Tricks to save cpu power...

[Rickson Gracie]

I am using Pro tools LE on a Pretty fast P4 PC but when I have all the track running including the drum tracks i had a very hard time running NIs Guitar Rig plug-in so i bounced down all the drum tracks to a stereo track and saved the project in another name. i tried just muting the original drum tracks but it didnt work. i still got the message saying that im running out of cpu power sp i jad ot save it as another file without the tracks.

anyone have any other tips?

thanks

 

[Bulls Hit]

You need to Freeze the drum tracks, or Archive them if freeze is not available

 

[Rickson Gracie]

is "freeze" on pro tools le?

 

[LemonTree]

if you're happy with the compression/verb you have on your drums, export them with the effects as new files. Import them back in "effected"....that'll leave you way more cpu power.

Taling them out to a stereo track works too but leaves you a lot less to play with at the final mix stage.

Is you PC optimised for audio? There should be no background programs running like antivirus or any other microshaft crap. Get into device manager and disable all them USB and com ports you're not using either. This is where a dual boot system works wonders if you use a PC that isn't dedicated to recording. Do a search on omptimzing for audio porformance.

Alec

 

[bennychico11]

it's not called "freeze", but you can make a plugin inactive (bypassing a plugin or muting a track still sends signal through the plugin processing stage).
what you need to do is hold CTRL+Windows+ALT (or Ctrl+Windows....or one of the combinations of quick keys....i can't remember what it is) and then click on the insert on that track. if you use the right keys you'll see the insert become italic and a little greyed out. then you can just set the track to 'no output" and then hide the track.
and no need to export the tracks and then re-import them. just create two new tracks and set the output of the original ones to a bus, and set the input of the new one to the exact same bus...record arm it and then record.

but like the other guys said, look into optimizing your PC for audio:
http://musicxp.net/

Also, make sure your processor and FSB is running at the speed that they should be...this can be found in the BIOS.

 

[johnnymegabyte]

Here's a few rules I use for music PC
a) no internet
b) no printers
c) disable NIC
d) no pictures on Desktop
e) disable screensaver and PowerSave options

 

[Rickson Gracie]

whats NIC?

 

[bigwillz24]

whats NIC?

Network Interface Card
































































your internet card silly