LIVE 8 PERFORMANCE TEST - Results Here

[sp0bjogu]

1) 56% (peak value, average 48%)
2) Laptop, Dell Latitude D630
3) Windows 7 Ultimate x64
4) Live 8.1.1
5) Core2Duo, 2.4 GHz (4MB L2 cache, 800MHz FSB)
6) 4096 MB RAM (667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM [PC2-5300])
7) On-board Sigmatel Audio (using ASIO4ALL 2.10 Beta 1 driver)
8) 7200 rpm (160 GB S-ATA)
9) 8 playback tracks

/sp0

[mendrix]

Hi guys,

It's my first post here!
Just for the record:

Buffer Size 528 samples = 12ms
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1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 25%
2) Desktop : Custom Made with Asus P5KC Motherboard
3) Operating System : Win XP Pro SP3
4) Ableton Live version: 8.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2400MHz
6) Amount of Ram: 4Gb
7) Soundcard: Presonus Firebox - driver version: 2.64
8) Hard Disk Drive Speed: 7200rpm (Seagate ST3320620AS)
9) Number of playback tracks: 8

8 tracks with Smaller Buffer Size
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352 samples = 8ms -> Ableton Live CPU Meter 26%
264 samples = 6ms -> Ableton Live CPU Meter 27%
176 samples = 4ms -> Ableton Live CPU Meter 28%


More tracks with Buffer Size 528 samples = 12ms
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16 tracks -> Ableton Live CPU Meter 41%
24 tracks -> Ableton Live CPU Meter 57%
32 tracks -> Ableton Live CPU Meter 73%
40 tracks -> Ableton Live CPU Meter 90%

Cheers!
__________________
Mendrix

[Neverfox]

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter : 23%
2. Desktop: Custom AMD 785G chipset
3. Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate x64
4. Ableton Live version: 8.1.1
5. CPU Make, Model, and Speed: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition
6. Amount of Ram: 4 GB
7. Soundcard: Edirol UA-1000*
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed: 7200 RPM
9. Number of playback tracks: 8

* Buffer size of 576

Success! I built this system mainly for Live and it didn't disappoint (and it was a fraction of the cost of an Intel system).

[Joriz]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 24%
2) Laptop/Desktop? custom desktop
3) Operating System? windows 7 64bit
4) Ableton Live version? 8.1.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? inten q6600 @2,4GHz
6) Amount of Ram? 4GB
7) Soundcard m-audio delta audiophile 24/96
Hard Disk Drive Speed 7200RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

[McQ714]

Updated for latest OS and Live version

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter: 20-21%
2. Desktop: Custom Rackmount DAW with Asus M3A79-T Deluxe mobo
3. OS: Windows 7 Pro 64
4. Ableton Live version: 8.1.1
5. CPU Make, Model, and Speed: AMD Phenom II 955 overclocked to 3.61 GHz
6. Amount of RAM: 8 GB
7. Soundcard: RME HDSPe Multiface 2 and PCIe card with 3.08.2 drivers
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed: 10K rpm
9. Number of playback tracks: all 8

at 256 samples, meter read 22%
at 128 samples, meter read 23%
at 64 samples, meter read 27%
at 32 samples, meter read 35%

and 40 tracks at 256 samples read 83% with no crackles

[Nial]

I know this is old but it is useful for a lot of people still. Could anyone care to upload the files again? It seems like the OP's links are dead...

Thanks!

[Tarekith]

Here you go:

http://tarekith.com/assets/LivePerformanceTest.zip

If anyone can help me host this, please let me know.

[jimyson]

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter: 50%
2. Laptop: MBP 4,1
3. Operating System: OS X 10.6.2
4. Ableton Live version: 8.1.2b4
5. CPU Make, Model, and Speed: Intel 2.4 GHz C2D
6. Amount of Ram: 4 GB DDR2
7. Soundcard: Novation NIO
8. HDD speed: 5400
9. No of tracks: 8

I also ran my internal output at ~55%

[djgroovy]

Here you go:

http://tarekith.com/assets/LivePerformanceTest.zip

If anyone can help me host this, please let me know.

I'm changing the website to a new server, that's why it's down, it will be up again as soon as i get it running.

[Nick the Zombie]

I'm happy to host the file if you're still needing someone to do so. Just say the word,

- Nick

[Nick the Zombie]

1 ) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) 51%
2 ) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Aluminum Macbook Pro
3 ) Operating System? OS X 10.5.8
4 ) Ableton Live version? 8.1.1
5 ) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
6 ) Amount of Ram? 4GB
7 ) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Built-in CoreAudio Soundcard
8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7200RPM
9 ) Number of playback tracks? 8

[Tarekith]

I'm happy to host the file if you're still needing someone to do so. Just say the word,

- Nick

Sure, just send me a link to post on page one.

[Nick the Zombie]

I'm happy to host the file if you're still needing someone to do so. Just say the word,

- Nick

Sure, just send me a link to post on page one.

Here you go: http://nickstutorials.com/LivePerformanceTest.zip

[Frank003]

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter 50%
2. Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Mac Mini
3. Operating System? OSX 10.6.2
4. Ableton Live version? 8.1.1
5. CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core2Duo 2.53 GHz
6. Amount of Ram? 4GB
7. Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? MOTU MKII 828 Driver Version 1.4.12
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400RPM
9. Number of playback tracks? 8

[distaudio]

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter 56%
2. Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Notebook Asus A8SC
3. Operating System? Windows Vista SP2
4. Ableton Live version? 8.0.9
5. CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core2Duo 2.00 GHz T7300
6. Amount of Ram? 3GB
7. Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? M-Audio Fast Track Pro 5.10.005134
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400RPM
9. Number of playback tracks? 8

Not bad for a PC that is two years old.