Cpu Overload .....already???, Protools / Powerbook G4 |
Sat 31 Dec 2005, 03:41
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 16-Dec 05 From: Los Angeles - US Member No.: 73,985 |
Hey guys, I'm hoping this is a simple oversight on my part and one of you can help.
I'm getting constant 'CPU Overload' errors when trying to record an audio track. This is what I have for track listings, plug ins etc... I'm on a brand new Powerbook G4 1.67 1.5 gig ram Tr 1 - midi drum track Tr 2 - Aux track - BFD drum plug in ( I suspect this is very CPU heavy) Tr 3 - Audio track I'm recording guitar on (clean) Tr 4 Aux track - Amplitube Tr 5 Aux track - click (for count in) Settings are: CPU Usage limit - 85% DAE PLayback Buffer = level 2 (default) HW Buffer Size - 512 it tracks a little longer on 1024 but the latency is a killer there My completely newbie guess is to pull out BFD and just use a midi drum sound while tracking, then crank H/W buffer for mixdown but could it be something else. Is that the max this Powerbook can handle? Thanks so much in advance and hope you all have a happy and safe New Year ! Vin |
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Sat 31 Dec 2005, 07:33
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Rookie Group: Members Posts: 43 Joined: 02-Aug 02 From: IT Member No.: 6,502 |
right vin, the BFD drum plug in is very CPU intensive,
i had the same problem with my G4 MDD Dual 1.25/2GB ram - MBox2/PT LE 7.0 - Tiger 10.4.2, when using the Bosendorfer and a few other plugs; simply put my G4 could'nt do the job; i bought a new G5 Dual Core 2.3/2GB ram and now i can work with a lot less problems (PT LE 7.0 is still buggy, but i suspect not all the plugs and synths have been upgraded for it to work). i'm also upgrading the 2gb ram to 4gb, it seems that, these times, the more ram you have, the better you work. byez. |
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vinrock Cpu Overload .....already??? Sat 31 Dec 2005, 03:41
vinrock I did some tests with the Activity Monitor and CPU... Sat 31 Dec 2005, 12:16
Chris C.L Hi vinrock An external drive to run audio will tak... Tue 3 Jan 2006, 14:42
mazza_lives I have a similar problem. I have a G5 1.8 w/768mb ... Thu 5 Jan 2006, 05:49
mazza_lives I have found out that the problem lay in my firewi... Thu 5 Jan 2006, 14:22
vinrock I did some tests with the Activity Monitor and CPU... Sat 31 Dec 2005, 12:16
Chris C.L Hi vinrock An external drive to run audio will tak... Tue 3 Jan 2006, 14:42
mazza_lives I have a similar problem. I have a G5 1.8 w/768mb ... Thu 5 Jan 2006, 05:49
mazza_lives I have found out that the problem lay in my firewi... Thu 5 Jan 2006, 14:22
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