CPU efficient softsynths for 867 powerbook (Panther)

jrathkopf · Post by **jrathkopf** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 3:18 am

I have a 867 titanium powerbook.... i am almost 100 percent converted to Ableton 4... I am about to give up Logic, except, softsynths (impOSCar and Albino 2) that I wanted to use seem to destroy CPU with my computer. A single instance of either can overload my computer depending on the patch I use.
What are some good quality softsynths that people could recommend that wont destroy my CPU . . . ( I mess around with Buzzer , and Crystal)

polyslax · Post by **polyslax** » Wed Jul 28, 2004 3:24 am

Absynth drains the least from my poor little G4. (using Absynth, Tassman, Albino, Cameleon 5000, Vanguard and Tera)

OSX 10.3.4

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:18 am

buzzer is really nice. equivalent cpu usage is done by pro-53.
absolutely efficient and with perfect integration in live 4, is propellerhead reason.

jrathkopf · Post by **jrathkopf** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 4:45 pm

with reason, wouldnt it record as audio??? would i be able to record the midi somehow?

Kodama (no loggy) · Post by **Kodama (no loggy)** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:37 pm

Ya - try Native Instruments, some of their stuff(absynth, FM7, etc..) is pretty old and made for slower computers.

I think audiomidi.com still has some special upgrade deals.

Unfortunately, NI only has OS9 or none for most of their demos.

Kodama (no loggy) · Post by **Kodama (no loggy)** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:40 pm

Under the right circumstances, Zebra, FM Heaven, and Vanguard can be lower CPU also.

You just have to watch the poly and unison settings.

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 5:58 pm

jrathkopf wrote:with reason, wouldnt it record as audio??? would i be able to record the midi somehow?

You can rewire reason to live4 and transmit midi from live to reason now, you can work with audio, midi or BOTH

Jonathan Binns · Post by **Jonathan Binns** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:09 pm

While I can well understand by now why Reaktor is called 'bloatware', I think the synth selection offers great variety and 'value for the dollar'. Sure, some instruments and effects seem to crash as soon as you press a key, but what you have left over (Carbon, Uranus, GoBox et al. ) makes it well worth owning. There is also of course a massive user library or you can just make your own doodads.

I also run Abysnth and Tassman with no real issues.

j.

.adamjay · Post by **.adamjay** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 7:21 pm

i used to own a 12" 867mhz. i found that Pro-53, Absynth, and Reason were the most cpu effecient.

drush · Post by **drush** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 8:25 pm

.adamjay wrote:i used to own a 12" 867mhz. i found that Pro-53, Absynth, and Reason were the most cpu effecient.

used to? didn't you have one like last week?
or is that modified username suspect

AdamJay · Post by **AdamJay** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:26 pm

nope thats me, i hadn't logged in for that post. sorry.

yea i sold the G4 three days ago.
i needed a machine that was powerful enough to run Final Scratch, Live + realtime VSTi's all simultaneously on stage. and due to budget constraints had to sell the G4 to pay for such a machine.

drush · Post by **drush** » Thu Jul 29, 2004 10:47 pm

bummer!

webmob · Post by **webmob** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 6:31 am

I use zebra. its a monster!
www.u-he.com

drush · Post by **drush** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:14 pm

gee, only $199 huh.

drush · Post by **drush** » Fri Jul 30, 2004 1:18 pm

AdamJay wrote:nope thats me, i hadn't logged in for that post. sorry.

yea i sold the G4 three days ago.
i needed a machine that was powerful enough to run Final Scratch, Live + realtime VSTi's all simultaneously on stage. and due to budget constraints had to sell the G4 to pay for such a machine.

speaking of, why all simultaneously? you're now moving back and forth from FS sets to ableton on the fly?

and didn't you just sell a pc lap last year to get the 12" pb?