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djgroovy wrote: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%

Now we're talking

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 26-27%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model: Desktop / Pc
3) Operating System: XP Pro sp3
4) Ableton Live version: Live 7.0.12
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed: Custom Q6600 4core
6) Amount of Ram: 4GB
7) Soundcard: M-Audio Audiphile 2496
Hard Disk Drive Speed: 7200 RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

Plugin abuse, here i come.

1.) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 53%
2.) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model: Laptop, Dell Vostro 1310
3.) Operating System: Win XP Pro
4.) Ableton Live version: Live 7.0.12
5.) CPU Make, Model, and Speed: Intel® Core™2 Duo Mobile Processor T8100, 2.10GHz
6.) Amount of Ram: 4GB
7.) Soundcard: Terratec Phase X24, Driver 2.44.41
8.) Hard Disk Drive Speed: 5400 RPM
9.) Number of playback tracks? 8 Tracks, buffer setting: 529 samples (the factory drivers doesn´t have a 512 Sample setting)


*1 soundcard is bridgeco DM1000E based and do have a TI TSB41AB2 IEEE 1394 phy

I´ll post the results of my quadcored xeon machine and an RME 9632 card l8r

1. Ableton Live CPU Meter % 51 %
2. Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Dell Latitude D630
3. Operating System? Windows Vista Ultimate x64 SP1
4. Ableton Live version? 7.0.14
5. CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel, Core 2 Duo T7700, 2.4 GHz
6. Amount of Ram? 4 GB
7. Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Builtin SigmaTel
8. Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7200 rpm
9. Number of playback tracks? 8

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1) Ableton Live CPU Meter = 48% (with CoolBook, without: 70%!!!)
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? = MacBook Black (early 2008)
3) Operating System? Leopard = 10.5.6
4) Ableton Live version? = Live 7.0.14
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? = Intel Core 2 Duo, 2,4 Ghz
6) Amount of Ram? 4G
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? = Internal, Built-In Audio
8- Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? = 5400rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? =8

CoolBook makes things really go easy.. too bad that OS X doesn't seem to be able to balance that on it's own - i mean this problem is known since the Penryn stuff came out and they were not able to fix that in the last 6 updates..? i'm really curious how the other MacBook guys here managed to stay under 50% without CoolBook. If you have gorgeous tips, PM me please! thanks

I did two tests as I am trying out a Motu Ultralite mk3 and an RME FireFace 400.
Although I am liking the sound clarity (for lack of a better term) of the RME FireFace I am surprised that its latency is typically a bit higher than the Motu.

Note that my chipset on the MBP is not the problematic lucent (agere).

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 59%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model: Laptop, Apple MacBook Pro
3) Operating System: OSX 10.5.5
4) Ableton Live version:
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed: CoreDuo 2GHz
TI Firewire chipset, ATY Radeonx1600 Graphics, 126 MB Vram.
6) Amount of Ram: 1.5GB
7) Soundcard: MOTU Ultralite MK3
Hard Disk Drive Speed: 7200 RPM, 200GB
9) Number of playback tracks? 8 Tracks

Output Latency: 12.6 ms


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1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 58%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model: Laptop, Apple MacBook Pro
3) Operating System: OSX 10.5.5
4) Ableton Live version:
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed: CoreDuo 2GHz
TI Firewire chipset, ATY Radeonx1600 Graphics, 126 MB Vram.
6) Amount of Ram: 1.5GB
7) Soundcard: RME FireFace400
Hard Disk Drive Speed: 7200 RPM, 200GB
9) Number of playback tracks? 8 Tracks

Output latency 13.8

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 21%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model: 19" Workstation, custom built
3) Operating System: Win XP Pro
4) Ableton Live version: Live 7.0.14
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed: Intel® Xeon® Processor X3350 Quad Core Processor, 2.66GHz
6) Amount of Ram: 4GB
7) Soundcard: RME 9632
8.) Hard Disk Drive Speed: 10000 RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 8 Tracks

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter = 74%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? = MacBook Black (more than 2 years old)
3) Operating System? Leopard = 10.5.6
4) Ableton Live version? = Live 7.0.14
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? = Intel Core Duo, 2 Ghz
6) Amount of Ram? 2G
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? = Presonus Firebox, Coreaudio
8- Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? = 7200rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? =8

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter = 25%
2) Custom desktop
3) Windows XP SP 3
4) Ableton Live verion 7.0.12
5) CPU = Intel Core 2 Quad 2.83ghz Q9550
6) 4GB DDR3
7) Audio Device: RME Fireface 400
8) Hard Drive Speed: 7200rpm SATA
9) Number of Playback tracks: 8

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 67%... and then I turned off ASUS nap -- 49%!!!
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? "DIY" rackmount: ASUS, ADK, Noctua
3) Operating System? WinXP Home SP3
4) Ableton Live version? 7.0.12
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? AMD Athlon 64X2 (2x3200MHz)
6) Amount of Ram? 3.5Gb (no, I don't know how this happened)
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? MOTU 896 ver 3.6.7.0
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7200rpm 3GB/s Seagate dedicated audio drives
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 53% (peak)
2) Laptop - Macbook Pro
3) Mac O.S. 10.5.6
4) Ableton Live version 6.0.7
5) CPU: Intel, Core 2 Duo, 2.4ghz
6) ram: 2 GB
7) Soundcard: stock core audio
8) Hard Disk speed: 7200rpm
9) Number of playback tracks: 8

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 21-22 %
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model?: Self assembled Desktop
3) Operating System?: XP SP3
4) Ableton Live version: LIVE 7.03
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed?: Core i7 920 @ 2,67 ghz (standard)
6) Amount of Ram?: 3gb DDR3
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)?: On Board Asus Soundmax aka shit
8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)?: 2 x Veloci Raptors 10000 rpm (Raid 0)
9) Number of playback tracks?: 8

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Overclocked + Audio Card:

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 13-14 %
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model?: Self assembled Desktop
3) Operating System?: XP SP3
4) Ableton Live version: LIVE 7.0.14
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed?: Core i7 920 @ 4 ghz (overclocked)
6) Amount of Ram?: 3gb DDR3
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)?: Creative X-fi Audio
8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)?: 2 x Veloci Raptors 10000 rpm (Raid 0)
9) Number of playback tracks?: 8

1) 50%
2) Thinkpad T60
3) XP SP3
4) 7.0.14
5) Intel Core 2 Duo T7600 2.33GHz
6) 2GB
7) E-MU 1616m Cardbus
7200 RPM
9) 8

Live 7.0.14 8 tracks

1) CPU Meter 40-41% @ 512 Samples
2) iMac 2,66GHz
3) Leopard 7.5.6
4) Intel Core 2 Duo 2,66GHz
5) 4Gb 800MHz DDR2
6) M-Audio Fast Track Ultra USB2
7) WD iBook 500GB 7200rpm by FW800

I am quite happy with the results. It is marginally better than other I have seen before here for that machine (around 46%)

I also did the test in Rewire Slave mode (Playback Mode) with Logic Pro 8. With 8 tracks 83-84% CPU. No clicks... Definitely useable!

Best regards,
Marc for Azure Feast

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter: 19%
2) Desktop: Custom Built PC
3) Operating System: WinXP SP2
4) Ableton Live version: Live 7.0.10
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed: Intel Quad Core X9650 3.00ghz
6) Amount of Ram: 4GB
7) Soundcard: MOTU Ultralite, driver 3.6.7.4
8] Hard Disk Drive Speed: 7200 RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 8 Tracks