Guys ı have last versions of fl and s1 and today ı use 7 channel plugins of U-he cpu usages was

FL %99 using
S1 %60 using ı cant left FL but ı try to learning S1 something is good this bad boy S1 =)

 

Well there shouldn't be a very noticeable difference like what you mentioned. Maybe something else was running in the background or you opened both at the same time.

Also play with those 4 CPU options from Audio settings and use FL plugin smart disable feature in Tools>Macros. What it does actually is to hibernate plugins when they are not in use or their channel is muted.

Please report back your results so we can assist you further

 

ı will post pictures in equal conditions but ı heard s1 is coming strong there is big producers swicthing to s1 am guessing it will be next ableton

 

FL unfortunately is the worst DAW in CPU performance specially with third party plugins. I tested with studio one, ableton and FL and i can say that S1 and Ableton are almost equal while FL is by far the worst. I alllready tried to use stuff like smart disable etc but.... almost same results.

 

fl studio and u-he are not a match, A nebula 3 instance without smart disable only uses a few % more then in reaper.

if only they fixed spire for fl studio

 

For me in FL it seems to be more of the third party fx plugs and multi send through channels in the mixer which really clamp down on the cpu, Task Manager will be on 35% cpu, FL might be on 90% cpu, system dependent.

 

sorry guys ı didnt write my pc specs athlonx4 II 641 2.8ghz 8gbram 1600mhz 1tb barracuda with 64mb cache thats why ı always use audio clips

 

Just a tip: Watching how established artists make their songs is a good way to stay up to date as long as you ignore what's that magical tool they are using right now.
Like using ProTools doesn't make one a great mixer.

 

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Have you tried up/downgrading u-he uhbik? Also, use the VST3 versions in a DAW which supports it, as VST3 is specc'd to allow for CPU savings on idle. When uhbik uses up lots of CPU in my DAW, i just stop/start the transport state, disable/enable it, or restart my DAW.

 

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You would not believe me but I never use any 3rd party plugin in FL. Just stock ones because:
1- They are more CPU and memory efficient.
2- I have what I need and also loading time is so short.

Of course it depends on the task we are using DAWs for. For me that all of my track making is done in the box, nothing is needed other than FL ones. I have tested lots of 3rd parties previously and really have not seen any huge difference between FL and others.

FL plugins have been designed in a fashion that you don't need anything else unless you have been seduced with the 3rd party plugins' GUI.

 

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o to tools / macros / switch smart disable for all plugins ;)

your wellcome

 

How do you measure CPU usage?
As all modern CPUs have multiple cores, it's more important how well a DAW manages to distribute CPU load over multiple cores than single "CPU load" numbers.
Also. in my experience, CPU load is quite an unreliable measure for performance limits that result in stuttering, dropouts or laggy UI.
Isn't that what you're trying to avoid in the first place?
A better comparison would be to add as many plugins as possible onto A) a single track and B) multiple tracks and count the numbers at which the DAW goes broke.
While comparing different DAWs, it's also important to use the same latency, comparable audio engine settings and the same audio interface, including the same driver version, otherwise it would be like comparing apples with bananas.

 

guys am fl user since 2009 =) and lets think you are makes your own sound with layering 3 channel bass 3 channel synth total 6 vst channel at the same time running FL cpu usage seriously problem =)

 

Simply use this technique:
https://audiosex.pro/threads/a-simple-trick-for-saving-a-lot-of-cpu-in-fl-studio.22358/
You can not find any one better than this.

Don't forget to un-load any plugin if smart disable did not work for it after its rendering, because we do not need them in the whole track.

Please use more wave version than plugins. Simply save their situation in a preset and call them when you need changing.

 

wow, i have no idea what you guys are doing wrong but I can max out my session and run it fine in FL. I have 16gb ram, i7 2600k, win 7 and i run 13-15gb sessions all the time with fx on every channel automatons uhe, kontakt, nexus hollywood 3 strings, and omnisphere in every session.. and it runs flawlessly. Never really tried any other daw but coming from fl 10 to now 12 i have a better handle on processing and can run massive sessions.

 

Well considering that spec especially CPU, its completely normal for you to not be able to use more than 4 instances of a synth (CPU-friendly Sylenth1 for example) or 3rd party effect (like FabFilter) running at the same time.

 

It's always a good avise to use 3rd party plugins only when your DAW stock doesn't reach yout needs. But sooner or later you'll want some specific VST plugin, perhaps CPU intensive or a plugin you'll use in many tracks.

But after reading FL Studio specs, it's impressive the quantity and possibilities of the stock plugins/tools. I specially like some midi tools like the riff station, the step sequencer too. Also the modular Patcher to combine plugins, you can even have a proprietary Flowstone (former SynthEdit) modular plugin builder which you can use to build/program plugins from scratch. Even using assembler code, how cool is that? Metal amp sim lovers: that's how the mythic Lepou developed his plugins. Well, with the independent version.

For my needs, Fl Studio would be my choice at least for prototype/composing. But is hard to compete with Live in this field. Live 9, with the stock Max for Live included plus the entire Cycling Max 74 installed is a f***ing beast with unlimited possibilities.

 

lawls. the entire Cycling 74 database? that's like 3000+ devices and almost half of them are pretty old or not useful to all.

But if you really did it, may I ask you how much disk space was used to store all of them?

 

I just installed the stock content of Cycling Max 7. I called it "entire" to separate the concept from "Max from Live" included in Live.

Also, the J74 F. Poze Progressive "Max for Live" plugins, which you can open and dissect if you've installed Cycling 74 Max