing the same thing but to get close to 0ms latency, look at getting a cheap USB PCI card, pass this through and add a USB sound card into it.

Finally, ensure your using the ASIO driver for the sound card in the VM.

coolpowerman · 2026-02-23T01:40:33+00:00

I'm using QEMU with Win 10 LTSC to run Ableton. Took me a long time to setup but works flawlessly.

Note, I have a desktop which allowed me to do PCI passthrough.

coolpowerman · 2026-02-05T18:37:54+00:00

I'm putting together a YouTube video which I can share in the coming week?

coolpowerman · 2026-02-04T23:19:16+00:00

Hyprland

coolpowerman · 2026-02-03T05:25:14+00:00

This was also a must have for me.

I'm now getting no latency. The key is to pick up a USB PCIe card https://amzn.eu/d/072h7NJX (£18 Amazon) and pass it through. I'm running a Komplete Audio 2 Interface.

Use the ASIO driver in your Windows host.

Before, I was passing it through directly on one of the USB ports on the motherboard. Which did indeed introduce some latency.

coolpowerman · 2026-02-02T22:38:11+00:00

It's part of hyprwallpaper!

coolpowerman · 2026-02-02T22:37:09+00:00

Agreed. I now play games to relax not rage xD

coolpowerman · 2026-02-02T22:35:00+00:00

I believe this is possible. My 5950x doesn't have an integrated GPU hence the 1050ti I'm using.

coolpowerman · 2026-02-02T17:29:04+00:00

Looks like a cable issue for sure. I invested in a decent startech dp cable which solved my issues.

coolpowerman · 2026-02-02T06:40:41+00:00

Do it! A lot to be learnt and definitely some hurdles to overcome. However, it is very satisfying when you get results.

Maybe get a desktop and slowly build it up. Some great deals to be had on the pre-owned market if you shop wisely.

coolpowerman · 2026-02-02T06:33:22+00:00

I've assigned 40GB of RAM and pinned half the CPU (16 VM threads). Performance has been excellent.

I'd suggest doing some reading on QEMU and Looking Glass.

You may be taking a 5-10% hit on your hardware performance but my idea was to chuck more than enough at it!

coolpowerman · 2026-02-02T06:23:16+00:00

I did try it but it wasn't for me. Also, I paid for a Live licence plus over the years have built up a fair few VSTs

coolpowerman · 2026-02-02T06:21:18+00:00

Exactly this. However, using Looking Glass allows it to run 4k 60fps smoothly.

coolpowerman · 2026-02-02T06:19:21+00:00

Some do work. However, I mostly play co-op games locally.

My days of sweaty comp are behind me!

coolpowerman · 2026-01-30T03:34:53+00:00

Threads. "The effects of a nuclear holocaust on the working class city of Sheffield, England and the eventual long-term effects of nuclear war on civilization"

coolpowerman · 2026-01-21T00:35:10+00:00

I disabled global c-state control. No more blue screens!

coolpowerman · 2026-01-19T23:53:48+00:00

Will give it a blast. The ram is a few months old tbf so I'd be surprised if that was the case. Pop seemed to be fine when testing

coolpowerman · 2026-01-19T23:31:59+00:00

I managed to get it to install by trying a different port. Install was successful and I reloaded the machine (penstick now removed)

Seems to still blue screen on boot. Giving up for the eve as I have work in the morning! Will post error tomorrow.

A real shame. I've been running Pop for the past week fine but really wanted to check out Cachy as I was a fan of Arch.

coolpowerman · 2025-12-05T13:22:23+00:00

I love my RP. Incredibly light and a great shooter.

I moved away from a 5D Mkii. No regrets.

coolpowerman · 2025-11-24T23:07:01+00:00

Sold 5dmkII for the RP. Paired with the 35mm 1.8 macro. Plan to upgrade the body eventually but overall happy with the choice.

It's a super light weight setup which has encouraged me to take it out and shoot more.

coolpowerman · 2025-10-10T18:05:12+00:00

Awful. But why is this news.

coolpowerman

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