Any tips on reducing cpu usage?

bigboi666 · 20th October 2010

I'am trying to run Cubase, Reaktor, and Reason all at once. Anyone got any advice to reduce cpu in any of these softwares?

Yoozer · 20th October 2010

Freeze tracks (this means that they are rendered to audio but you always get the chance to go back to correct notes by "thawing" them) when you can and start saving up for a more powerful computer.

bigboi666 · 20th October 2010

How do you freeze a track in cubase?

I've been boucning my vst tracks from reaktor to wav files and then bringing them back into cubase. But after I do that I can't edit anymore.

ishfaq · 20th October 2010

Beside the name of the VST plugin (in the plugins window, where you load them up - F11 I think) there's a little icicle icon. Click that.

http://digitalmusicrecording.blogspo...-decrease.html

Also, you should make sure that you disable any backgroubd applications that might be running that aren't needed. I always make 2 partitions on my PC, and install Windows to both - one for general use, and one purely for music production, in which I strip out EVERYTHING that's not needed.

jx-10recorder · 20th October 2010

I think there is also an option in reason to choose the amount of CPU the programs uses. You can try lowering it and let the other programs use more CPU and vica versa. You also can choose through task manager which programs have hi and low priority.

Tarkovsky · 20th October 2010

If using a multicore be careful of using sends. Things sent to the same send have to run on the same processor AFAIK.

20th October 2010	#1
bigboi666 Gear Head Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 44 Thread Starter	Any tips on reducing cpu usage? I'am trying to run Cubase, Reaktor, and Reason all at once. Anyone got any advice to reduce cpu in any of these softwares?

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20th October 2010	#2
Yoozer happy cycling Joined: May 2009 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 7,100 1 Review written	Freeze tracks (this means that they are rendered to audio but you always get the chance to go back to correct notes by "thawing" them) when you can and start saving up for a more powerful computer.

20th October 2010	#4
ishfaq Gear interested Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 4	Beside the name of the VST plugin (in the plugins window, where you load them up - F11 I think) there's a little icicle icon. Click that. http://digitalmusicrecording.blogspo...-decrease.html Also, you should make sure that you disable any backgroubd applications that might be running that aren't needed. I always make 2 partitions on my PC, and install Windows to both - one for general use, and one purely for music production, in which I strip out EVERYTHING that's not needed.

20th October 2010	#5
jx-10recorder Gear maniac Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 167	I think there is also an option in reason to choose the amount of CPU the programs uses. You can try lowering it and let the other programs use more CPU and vica versa. You also can choose through task manager which programs have hi and low priority.