Today Qualcomm and Microsoft pinpoint the musical note on the map of the world
Qualcomm and Microsoft are to supply and design a range of computers called Copilot Plus that will be targeted for musician and music producers. Their goal is to offer a realistic competitor to Macs, which are now regarded by sound professionals as the devices with outstanding digital audio and MIDI support.
A new medium for musicians
From their conversation, Qualcomm’s general manager of mobile, computer, and XR, Alex Katouzian indicates that Copilot Plus computers are built to capture the attention of podcasters and musicians making them the go-to platform. “We want the PC Copilot Plus to be the place for podcasters, musicians to record and perform,” he said at this week’s Snapdragon Summit.
To do this, Microsoft is introducing MIDI 2.0 support for electronic instruments into Copilot Plus with high resolution and low latency. Besides, Copilot Plus PCs based on snapdragon chip can support this new MIDI which is reconstructed.
The Yamaha Company partnership and the native applications
Microsoft and Qualcomm have also worked with Yamaha — as ASIO is from the latter — to create a low-latency ASIO USB device driver for the USB Audio Class 2 on Windows. This driver enables a user to record from a microphone or instrument by plugging a USB audio interface to a Copilot PC.
However, two programs preferred by audio professionals, Cubase and Nuendo by Steinberg, will be enhanced to be natively supported on devices running with the Snapdragon X platform and musicians will have the freedom to choose the platform they desire for their sensitive applications.
Musical learning as a genuine practice for musicians
During the Snapdragon Summit, two musicians showed implementations of these DAWS, MIDI 2.0, and ASIO drivers on a own Snapdragon powered Copilot Plus notebook PC.
