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1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) > 81% (omega)
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? > MacBook Pro
3) Operating System? > 10.5.6
4) Ableton Live version? 7.0.15
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? > Core 2 Duo 2.33 gHz
6) Amount of Ram? > 2 gb
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? > Lexicon Omega (default driver)
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? > 7200 rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? > 4

how come i can only play 4 tracks?

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 % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) 71%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? MacBookPro
3) Operating System? OS X 10.5.6
4) Ableton Live version? 6.0.7
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core2Duo T5250 1.5 GHz
6) Amount of Ram? 4GB 667mHz DDR2 SO-DIMM
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Novation X-Station
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

I have to say these results aren't consistent for me for some reason. That is, at times I can play through all 16 bars without a hiccup and at others, I'd have drop outs galore.

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) 53%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? MacBookPro
3) Operating System? OS X 10.5.6
4) Ableton Live version? 6.0.7
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core2Duo T8100 2.1 GHz
6) Amount of Ram? 4GB 667mHz DDR2 SO-DIMM
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Novation X-Station
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

with this cpu, the results have been consistent.

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) 71%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Thinkpad X60s
3) Operating System? Windows XP Pro SP2 (tweaked)
4) Ableton Live version? 7.0.15
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core Duo L2400 1.66 GHz
6) Amount of Ram? 4GB 667mHz DDR2 SO-DIMM (3GB dual channel recognized)
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Echo Indigo DJ
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) 18%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Mac Pro
3) Operating System? OS X Leopard 10.5.6
4) Ableton Live version? 7.0.15
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? 2.93 ghz quad Xeon
6) Amount of Ram? 6 gb 800mhz DDR2
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Internal Core Audio
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7200RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

Ran this test last week when my Mac arrived, old machine clocked in at 85%... suffice it to say I'm pleased with the results.

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) 66%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Mac PPC G5
3) Operating System? OS X 10.4.11
4) Ableton Live version? 6.0.9
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Dual Core G5 2GHz
6) Amount of Ram? 4.5 Go
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Line 6 UX2
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7200RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 4


1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) 65%
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? MacBookPro
3) Operating System? OS X 10.5.6
4) Ableton Live version? 6.0.11
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Dual Core Intel 2.4 GHz
6) Amount of Ram? 2 Go
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? Internal
Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 5400RPM
9) Number of playback tracks? 6

hmmm, my MacBookPro seems to be slow compared to other posts, maybe Live 7 is more optimized than 6.

Update: CPU 49-54% with 8 tracks after 10.5.7 update on my MacBookPro !

Live CPU-50%-54%
macbook pro 13"
OSX-10.5.7
Live -7.0.9
Core 2 Duo 2.26Ghz
RAM-2Ghz
Sound card-Internal(Build in)
Hard Disc- 5400RPM
Number of tracks-8

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) 43
2) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Custom made Laptop (Pepperbox)
3) Operating System? Win XP professional
4) Ableton Live version? 8.0.4
5) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Dual Core Intel 2.53 GHz
6) Amount of Ram? 2,99GB
7) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? ASIO4ALL
8 ) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7500rpm
9) Number of playback tracks? 8

I think that is great.
I had black Macbook before and i wasn´t even able to play all 8 tracks, even i had the core2Duo 2,4Ghz version with 4 gig RAM.

1.) Ableton Live CPU Meter % (if it bounces around, please list the peak) 45%
2.) Laptop/Desktop? Make/Model? Desktop; Siemens D2156 S2
3.) Operating System? XP Pro SP3
4.) Ableton Live version? 8.0.4
5.) CPU Make, Model, and Speed? Intel Core2Duo E6600 2,4GHz
6.) Amount of Ram? 4 GB
7.) Soundcard (and driver version if you know it)? MOTU Ultralite 3.6.8.1410
8.) Hard Disk Drive Speed (if you know)? 7200rpm configured as RAID 0+1 (0:System; 1:Data)
9.) Number of playback tracks? 8

remute99 wrote: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

when I look at results, there are two things, which seem to be wrong with this test and maybe with Live.

1. 4-core systems have better results than 8-core
2. about 20% CPU load on 4 or 8 cores with this easy test - some samples and 16 reverbs is definitely TOO MUCH!!!

There's a seperate thread for Live 8, this thread is only for Live 6 and 7.

http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... erformance

Sorry, wrong place!

See http://forum.ableton.com/viewtopic.php? ... mance+test

**edit** grr why does the Live 8 performance test link here...

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 45%
2) Desktop Dell Dimension 9200
3) Operating System WinXP SP3
4) Ableton Live version 8.0.9
5) Intel E6600 2x2.4GHz
6) 2GB RAM
7) Focusrite Saffire Pro 10 i/o
7200
9) 8

1) Ableton Live CPU Meter 71%, solid throughout
2) Desktop Dual G5 2.5 Ghz
3) Operating System OSX 10.4.11
4) Ableton Live version 8.0.1
5) Dual G5 2.5 Ghz
6) 2.5 GB RAM
7) Onboard Soundcard
9) 8 tracks

Not too surprising, I just played some patches in (Cakewalk) Rapture softsynth which taxed Live beyond 100% CPU capacity for a *single* track.