Ableton Holding CPU?

dvbfilth · Post by **dvbfilth** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 1:16 pm

I have a project that (even when stopped) is just holding 24/25% of the CPU. Is this normal??

MBP 2.4 /4GB 10.5.4 / Live 7.0.9

posssu · Post by **posssu** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 2:54 pm

If you have lots of plugins (or even one very heavy one), it's normal. Many of my projects hold about 40% when finished (convolution reverb, guitar rig, etc etc). Plugins take CPU, even when in stand by.

Also, the smaller your plugin buffer is, the more CPU these same plugins require.

dvbfilth · Post by **dvbfilth** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 3:02 pm

Nothing too heavy, 2 or 3 filters, some limiters, but all pretty lightweight CPU wise.

The plugin buffer is set to 512 which I didnt think was shockingly low.

leedsquietman · Post by **leedsquietman** » Fri Aug 01, 2008 6:45 pm

Live's INTERNAL plugins (the ones that come with Live) are supposed to not drain CPU unless audio is being passed through them but for 3rd party plugins by other manufacturers this is true (even if not being used, they drain CPU).

Live 7 typically holds 2 - 3 times as much RAM space and CPU than Cubase SX3 on my system during idle. (Live 6 was only fractionally closer).

dvbfilth · Post by **dvbfilth** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:57 am

Turned out to be the 'fairly light' limiters. Had to bounce down the tracks with the plugin on them, then reimport them and delete the original track. That fixed it.

Cheers for the help though guys.