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All the time ive been using ableton I cant understand why this happens. The CPU meter is around 65 70 but the audio is cracking and skipping. If the CPU is not maxed out I dont understand why I should get glitches in my playback.

Can anyone help?

OSX Tiger
Live v8.04
Mac book pro

Eventually you just kind of accept it.

NO! I refuse it is absurd.

Ive been using ableton for a while now so believe me it isnt new to me but its driving me nuts!

65%?? I get it at about 40 - 45%. Well, actually, it depends on the buffer size(s). The smaller the buffer, the earlier the crackling starts. I do get reasonable power out of my system I believe. Live is certainly much more CPU hungry than most other DAW's but most other DAW's don't warp every single clip by default. I suppose it's the prize you pay for Live's unique 'elastic' treatment of audio. What does annoy me a bit is that the CPU test in the prefs is of very little guidance.

yes, 65% is normal for glitching

just change your eyes so that 65% looks like 100%

it's your buffer size. If you increase the size of the buffer you can probably go higher then that. Personally I can't wait to see how PCIe soundcards will improve this. E-MU 1616M PCIe is due out already, but the waiting continues.

Same for me on a similar spec system ... Pain in he proverbial .. However one good thing it really helps me stay focused and keep my track count down .. But yeah .. gotta try and see the positive!

Hd