LIVE 8 PERFORMANCE TEST - Results Here

[Rationalizer]

1 ) Ableton Live CPU Meter 144%
2 ) Laptop/Desktop? Laptop Macbook
3 ) Operating System? Mac OSX 10.5.8
4 ) Ableton Live version? 8.0.1
5 ) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz
6 ) Amount of Ram? 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
7 ) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Behringer FCA202 via firewire > 400 Mbit/sec
8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5,400rpm
9 ) Number of playback tracks? All, and at 2 tracks around 80% CPU Meter

Multicore/Multiprocessor support enabled

What is wrong here?

In the file "http://nickstutorials.com/LivePerformanceTest.zip" there only "Live 6-7 performance test project.als. Is this what i´m doing wrong?

You should at least update your Live 'cause 8.0.1 is very old version.

[granath]

1 ) Ableton Live CPU Meter 144%
2 ) Laptop/Desktop? Laptop Macbook
3 ) Operating System? Mac OSX 10.5.8
4 ) Ableton Live version? 8.0.1
5 ) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core 2 Duo 2 GHz
6 ) Amount of Ram? 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM
7 ) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Behringer FCA202 via firewire > 400 Mbit/sec
8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5,400rpm
9 ) Number of playback tracks? All, and at 2 tracks around 80% CPU Meter

Multicore/Multiprocessor support enabled

What is wrong here?

In the file "http://nickstutorials.com/LivePerformanceTest.zip" there only "Live 6-7 performance test project.als. Is this what i´m doing wrong?

You should at least update your Live 'cause 8.0.1 is very old version.

I figured the boxed version came with a later version then this. Thanks

[bangaio]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 15%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Custom desktop
3) Operating System? Windows 7 64 bit
4) Ableton Live version? 8.2.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel core i5 2500k 3.3ghz stock
6) Amount of Ram? 4gb
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Built in asio for all 256 buffer size
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7200rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

Just built this. I have a core 2 duo macbook and this just (obviously) blitzes it!

[faze1]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter %: 22%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Custom built PC
3) Operating System? Win xp32 sp3
4) Ableton Live version? 8.2
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? AMD Athlon II x4 635 2.9ghz (Overclocked at 3.3ghz)
6) Amount of Ram? 4gb
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Tascam Fw-1082 driver ver. 1.80
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7200
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

[Miki_Mundi]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) 64%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Own Build: Asus M2N32 Sli Deluxe
3) Operating System? Windows XP SP3
4) Ableton Live version? 8.2.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? AMD Athlon 64X2 5200+ 2.61ghz
6) Amount of Ram? 2Gb
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Asus Xonar DS
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7200
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

Been thinking of updating my CPU, this has just made my mind up 4 me....

[superistic]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 15%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Custom desktop
3) Operating System? Windows 7 64 bit
4) Ableton Live version? 8.2.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel core i5 2500k 3.3ghz stock
6) Amount of Ram? 4gb
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Built in asio for all 256 buffer size
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7200rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

Just built this. I have a core 2 duo macbook and this just (obviously) blitzes it!

would be interesting to know what the CPU meter says at 512 samples...

[aukleive]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) 49%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? MacbookPro 5,5, fall 2009
3) Operating System? 10.6.6
4) Ableton Live version? 8.2.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2.53 ghz intel core 2 duo
6) Amount of Ram? 4gb
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? internal
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? apple ssd
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

[channelite]

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % The meter peaked at 25% with eight tracks when I first pressed play, but then went to 17% there after.

2) Laptop/Desktop? ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

3) Operating System? Windows 7 64 bit

4) Ableton Live version? 8.2.1

5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition Deneb 3.2GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ955FBGIBOX

6) Amount of Ram? 4gb

7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Motu 828 mk3, driver version 4.0.4.2114, SIIG firewire card

Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? Western Digital AV-GP WD5000AVDS 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal AV Hard Drive -Bare Drive

9) Number of playback tracks? 8

[commuter]

Anyone with results of one of the new 2011 macbook pro ???

[blakjesus]

Anyone with results of one of the new 2011 macbook pro ???

+1

[auditory canvas]

Anyone with results of one of the new 2011 macbook pro ???

+1

Here you go:

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % bounced around a lot, but settled around 20%

2) Laptop/Desktop? Apple Macbook Pro 17" (feb 2011)

3) Operating System? OSX 10.6.6

4) Ableton Live version? 8.2.2b3

5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core i7 Quad 2.2ghz

6) Amount of Ram? 4gb (1333mhz DDR3)

7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)?Internal (haven't installed SC yet)

Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400 (stock internal)

9) Number of playback tracks? 8

[h4nc0]

Anyone with results of one of the new 2011 macbook pro ???

+1

Here you go:

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % bounced around a lot, but settled around 20%

2) Laptop/Desktop? Apple Macbook Pro 17" (feb 2011)

3) Operating System? OSX 10.6.6

4) Ableton Live version? 8.2.2b3

5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core i7 Quad 2.2ghz

6) Amount of Ram? 4gb (1333mhz DDR3)

7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)?Internal (haven't installed SC yet)

Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400 (stock internal)

9) Number of playback tracks? 8

That is very unimpressive considering my desktop i7 does under 20% and i7 notebook does somewhere in 27%.

[commuter]

Thanks!
i'm really curious about the 13" ( as i want to buy the base model)

[Rave]

Anyone with results of one of the new 2011 macbook pro ???

+1

Here you go:

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % bounced around a lot, but settled around 20%

2) Laptop/Desktop? Apple Macbook Pro 17" (feb 2011)

3) Operating System? OSX 10.6.6

4) Ableton Live version? 8.2.2b3

5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core i7 Quad 2.2ghz

6) Amount of Ram? 4gb (1333mhz DDR3)

7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)?Internal (haven't installed SC yet)

Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400 (stock internal)

9) Number of playback tracks? 8

Nice would be interested to see if there is an improvement using an external sound card.
thanks for posting thus far

[Khazul]

Hmm - not bad and with the 2.2Ghz as well

Getting an MBP17 this week hopefully - with 7200 drive and 2.3Ghz CPU.