DP11 PERFORMANCE ISSUES

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bayswater
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Re: DP11 PERFORMANCE ISSUES

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labman wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 5:28 am
bayswater wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2024 1:04 pm

I'm don't know what you mean by "front daw". You mean host, or daw like DP or Logic?

Front DAW is a front end simulator by United Plugins i believe. Got it when it first came out. Fairly decent for adding some hair from any of its emulations.
Ah, thanks, I guess I could have looked it up. Is it CPU intensive (if you put it on 128 channels)?
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Re: DP11 PERFORMANCE ISSUES

Post by akr »

Yes front DAW Is a front end emulatiin by united plugin

I still cannot understand performance Meter in dp

Even in a project with free plugins
RAL time Meter Is in 50%
Monitor acitivy
DP 105 %
Cpu Activity 12%
I have a 24 cores
Why performance Meter Is @50%?
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Re: DP11 PERFORMANCE ISSUES

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Have you looked at Effect Performance? Open up a sidebar in the Consolidated window, and add Effects Performance window to see what your plugins are doing. It looks like this.
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When running it will tell you the resources used by plugins. That might explain what you are seeing.
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Re: DP11 PERFORMANCE ISSUES

Post by dwilliams »

Waves NLS is a resource hog. I bought it and can't use it the way I intended. Very disappointing. Try removing it and see what happens.
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Re: DP11 PERFORMANCE ISSUES

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bayswater wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 8:28 am
labman wrote: Mon Sep 02, 2024 5:28 am
bayswater wrote: Sun Sep 01, 2024 1:04 pm

I'm don't know what you mean by "front daw". You mean host, or daw like DP or Logic?

Front DAW is a front end simulator by United Plugins i believe. Got it when it first came out. Fairly decent for adding some hair from any of its emulations.
Ah, thanks, I guess I could have looked it up. Is it CPU intensive (if you put it on 128 channels)?
Hey Bays! Never noticed a massive hit, back when using it. We moved to using all the plugin alliance strips for that kinda thing in neve, API, SSL land and so aint been using it for quite a while now. So it may indeed be heavy at this point.
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Re: DP11 PERFORMANCE ISSUES

Post by akr »

I really can't understand
Even when tracking with no plugins
Real time is at 50%
Even the mouse (track pad) seems to suffer and not moving normally, is shacking.
But it I switch to finder or other apps the system work as usual..... The mouse too
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