By 1-8-8-1
Mon Jun 14, 2021 7:59 am
DokBrown wrote:processor / CPU limits - what uses the most power ?
I understand the memory limits. 2GB with the OS/firmware sucking up ~1/2GB.
EZ solutions
-convert stereo to mono
-TRIM & dump unused material.
-slices instead of new samples
What uses the most processor power ?
Plug-in synths ?
Fx chains ?
Warping ?
APOLOGIES if this has already been tackled, but I couldn’t find it in my searches.
https://www.mpc-tutor.com/reduce-memory ... pc-live-x/
I am asking not because it is a problem now but I want to totally replace my laptop so I don’t want to build a project template that leads to problems down the line. I don’t use any of the built-in synths, so I assume the next problem would be simultaneous FX & warping.
Is there anything else I should consider ?
Hi
If you are going to use the machine stand alone, and you have more than a few sequences and programs you are going to switch between. Then in my experience with the MPC live stand alone is that CPU usage will rise and rise until within a few minutes you get dropouts and distortion.
The only way to clear this is to double press stop to end all processes, at which point the CPU will return to normal levels.
This is really frustrating issue and ruins what for me is a great machine, (and it ruined a live project I planned earlier in the year).
And to be clear I am not using excessive effects or plugins, (none in fact).
Somehow, CPU resources leak away as I switch between sequences until there is nothing left.
If I am missing something here then please point me towards the light.