Can barely handle 3 tracks

[domtak]

I'm pretty sure Live 6 & 7 weren't as much of a processor / memory hog as Live 8 and it's really frustrating.

For example, I have 3 midi channels with 3 midi instruments on them 'Keys-FM(Tube-Chorus-Reverb)' and trying to play them is nigh on impossible The audio it sputtering, glitching, cracklingand my CPU usage is way over 55%... for 3 tracks.

This makes Live barely useful for playing in a studio set up - playing 'live' would be a nightmare. I would consider myself having a fairly new Macbook (1 year old - as old as Live and yet it just struggles to cope.

It's really disappointing as it used to be so much leaner.

C'mon Ableton - lets optimise things a bit.

Dom

Edit: Macbook Core Duo 2ghz, 4gb RAM, 10.6.2, Live 8.1.1

[jok]

Hi Dom,

that sounds really strange, which sample rate do you use?
Also: you might want to take a look here:

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... erformance

Best,
Jörg