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Using Imic With An Imac, CPU Overload

John and Gretche... John and Gretchen View Member Profile	Sun 4 May 2003, 21:56 Post #1
Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 03-May 03 From: Margate - UK Member No.: 17,208	When recording audio, we are getting CPU overload which builds up gradually as we record or play back audio. I have experimented and changed the audio system settings and have over 6Mb RAM working in Cubase. Could it be the Imic - feeding back or something? Is there a better system than Imic into USB on the IMac? Is a Firewire system better? Any suggestions out there? This post has been edited by John and Gretchen: Sun 4 May 2003, 22:13

Synthetic View Member Profile	Mon 5 May 2003, 14:39 Post #2
Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 821 Joined: 25-Jun 01 From: Springfield - US Member No.: 1,082	hmmm... doesn't sound like an imic problem but more a computer hardware problem or software problem. What mac are you using and how much RAM do you have? Also, do you have virtual memory on or off? -------------------- ---------------------------------------- <span style='font-size:18pt;line-height:100%'>Synthetic Tone</span> Click above for totally original electronic music, art, & photos. Click below to become an active member of the MacMusic.org site.. <span style='font-size:15pt;line-height:100%'>Become An Active Member</span> G4 550mhz Tibook & Brand Spankin New Dual G5 2Ghz Power Mac with Tiger. So long old OS9 apps :(

rickenbacker View Member Profile	Tue 6 May 2003, 11:27 Post #3
Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 645 Joined: 17-May 02 From: Broughton Member No.: 4,705	FireWire is WAY better than anything USB. Interfaces cost a lot more, though, and if you're not doing too much audio work, USB is OK. Edirol make some nice gear (UA-5 is a very neat solution), but there's loads of other products from companies such as Tascam, whose USB range is very popular. Their new 122 is very cute.

Synthetic View Member Profile	Tue 6 May 2003, 14:26 Post #4
Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 821 Joined: 25-Jun 01 From: Springfield - US Member No.: 1,082	you'd be surprised but USB really isn't that bad... its not the best but its not that bad USB is perfectly acceptable for 2 track recording and in the case of Emagic Emi 6/2 with 6 inputs... its still suffice for average home recording use. I had read a magazine article in a music mag when the 6/2 arrived and they claimed it didn't choke with all 6 inputs recording simulataneously and they were surprised. Ultimately though... you are right that Firewire is better but not a big selection of cheap interfaces for it though. -------------------- ---------------------------------------- <span style='font-size:18pt;line-height:100%'>Synthetic Tone</span> Click above for totally original electronic music, art, & photos. Click below to become an active member of the MacMusic.org site.. <span style='font-size:15pt;line-height:100%'>Become An Active Member</span> G4 550mhz Tibook & Brand Spankin New Dual G5 2Ghz Power Mac with Tiger. So long old OS9 apps :(

rickenbacker View Member Profile	Tue 6 May 2003, 17:54 Post #5
Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 645 Joined: 17-May 02 From: Broughton Member No.: 4,705	Absolutely - I've had a couple of USB devices and I was quite happy with them. Edirol produced soild drivers and the sound quality was top-notch. Trouble is, I get a lot of big ideas for music and I need to produce a professional result, so I soon found myself pushing the limits of USB. Hence my switch to a FireWire interface. I think FireWire stuff is set to get a lot cheaper in the next year or two, which is offically A Good Thing. All eyes are on M-Audio's 410.

Presto View Member Profile	Thu 8 May 2003, 10:43 Post #6
Maniac Member Group: Members Posts: 799 Joined: 24-Mar 02 From: Entre-Deux-Mers - FR Member No.: 3,984	In answer to J&G, have a look at the Mbox for 2 I/O www.digidesign.com I have an imic (somewhere) and dropped it very quickly. I got weak shitty recordings. Spose I needed a preamp. The USB Mbox doesn't overload my system but I rarely use plugins and don't add many tracks to the original 1 or 2 -------------------- Without shit, we wouldn't be here ;)

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