AaronTheBassist
New member
This probably has a simple answer, but I'm really new to the DAW world.
The Setup:
Athlon XP 2700+ (2.16 ghz)
768 mb RAM
Yamaha i88x firewire interface
The Problem:
There is a huge jump on the CPU processing meter when I change from my soundblaster card to the interface. This seems to only be happening recently. The CPU is fine when I'm in a very small session (i.e. compressing and eqing a 2-track), but in a modest 10-12 track session with 1-3 plugins per track, the CPU is maxed out, even when the playback is stopped. My computer becomes more or less frozen. My latency seems to be a bit lower than usual (~5ms input, ~3 ms output).
I haven't tracked recently, so I don't know if the CPU is less stressed with input, rather than output. I could temporarily fix the problem by freezing half of the tracks, but I'd rather not. I know I need to get a better computer, but I think there is something else at play.
The Setup:
Athlon XP 2700+ (2.16 ghz)
768 mb RAM
Yamaha i88x firewire interface
The Problem:
There is a huge jump on the CPU processing meter when I change from my soundblaster card to the interface. This seems to only be happening recently. The CPU is fine when I'm in a very small session (i.e. compressing and eqing a 2-track), but in a modest 10-12 track session with 1-3 plugins per track, the CPU is maxed out, even when the playback is stopped. My computer becomes more or less frozen. My latency seems to be a bit lower than usual (~5ms input, ~3 ms output).
I haven't tracked recently, so I don't know if the CPU is less stressed with input, rather than output. I could temporarily fix the problem by freezing half of the tracks, but I'd rather not. I know I need to get a better computer, but I think there is something else at play.