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cpu overload with only 9 tracks?????
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 6:27 pm
by christianwalt
can it really be possible that i have got a cpu overload with only 9 midi tracks running? I use live 6.0.3, only live-plugins, a 1.333 ghz powerbook.
I have used logic for years and its interface really sucks, that's why I changed to live.. but with that little amount of tracks I can't produce any music....
can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?
Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 7:17 pm
by hambone1
It all depends on the plug-ins. MIDI alone uses very little CPU.
Load multiples instances of high-CPU effects and watch just about any computer choke.
Posted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 5:13 pm
by anti-banausic
Everything that hambone says is true, but you also have to realize that LIVE's audio engine is designed to do everything in real time, without audio drop-outs, and without having to stop the audio engine. I believe it is because of this that Ableton tends to use a little more CPU than other DAWs.
G4 processors are a little old now as well. But heck, so is my CPU. Hopefully going to upgrade to a Macbook soon so I can take advantage of the multi-processor support, and to get Logic.
Cheers,
AB
Re: cpu overload with only 9 tracks?????
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:56 am
by Jerry Fletcher
christianwalt wrote:can it really be possible that i have got a cpu overload with only 9 midi tracks running? I use live 6.0.3, only live-plugins, a 1.333 ghz powerbook.
can someone tell me what I am doing wrong?
How much RAM ya got? Without enough RAM, the computer appears to max out 'early', especially if you're running sample heavy soft synths and stuff.
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:39 am
by longjohns
Live never ran as well on PPC Macs