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Seems like having a quad core setup is really beneficial! (Good news for me, but I'm not ready to jump on board yet.)

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 32%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model?: Dell Vostro 1510 Laptop
3) Operating System?: Windows XP SP3
4) Ableton Live version?: 8.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed?: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1GHz
6) Amount of Ram?: 4Gb
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? : Internal - not yet tested with my novation.
8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? : 5400rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? : 8

ollyb303 wrote:1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 32%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model?: Dell Vostro 1510 Laptop
3) Operating System?: Windows XP SP3
4) Ableton Live version?: 8.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed?: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2.1GHz
6) Amount of Ram?: 4Gb
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? : Internal - not yet tested with my novation.
8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? : 5400rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? : 8

are you cheating here???

i can´t imagine your t8100 has the ability to play the 8tracks of the test with ableton´s meter showing only 32% (btw my quadcore xeon workstation shows 20% in live playing the 8tracks).

look at my vostro1310, it´s specd with the same cpu as yours:

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 50%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model: Laptop, Dell Vostro 1310
3) Operating System: Win XP Pro 32bit
4) Ableton Live version: Live 8.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed: Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile Processor T8100, 2.10GHz
6) Amount of Ram: 4GB
7) Soundcard: Yamaha Go46 *1, Driver version 1.0.0
8.) Hard Disk Drive Speed: 5400 RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 8 Tracks, buffer setting: 529 samples (the factory driver of the audio interface doesn´t allow a 512 Samples setting)

Emissary wrote:1) 61%
2) white macbook SR
3)OSX 10.5.6
4Ableton live final 8
5) 2ghz CD2
6)4gb
7)built in
8 )5400rpm
9)8

Uh, mine is worse

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 74%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? MacBook
3) Operating System? OSX 10.4.10
4) Ableton Live version? 8.01
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2gHz, c2d.
6) Amount of Ram? 3GB
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Built in
8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400 RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

Could be due to full harddisk, different OS, less RAM. Or just bad luck.

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter:
initial peak at 52%, settling on 49%

2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model?:
selfbuilt crappy desktop, MSI MS-7366 motherboard.

3) Operating System?:
Windows XP SP3

4) Ableton Live version?:
8.0.1

5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed?:
intel core 2 duo e2200 slightly overclocked at about 2.4ghz atm (working on it)

6) Amount of Ram?:
2gb ddr2.

7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? :
m-audio audiophile 2496, latest update.

8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? :
7200rpm.

9) Number of playback tracks? : 8.

1 ) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) [/b]75%[/b]
2 ) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Macbook Pro Dec 2007
3 ) Operating System? Leopard 10.5.6
4 ) Ableton Live version? 8.0.1
5 ) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel C2D 2.16Ghz
6 ) Amount of Ram? 2GB DDR2 667MHz
7 ) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Built in
8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? WD Scorpio Blue 5400RPM 320GB
9 ) Number of playback tracks? 8

Will try with the firebox tomorrow..

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % -- 74-75%
2) Laptop -- Macbook Core Duo 2GH
3) Operating System -- os x 10.5.6
4) Ableton Live version -- 8.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed -- Intel Core Duo 2GH
6) Amount of Ram - 2GB
7) Soundcard -- mackie onyx satellite
8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed -- 7200
9) Number of playback tracks -- 8

same set with Live 7.0.14 - 69-70%

Desktop
1) Ableton Live CPU Meter - 19%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Custom Built i7 PC.
3) Operating System? Vista 64 Business.
4) Ableton Live version? 8.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core i7 920, 2.67ghz
6) Amount of Ram? 6 GB
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Edirol FA-66 (External Firewire)
8) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? Boot/OS 10k, Data 7.2k
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

Laptop
1) Ableton Live CPU Meter - 44%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Lenovo T500
3) Operating System? Vista 64 Business.
4) Ableton Live version? 8.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core 2 Duo T9400, 2.53ghz
6) Amount of Ram? 4 GB
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Edirol FA-66 (External Firewire)
8) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7.2k
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter : 35%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Custom Desktop PC
3) Operating System? Win Xp x64
4) Ableton Live version? 8.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Q6600 Quadcore
6) Amount of Ram? 8 Go
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? RME Fireface 400 - (35% with MME/DirectX driver, and 38% with Asio)
8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed? 10.000 rpm
9) Number of playback tracks : 8

OUCH !.. 10% over those who also use a Q6600 cpu ! (Nikos T, m:o, djgroovy...)

I built and tweaked my PC for 3d and visual fx work, but should look for specifical audio tips..

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 25%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model?: custom
3) Operating System?: Windows XP SP3
4) Ableton Live version?: 8.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed?: Intel Q6600 @2.4GHz
6) Amount of Ram?: 2Gb
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? : ESI Waveterminal 192M, v6.0 Beta 3 Console drivers
8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? : 7200rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? : 8

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 154% before seizure.
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Homemade PC
3) Operating System? XP SP2
4) Ableton Live version? Ate
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? amd athlon 3700+
6) Amount of Ram? 2 Gb
7) Soundcard Presonus Firebox
Hard Disk Drive Speed 7200
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

There's something seriously screwy here...

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter 51%
2. Laptop: MBP
3. Operating System? OSX 10.5.2
4. Ableton Live version? 8.0.1
5. CPU model: 2.5 GHz Intel Core2 duo
6. Amount of Ram: 2GB
7. Soundcard: Internal
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed: 5400 RPM
9. Number of playback tracks: 8

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter 55%
2. Laptop: MBP
3. Operating System? OSX 10.5.2
4. Ableton Live version? 8.0.1
5. CPU model: 2.5 GHz Intel Core2 duo
6. Amount of Ram: 2GB
7. Soundcard: EDIROL FA66(firewire)
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed: 5400 RPM
9. Number of playback tracks: 8

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) 21%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? MacPro3,1
3) Operating System? OS X 10.5.6
4) Ableton Live version? 8.0b28
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2 x 2.8ghz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (overclocked to 3.2)
6) Amount of Ram? 10GB 800mHz DDR2 FB-DIMM
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Mbox 2 Pro
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7200RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 58%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? MacBook Pro
3) Operating System? OSX 10.5.6
4) Ableton Live version? 8.0.1
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2.16gHz, c2d.
6) Amount of Ram? 3GB
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Built-in (for current test)
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400 RPM (320gb)
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter 73% (peak)
2. Laptop: MBP
3. Operating System? OSX 10.5.2
4. Ableton Live version? 8.0.1
5. CPU model: 2.5 GHz Intel Core2 duo
6. Amount of Ram: 2GB
7. Soundcard: Internal
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed: 5400 RPM
9. Number of playback tracks: 8

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter 73% (peak)
2. Laptop: MBP
3. Operating System? OSX 10.5.2
4. Ableton Live version? 8.0.1
5. CPU model: 2.5 GHz Intel Core2 duo
6. Amount of Ram: 2GB
7. Soundcard: Novation NIO 2/4 (USB2)
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed: 5400 RPM
9. Number of playback tracks: 8

Noticed dropout in audio under Live 8. With Live 7 I get the same result except for the dropouts.