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I've been getting some dropouts using Live's stock plugins, so I decided to look into what my system can or can't handle, and whether I need to upgrade.

I've found this performace test method by Anton Anru to be really good.

You do need Diva, Serum or Pigments, but the same method can be used with stock plugins or any plugin.

Macbook 2021 Performance Test: Ableton, Diva, Serum, Pigments. Rosetta vs Native. Music Production https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWMiO5l4CBI

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His results for buffer setting 2048 (he also did 32, 512)
10 core M1 max, diva multicore off better
diva init preset, divine mode, result [8 instances]
diva init preset, draft mode, result [30 instances]
serum init preset, 16x oversampling, 2x osc on 16 unison, all fx on, filter on, noise+sub osc on, result [32 instances]
without rosetta
diva init preset, divine mode, result [14 instances]
diva init preset, draft mode, result [32 instances]
serum init preset, 16x oversampling, 2x osc on 16 unison, all fx on, filter on, noise+sub osc on, result [56 instances]
4 core i7 mac-mini
diva init preset, draft mode, result [3 instances]
serum init preset, 16x oversampling, 2x osc on 16 unison, all fx on, filter on, noise+sub osc on, result [16 instances]

My results for buffer setting 2048
8 fz370 core i7 9700, diva multicore on better
diva init preset, divine mode, result [3 instances]
diva init preset, draft mode, result [5 instances]
serum init preset, 16x oversampling, 2x osc on 16 unison, all fx on, filter on, noise+sub osc on, result [6 instances, 5 safely]
analog init preset, 2x osc on 2 unison, filter on, result [170+ instances]
wavetable init preset, 2x osc on, unison classic 8 voices, filter on, result [120+ instances]
operator init preset, default, result [200++ instances]

Trevbo wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 21, 2023 3:35 pm

are you using the same audio device at the sample rate? otherwise it wont give true results.

Yes, I've only got one. Audient iD4.