Too much Audio for My Setup???? Performance prob?

Jacose wrote on 3/17/2002, 9:45 AM
This might be long, but here it goes. Just wondering if I have a performance problem....

I have a P4 1.7 ghz 1024 MB of SDRAM. Generic Soundcard. Running VV3 for Audio.

I have 15 Stereo Tracks going at 44.1/16 and one that is from fruity loops at 44.1/32bit internal res.
Plus one track that I put in multiple instances of a cymbal sample to make certain parts "explode" better, Id say at least 15 instances of that sample, on one track.

There are at LEAST 3 envelopes per track controlling various things, mostly effect sends.

on track effects I have (DX-realtime)

4 seperate waves rennaisance vox compressers
13 Sonic Foundry Track EQ's
1 waves 2 supertap Mod
2 rennaisance bass enhancers
1 cakewalk amp simulator for vocals
9 Sonic foundry Track compressors
2 sonic foundry noise gates

I also have 8 assignable effects channels,

1: Sonic Foundry Track eq and waves RVerb assigned to 3 tracks

2: Waves MondoMod and TrueVerb assigned to 3 tracks

3: Ohm Forces Ohmboyz assigned to 2 tracks

4: Waves Super Tap 2 Mod assigned to 1 track

5:Waves TrueVerb assigned to 5 tracks

6: sonic foundruy Flange/Wah Wah assigned to 1 track

7: Waves True Verb assigned to one track

8: Waves Super tap 2 mod assigned to one track.

I know this is a lot going on, but is it really supposed to be too much for my setup?
I know its not the greatest, but Im just wondering if others have had simliar results of if I have a problem, basically it skips if you move the mouse while all tracks are playing. Is there anything I can do to let things chill out until Im finished mixing the song? Cause its really hard to mix when you have to mute rax, ya know? Sorry for the long thread!!! Thanks in advance:)





Comments

MacMoney wrote on 3/17/2002, 11:47 AM
Hi Jacose
Are you using the updated Waves plugins?

George Ware
Jacose wrote on 3/17/2002, 12:50 PM
hmmm.... when did they come out? I'm on there mailing list but I don't rem gettinh an email about that....whats the diff?
Jacose wrote on 3/17/2002, 10:49 PM
I just downloaded the latest ones.... no difference
Cheesehole wrote on 3/17/2002, 11:20 PM
if using Win2k/XP then use the Task Manager to determine which plugins are hogging the CPU. then render the worst tracks to a new track. use the pre-rendered track in place of the problem track as a temporary fix.
Jacose wrote on 4/9/2002, 8:48 AM
its just weird thatsa all, I mean, I figgered that this setuo could handle alot of CPU....

Theres one thing however...

I record onto a dedicated hard disk for recoring, A Maxtor 7200 ROM IDE....
the problem is that the IDE cables are short and the only setup I can get right now is putting the 80 gig program/mydocuments Drive on the same IDE channel as the 30 gig 7200 RPM record drive... Could this really make a big difference?????

(sorry for revicing old topic)