How to Use Activity Monitor?
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2016 6:18 pm
I'm using Digital Performer 9 (DP) with lots of Virtual Instruments (VIs). I prefer not to freeze or bounce if possible. I started to run into crashes when I loaded too many VIs in a project. I recently started using Vienna Ensemble Pro (VEP) to help spread out the VIs to different computers. That has definitely helped. However, that still leaves unanswered the question of how much can one safely load onto any one computer - whether it be with DP and/or a VEP server? People have referred me to the Mac Activity Monitor (AM). But it has never been clear to me exactly how to use it. I've never been able locate online guidelines on how to use the AM especially when using VIs.
What readings are critical to monitor? Is % CPU the critical reading? If so, what readings from the monitor are within normal ranges or out of normal ranges for using DP or VEP to avoid crashes? For example, the % CPU readings can vary a lot within a brief sequence depending on the VIs being used. At times, on my Master/DP machine with a VEP server running, DP and VEP can jump up to about 50.0 each at the same time. Is that too high? Please advise what I should do help maximize the use of my computers using this or other monitors.
Thanks!
What readings are critical to monitor? Is % CPU the critical reading? If so, what readings from the monitor are within normal ranges or out of normal ranges for using DP or VEP to avoid crashes? For example, the % CPU readings can vary a lot within a brief sequence depending on the VIs being used. At times, on my Master/DP machine with a VEP server running, DP and VEP can jump up to about 50.0 each at the same time. Is that too high? Please advise what I should do help maximize the use of my computers using this or other monitors.
Thanks!