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Could anyone explain me how is it possible to overload my processor by using just cubase and korg legacy? (or cs80, or some good plug ins)

my mac is a powerbook g4, 1.5 , 512ram, 80gb superdrive

thanx

[lepetitmartien]

512 MB of RAM is a bit too low for using virtual instruments. That's one reason. another is you want to use loads of them maybe. Note that VI are with reverbs the most CPU hungry things you can use along Cubase.

Can you detail exactly what's running in your typical over the top session? To be sure.

well, it sounds quite strange. i mean i just open cubase, load a vsti (legay for example) and my cpu processor goes about 50%. If then i try to play more than 2 notes at the same time it's overload. i experimented with the buffer size as well but no improvements at all. i have a motu mkII soundcard (if this help)

cheers, michael

[Dave Bourke]

Cubase on the Mac is known to be a pig. It's a Windows program that works great on a Windows machine. It's always been crap on a Mac. I have it installed in the back of my cupboard. My honest advice to you is to cross-grade to something written on the Mac, for the Mac, like Digital Performer. I don't know if Apple offer a cross-grade program for Logic. Should be easy enough to find out. Dump Cubase before it breaks your heart.

And before any Cubase fanatics out there start up their flame-throwers, I have in my possession a personal letter written to me (not a standard form letter either) by Dr. Manfred Rurup acknowledging my complaints and apologising.

[JOHjoh]

I tried CS80 on my ex noisy G4 2x1ghz (1.5 gb ram) and I was able to run 2 CS80 demos after it overloaded and usually crashes. I have also PC AMD 3.2 Ghz (512 GB ram) to play with. It was able to run 9 CS80 (maeby more, i did not try) and many other plugins same time. So I think that they are made for PC's and optimised for that. So you have two unfitted programs on your mac. (dont know of korg) Have you tried crystal (http://www.greenoak.com/crystal/), it's free and sounds awesome. Also zebra witch is mac only, sounds also good (http://www.u-he.com/zebra/). There are many PC users who would like to change their Logig platinium 5 to cubase, if you have official version. So you can update that 5 to logic pro 7 with few hundred dollars. If you like to use cubase or nuendo, buy PC. Those are working on it very well.

I have had on my mac first Cubase, after got pissed off with that I bought DIGI 001, worked fine but too limited so I bought digital performer witch worked quite fine. There was only few strange bugs occasionally, but doesnt harm much and I like DP's way to work with audio files, but with midi files there were few annoying things, so I change to LOGIC and as far I see, I wont change back. And now when Logic Pro 7 offers plugins worth of new machine it even more unbeaten.

I have now new G5 2x 2.5 gHz (3.5 gb ram) and I can say it's beast. i was able to run 16 spacedesigner convolution reverb (realtime, no freeze tracks), many audio instruments and other plugins at 128 samles latency (didnt try 64) and recorded same time some vocals. It was used about 70% of its cpu's.
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Johannes

[Lost Memories]

Korg Legacy is a monster of CPU usage on a Mac, it's more optimiszed for Windows, excpet for the Wavestation