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1) 60%
2) Mac Mini 2 ghz
3) OSX 10.5.1
4) Live 7.0.1
5) Intel Core 2 Duo, 2 ghz
6) 1 gig RAM
7) ESI Quatafire 610 - without driver
8) HD 5400 rpm
9) 16 tracks

-M

I'm very proud of my results... not.

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 86-92%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model: Desktop / Pc
3) Operating System: XP Pro sp2
4) Ableton Live version: Live 7.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed: Pentium 4, 2.4 Ghz
6) Amount of Ram: 1GB
7) Soundcard: M-Audio Audiphile 2496
Hard Disk Drive Speed: 7200 RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 1 Track, minus send 4!

There! I win.

p.s. with 2 tracks and all sends, 144%

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 24%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model: Selfbuilt Desktop PC
3) Operating System: XP Pro sp2
4) Ableton Live version: Live 7.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed: Intel Q6600 @ 2,4 GHZ
6) Amount of Ram: 2GB
7) Soundcard: RME Hammerfall + Multiface I
8 )Hard Disk Drive Speed: 7200 RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 8 Tracks

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) 54%
average 52%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Macbook
3) Operating System? Leopard
4) Ableton Live version? 7
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2.2ghz Core2 duo
6) Amount of Ram? 2 gigs
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Mackie Onyx 400F
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400 rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

Just bought this new Macbook yesterday. It really kicks the snot out of my 1st gen. Macbook.

1 ) CPU Meter 44%
2 ) Custom Desktop PC
3 ) Win XP SP 2
4 ) Ableton Live 7.0.1
5 ) Intel Core2Duo 2.56ghz (overclocked)
6 ) 2gb memory
7 ) SoundMAX HD (I couldn't configure my Firepod per instr)
8 ) 7200rpm HD
9 ) tracks: 8

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 30%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model: Dell Precision 490
3) Operating System: XP Pro sp2
4) Ableton Live version: Live 7.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed: Intel E5230 @ 1.86GHZ x 2(8 cores)
6) Amount of Ram: 3GB
7) Soundcard: M-audio firewire 410
8 )Hard Disk Drive Speed: 7200 RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 8 Tracks

I got it to run 40 tracks with no glitch at all with the cpu resting at around 90-91% after it spiked to 100%. NICE!

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter : 67%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Macbook Pro Santa Rosa
3) Operating System? OS X Leopard 10.5.1
4) Ableton Live version? 7.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2.4ghz Duo
6) Amount of Ram? 2GB
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Built-in audio
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 160GB 5400rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? 6!

I get crackles with 8 tracks and 67% but peaks of 74%. If I have intensive threads (more CPU load) running while playing Live... I have not crackles and 48% of CPU load with 8 tracks!

Why? Because the processor don't jump to higher clock frequency. You can check this with CoolBook (disabled but monitoring frequencies of CPU). When you add CPU load, Live is more stable and show less CPU use.

I think that Ableton must to work the audio engine to get better performance with Santa Rosa processors.

Maybe with next Live update?

For me it is not just Live that was affected......I had exactly the same thing with Reason 4.....now showing half the processor usage in activity monitor than it did before Coolbook. I run Chuck as well.....same story there.........

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 66%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? MacBook Pro
3) Operating System? OSX 10.4.11
4) Ableton Live version? 7.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2.33Ghz
6) Amount of Ram? 2Gb Intel Core 2 Duo
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Edirol UA-25
8) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

(Not using CoolBook).

Very disappointing - I have ordered an extra 1Gb memory as a result.

1)AbletonLive CPU Meter:65%-66%
2)Laptop:macbook pro
3)OSX 10.4.10
4)Live7
5)Core duo 2Ghz
6)Ram:2GB
7)Sound card.Presonus FireBox
8)Hard disc:5400RPM
9)Number of playback tracks:8 Tracks

New test using coolbook.

Timur wrote:1)
1) Ableton Live CPU Meter %52
2) Desktop: Asus A8N Premium, Nforce4
3) Windows XP
4) Ableton Live 7.01 / 7.0 Beta 21
5) A64 X2, 2.83 GHz
6) 2048mb RAM
7) M-Audio Audiophile 24/96, 5.10.00.0052
10k RPM
9) 8 tracks

Could you switch out your hardrive to a 7200rpm, to see what difference that makes?

guille wrote:1) Ableton Live CPU Meter : 67%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Macbook Pro Santa Rosa
3) Operating System? OS X Leopard 10.5.1
4) Ableton Live version? 7.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2.4ghz Duo
6) Amount of Ram? 2GB
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Built-in audio
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 160GB 5400rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? 6!

I get crackles with 8 tracks and 67% but peaks of 74%. If I have intensive threads (more CPU load) running while playing Live... I have not crackles and 48% of CPU load with 8 tracks!

Why? Because the processor don't jump to higher clock frequency. You can check this with CoolBook (disabled but monitoring frequencies of CPU). When you add CPU load, Live is more stable and show less CPU use.

I think that Ableton must to work the audio engine to get better performance with Santa Rosa processors.

Maybe with next Live update?

The Macbook that got these results is a Santa Rosa board....

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) 54%
average 52%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Macbook
3) Operating System? Leopard
4) Ableton Live version? 7
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2.2ghz Core2 duo
6) Amount of Ram? 2 gigs
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Mackie Onyx 400F
Cool Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400 rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

Just bought this new Macbook yesterday. It really kicks the snot out of my 1st gen. Macbook. Cool

sparky606 wrote: 1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 66%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? MacBook Pro
3) Operating System? OSX 10.4.11
4) Ableton Live version? 7.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2.33Ghz
6) Amount of Ram? 2Gb Intel Core 2 Duo
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Edirol UA-25
8) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

(Not using CoolBook).

Very disappointing - I have ordered an extra 1Gb memory as a result.

I just bought CoolBook after reading this thread and now the meter shows 111% and the sound is distorted! Do I need to change from the default settings in CoolBook?

you have to add a cpu/voltage pair and then test it with the cpu test that came with your download to verify it's stability. I set mine to the highest available 2400mhz and a voltage of 1.15, temperature limit of 80 degrees...I don't use Coolbook if/when running on battery though.....

sparky606 wrote: Very disappointing - I have ordered an extra 1Gb memory as a result.

Don't get your hopes up adding 1Gb when you already have 2Gb won't do anything, especially concerning this test.