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Hello everyone,
I'm posting for the first time here because of Ableton 7.0.3 Performances.
I am often scared about the CPU usage wich is, compare to my computer performances, too high I think.
I wondered if this was because of my quad core processor (I was on an old dual core before I upgraded my hardware. Now, because that, I can't even run a couple of my previous projects !)

I can give you an example with this screenshot :



This project is not huge :
- 2/3 compressors,
- 2/3 EQ Eight,
- 1 resonator,
- one sidechain on track 2,
- and 2/3 reverbs.
I also froze tracks 4 and 5.

Though, in the situation of the screenshot (2 tracks playing, 1024 Sample ( ) for latency with ASIO driver), CPU Usage is at 81 % in ableton, when the task manager displays only 20 - 35 % !

Do you have any issue ?...

Kind Regards,

Samber

P.S. PC configuration : AMD Athlon II X4 635 and 2 Go of RAM

Make sure the power management setting is set to "High Performance"
Uncheck the "Resample 44 -> 48" box in ASIO4ALL
Also, try changing ASIO4ALL to use the VIA card instead of the USB one.
Any other devices on the USB bus might cause issues with the USB audio card.
Goto your BIOS and disable any power saving features - look for something similar to "AMD Cool 'n' Quiet".
Can you try the latest version of Live?

Sorry for this late answer !...
Thanks for your advices, I'll try them. I've already tested my project on Live 8, but it doesn't change anything.
Samber