I'm currently running Live 9 + Push 2 + Arturia Audiofuse + Moog Subsequent 37 on an early 2015 Macbook Pro / 2,9ghz i5 / 16gb RAM DDR3 and it is giving me a lot of grief.
As soon as I have 4-5 tracks running I get huge CPU spikes to 100% - 200% with audio crackles which then freezes my computer.
Every time I get those spikes I need to press pause, wait for the CPU to catchup and this has become quite unmanageable.
I'm also familiar with the Freeze Track process but this is not a comfortable solution when I even struggle to run 4 or 5 basic tracks with no third party plugin.
As a result I'm looking to buy a new laptop/desktop machine to run Live to ensure I can focus on making music and not battling with tech.
On top of the above setup, I run the following third party plugins: Arturia Collection V, Kontakt, Waves & Izotope Neutron.
Do you have any recommendation on machines that would enable be me to run my current setup without breaking a sweat and the bank! $3,000 -$4,000 AUD would be the absolute top end.
thanks a lot
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