Gearslutz.com - View Single Post - Pro Tools 7 sluggish compared to Pro tools 6?

cajonezzz · 19th November 2006

Same quandry here.

I've got HD3 ( not acell) running on a g4 dual 1.47 with 1.5 gig of ram. It's relatively snappy with 7.2, but the RTAS performance is crap, and I'm depending on a few relatively heavy RTAS plugs these days.

I've gotten a few crashes, but all in all pretty good.

I'm also considering a brandnew macintel, but the jump to Pci'e is just not in the cards right now, so I've been looking into a G5 2.7 and the possibility of getting ONE accel card to boost performance. That would be a stop gap move for the next year or two, at which time I'm sure something even more bruising will be out, and I'll be funded to make the crossgrade.

E-cue: the place I'm working out of is about to pull the trigger on the Lynx aurora's for the mix room. I'm looking into one to replace my 192 as well. ( fan and they do sound better apparently, I haven't heard it yet)

Looks like most of the plugs I own are really close to being macintel ready, so at least that's not in the way.
There are some great new features in 7.2 for sure.

cz

19th November 2006	#10
cajonezzz Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: Carlsbad Ca. Posts: 1,765	Same quandry here. I've got HD3 ( not acell) running on a g4 dual 1.47 with 1.5 gig of ram. It's relatively snappy with 7.2, but the RTAS performance is crap, and I'm depending on a few relatively heavy RTAS plugs these days. I've gotten a few crashes, but all in all pretty good. I'm also considering a brandnew macintel, but the jump to Pci'e is just not in the cards right now, so I've been looking into a G5 2.7 and the possibility of getting ONE accel card to boost performance. That would be a stop gap move for the next year or two, at which time I'm sure something even more bruising will be out, and I'll be funded to make the crossgrade. E-cue: the place I'm working out of is about to pull the trigger on the Lynx aurora's for the mix room. I'm looking into one to replace my 192 as well. ( fan and they do sound better apparently, I haven't heard it yet) Looks like most of the plugs I own are really close to being macintel ready, so at least that's not in the way. There are some great new features in 7.2 for sure. cz __________________ http://recordingdrummerproducer.com http://socaldrumsociety.com http://ProCraftMedia.com ----------------------------------------------------------------- Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.