If you're running on a MBP having i7 quad CPU and 16GB of DDR (or better), it's not the daw, or the computer. It's more like the producer not following best practices.

 

Yes, Cubase/Nuendo needs aero enabled to work. But you can disable the visual effects anyway. All you need to leave enabled in desktop FX is "transparency".

4. Set processor scheduling to "Background services" - this is somewhat true for Windows XP, and generally in Windows 7 it is not needed. However, I found out that everything is relative as the good astrophysicist said, and you should try changing this setting, testing it with one of your more demanding projects that is using your CPU to the max, and listening for crackles. Obviously at the better suited setting for your PC and ASIO driver there will be less or no crackling at all.

One more *big* tip: for Intel processors disable Speedstep in BIOS, and for AMD processors disable Cool 'n Quiet in BIOS. Also try experimenting with disabling C1 power states if the option is available in your BIOS.

Cheers!

 

Hey quadcore64, could you expand on how to network two computers? Thanks!

 

Everything from the basic setup to the most complicated depends on what you are using to do the handshaking
also known as transfer and receive protocol. This ranges from software and hardware or both.

Bacl in the 1980s there was a professional MIDI and notation program that specifically worked with two
PCs networked over LAN cables. A straight NIC to NIC connection.

Some links to explore tha give just an idea of what is being developed.
MIDIoverLAN

ipMIDI

MIDI over LAN for free (youtube)

Audio over LAN (some Google links)

 

These are some settings for a lite but fully functional Aero (for a better "Steinberg Experience" eheh).

 

I've checked everything here and it made maybe a small difference, I checked on Apple.com and it's 200.00 for an extra 8gb of ram. Is there a place to get the exact same thing for cheaper and in your professional opinion will 8gb help the speed and performance?

 

No way...Don't pay 200 for a 8 gig memory !! It won't solve your issue. You can get a great system for 800, a desktop much better than your macbook pro. In a regular PC right now for 200 you get 32 Gig of memory.

 

Thanks Talmi can you provide some basic links of where these systems are so I can start browsing them..

 

Man i'm in Europe, you know...I do my setups myself, but members here who are geeks like myself can surely provide you with with links to online stores in the US where you can choose your setup piece by piece (Motherbpoard, CPU, Memory, Gpx, HD, Power Unit), get it assembled (it will cost 50 more) if you don't know how to do it. This way you make sure every piece of your equipment is best for your music producing activities...But do the OS installation/optimisation yourself (I prefer Windows 7), it's good to know how to do these things it's the best way to manage your ressources...

 

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Honestly , the generic audio optimisation is rather old and designed for older operating systems and was made for older computers. in any modern machine these tweeks are negligible. network cards being the big killer most times. the problem with a lot of laptops is video shares ram. not only do u get a hit on the amount of ram you actually are sharing bandwidth in the system. both my MBP and mac mini just fall on it face running logic or cubase... only garageband but even that struggles with more then 10 tracks. seems only the top of the line MBP with video card with ram on board can do audio with any success

 

This seems like the sad truth.. So How do Modern studios produce? Do they have super computers?

 

Nope... setting up a machine for recording it's like preparing a car for a big race. You have to choose the right hardware and tweak it for achieve the best performances... @jaymo99 is goddamn right about the APUs... shame on them...

 

I was using windows 7 x64, FL Studio 11.1 x64 a year back and the track I made consumed max 37% cpu, just now (for you :D) I opened the same project on windows 10 x64 FL Studio 12.2 x64 (same machine) and it consumes max 34% cpu. Also Edge is a very good browser.
And read this before moving from FL Studio (expert review), also it's worth knowing about BT:
https://ask.audio/articles/interview-bt-talks-music-tech-and-the-future-of-rhythmic-programming

 

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You can tweak and jump through hoops and modify your workflow like most people do. Raw power is what it is, just another system to tweak and adjust your workflow accordingly. But even the most powerful computer will become out of date one day as software marches on. Personally, I am tired of fighting it. I've been playing cat and mouse ever since I can remember. If I had the cash I'd get the baddest CPU that gave reasonable value for money, and work within those boundaries. I mentioned the 6-cores earlier, as this is the first time they have become 'affordable' in my eyes. I'd probably go with an i7 Quad though, but I'd do some serious research first.

 

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Haha he loves FL apparently.. I'll admit I am using it to work on my new song right now. I will end up using both most likely.. Ableton for live stuff obviously I was wondering if anyone uses both, for some reason when I load both FL goes into a special mode or something it's confusing.

 

If you mean running two DAW's simultaneously crashes any of the DAW's, It must be related to ASIO Driver settings, changing it to primary or any other sound driver might work.

 

Might be loading in rewire mode...

 

Yes it's rewire mode.. Which I have no idea what it does lol

 

Some do have powerful machines (especially when it comes to movie soundtrack - and by powerful I mean 12-24 computers x 12 cores per CPU). But many, many, many other producers manage to solve stuff with a single laptop (or i5 iMacs). And that's because they know how to actually use their resources and they(we) work in clearly defined stages: composing (and sometimes sound design involved for key element of the track), arranging (drums, midi synths, fx), mixing (at this point everything is bounced to audio), mastering.

Bouncing to audio is far from being impractical, it actually solves one of the biggest issues a producer can have: (self) doubt. Once you bounced, you made a decision and you rarely go back. This makes the difference between finishing a track in one week (10 days) or finishing a track in one month.

How much time do you need to finish a track?

 

He once said:

So no worries. He is better than 90% of members here, even though he's probably riding this commercial EDM wave in hopes of sounding like beatport top 10s. He also idolizes Skrillex but thinks he needs more than a 2015 MacBook to produce decent tracks. And he asks questions but already knows all the answers and does not need any advice.

P.S: I don't have any problem with this guy, but I think majority of his posts are made just to increase post counts. Since he doesn't care what others have said in the end

 

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