Severe playback distortion

digitaljunkie · Post by **digitaljunkie** » Tue May 09, 2006 10:37 pm

ok so i decided to venture into playing with audio effects

load up 5 channels of effects pre bundled with live and it all starts distorting heavily.

any ideas?

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Wed May 10, 2006 12:53 am

some effects can distort easily. keep an eye on the levels at each effect. there are little meter displays at the input and output of each one. trim the volume as needed

digitaljunkie · Post by **digitaljunkie** » Wed May 10, 2006 8:37 am

ok thanks is it a concern that CPU useage was upto 82% at some points?

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Wed May 10, 2006 1:49 pm

digitaljunkie · Post by **digitaljunkie** » Wed May 10, 2006 11:36 pm

ok any ideas as to why?

I recently erased my mac, reinstalled the os (10.4.6) and left it at that.

longjohns · Post by **longjohns** » Thu May 11, 2006 12:37 am

well, i just mean that people are often complaining of glitches at much lower cpu levels than that. i'd say you've got to find some ways to get the cpu usage down. running with usage around 80's going to be a problem i think