Kind Of Stumped Options

[mortalengines]

I have a powerbook G4 with 1.5ghz processor, 1.25 gig of Ram & OSX 10.3.9 with Ableton Live 5.2.2 & I was playing live the other day & not using my Firwire Interface as an output (instead opting for the "built in audio" option with a 1/8" adapter to RCA outs into a mixer) & on one song I started getting serious CPU overload at 62% & by that I mean audio cutout/stutter/slowdown....very ugly. This hadn't happened earlier in my home studio with the FW interface hooked up & it didn't happen when I got back home either (with the FW hooked up once again). Does using the built in audio really tax the CPU that much? Anyone else ever experience this? What was the solution?

[aportman]

I am personally sick and tired of forced up-grades with many of the music software manufacturers. I know this is probably not the proper platform for this kind of complaint, but lately I have had multiple issues where right in the middle of a project, software companies will pop-up indicating the need for an upgrade, supposedly due to problems and/or fixes that you need. After these so-called urgent and needed upgrades, suffer crash after crash. I think if we were to look deeper, and since most of us are connected 24/7, and have too registered our software via the virtual route. Could it be that developers are tracking and monitor all of our activities including the current versions we are working with, therefore, can monopalize, forcing so-called upgrades down our literal throats. Is it that devlopers can create glitches or problems down the virtural cable into our home systems, disrrupt (or antiquate) our the current version(s) we own and operate, so you will b estanding in line for the "new" and "improved" upgraded version of music software. Do you think that Apple really is so nice that every time your computer crashes they want you to feel out the little reporting box and send it to them, They simply want to find out what type of software you were using using, so they can build a better up-grade for your (that will probably cost). I know it is my perogative to accept or reject upgrades (free or purchase), but I think we as engineers, producers, and musicians are constantly being bombarded, thinking that we cannot survive unless we have the latest and greatest. But I will have to totally disagree.

I am still doing major projects, running 36 to 42 tracks using a G4 1gig Mac, with 1.5 gig of ram, and with 450 gig of HD. I use UAD's plug-ins, which does use external cards. This is almost a laughable and hilarious set-up when compared to todays whooper machines, but you know what, it is rock solid when I just leave things alone. Only when I start upgrading to the new/improved versions is when I start pulling my hair out. So please be content if your system is stable and working fine.

Cannot you tell that I have been burned lately with upgrades, both free and puchased. So, the long story short if it aint broke, leave it alone. If you feel it not necessary to upgrade, then please do not! By leaving things alone, you will spare your self many many many headaches.

Sorry if it is the wrong platform to state my feelings about upgrades.

Allen

I am personally sick and tired of forced up-grades with many of the music software manufacturers. I know this is probably not the proper platform for this kind of complaint, but lately I have had multiple issues where right in the middle of a project, software companies will pop-up indicating the need for an upgrade, supposedly due to problems and/or fixes that you need. After these so-called urgent and needed upgrades, suffer crash after crash. I think if we were to look deeper, and since most of us are connected 24/7, and have too registered our software via the virtual route. Could it be that developers are tracking and monitor all of our activities including the current versions we are working with, therefore, can monopalize, forcing so-called upgrades down our literal throats. Is it that devlopers can create glitches or problems down the virtural cable into our home systems, disrrupt (or antiquate) our the current version(s) we own and operate, so you will b estanding in line for the "new" and "improved" upgraded version of music software. Do you think that Apple really is so nice that every time your computer crashes they want you to feel out the little reporting box and send it to them, They simply want to find out what type of software you were using using, so they can build a better up-grade for your (that will probably cost). I know it is my perogative to accept or reject upgrades (free or purchase), but I think we as engineers, producers, and musicians are constantly being bombarded, thinking that we cannot survive unless we have the latest and greatest. But I will have to totally disagree.

I am still doing major projects, running 36 to 42 tracks using a G4 1gig Mac, with 1.5 gig of ram, and with 450 gig of HD. I use UAD's plug-ins, which does use external cards. This is almost a laughable and hilarious set-up when compared to todays whooper machines, but you know what, it is rock solid when I just leave things alone. Only when I start upgrading to the new/improved versions is when I start pulling my hair out. So please be content if your system is stable and working fine.

Cannot you tell that I have been burned lately with upgrades, both free and puchased. So, the long story short if it aint broke, leave it alone. If you feel it not necessary to upgrade, then please do not! By leaving things alone, you will spare your self many many many headaches.

Sorry if it is the wrong platform to state my feelings about upgrades.

Allen

I am personally sick and tired of forced up-grades with many of the music software manufacturers. I know this is probably not the proper platform for this kind of complaint, but lately I have had multiple issues where right in the middle of a project, software companies will pop-up indicating the need for an upgrade, supposedly due to problems and/or fixes that you need. After these so-called urgent and needed upgrades, suffer crash after crash. I think if we were to look deeper, and since most of us are connected 24/7, and have too registered our software via the virtual route. Could it be that developers are tracking and monitor all of our activities including the current versions we are working with, therefore, can monopalize, forcing so-called upgrades down our literal throats. Is it that devlopers can create glitches or problems down the virtural cable into our home systems, disrrupt (or antiquate) our the current version(s) we own and operate, so you will b estanding in line for the "new" and "improved" upgraded version of music software. Do you think that Apple really is so nice that every time your computer crashes they want you to feel out the little reporting box and send it to them, They simply want to find out what type of software you were using using, so they can build a better up-grade for your (that will probably cost). I know it is my perogative to accept or reject upgrades (free or purchase), but I think we as engineers, producers, and musicians are constantly being bombarded, thinking that we cannot survive unless we have the latest and greatest. But I will have to totally disagree.

I am still doing major projects, running 36 to 42 tracks using a G4 1gig Mac, with 1.5 gig of ram, and with 450 gig of HD. I use UAD's plug-ins, which does use external cards. This is almost a laughable and hilarious set-up when compared to todays whooper machines, but you know what, it is rock solid when I just leave things alone. Only when I start upgrading to the new/improved versions is when I start pulling my hair out. So please be content if your system is stable and working fine.

Cannot you tell that I have been burned lately with upgrades, both free and puchased. So, the long story short if it aint broke, leave it alone. If you feel it not necessary to upgrade, then please do not! By leaving things alone, you will spare your self many many many headaches.

Sorry if it is the wrong platform to state my feelings about upgrades.

Allen