you would have to have some serious consumer luck to get a mpb that could run 6 -7 times that load (300 - 350% total). 50% total on an 4 core i7 would read as 200%. 50% in activity monitor means 50% of one core, not all four. or get a second laptop.Ĭlick to expand.with that load and only 50%, it seems odd. if you want more cpu, you have to add an effect processor like the UAD quad or use external synths and effects. in fact, you do not even need 64 bit and that may be causing it to run hotter as it uses a little more ram and cpu (don't hate me for advocating 32 bit use.). more ram will not make a difference, your set is all cpu. all the continuous cpu use on an i7 laptop also generates heat, a lot of it, and that will cause the system to create a false process to cool down.Īs i understand it, the internal graphics on the mbp is part of the processor, the external port uses the video 'card' graphics to drive a large monitor. What you are trying to do you need a 12 core dual xeon mac pro for. Reverb uses a lot of cpu.if you want to get the most out a a mbp, use a UAD quad and process effects externally. (you can also go back and edit it later if you need to). also, bounce the effects to new sounds and then disable them. (you can even just save the sound as well and then delete it). Once you get a massive sound, record it and freeze the track. you can disable spotlight and make sure you have enough free disc on your boot, that would help, as not matter how much ram you have, it still needs 10 - 20G for virtual swap usage.

you are obviously overloading the cpu and you do not see it as when you stop play to look at the activity monitor it is less because the play is stopped.

I tried to disabled multiprocessor support within kontakt but it didn't really change the issue.Įveryone on a new mbp i series is having the same issues with load and what the cpu monitor appears to indicate. RC48 in an Aux bus and 2 Machine's Reverbs in specific samples) 3 Delays (1 SoundToys Echoboy in an Aux bus and 2 Maschine's Delays used for effects in specific samples) 12 Fabfilter Q for filtering the sub frequencies with a lowcut 6 Compressors (of Maschine) for sidechaining my groups 20 Maschine's Samplers (13 in the drum kit, 7 for sound effects or sample playing)

14 VSTs in total (10 Massive, 2 Sylenth1, 1 Kontakt using Evolve, 1 FM8) 12 groups (kit, pads, bells, blips, polyphonic leads, monophonic leads.)

and my soundcard is a Digidesign Mbox 2 mini.įor exemple, right now I'm working on a session with : I'm using Maschine 2.1.2 in 64bits, my computer is working on OS 10.8.5.

Mbox 2 pro tools crackling sound