Even Studio One 2 is better!!! When 2.6.5 came out I was using i5 2500K overclocked to 4GHz and was able to mix pretty big sessions (100+ tracks) without hiccups, crackles, CPU spikes etc. Now I'm on i7 4790K OC'd to 4,5 GHz and with Studio One 3 I run out of CPU power with 60 track sessions. I have Mixbus32c V6.702 on 2 Macs, one of them being pretty the same specs as your laptop, except I have the original 4GB of RAM. My other computer is a 2012 Mac Mini 2.3 I7 - and I use a Focusrite Pro 40 at the studio also.

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Hey there,
using Mixbus since v02 and only recently jumped to v06. Really enjoying it so far.
Mixed the first session in it (about 30 tracks imported but boiled it down to about 16 tracks that were actually mixed, added a single Midi Instrument (the Drum Mic’A Sim via Kontakt) - used the typical mixbus workflow, added a few plugins here and there but went not super crazy with it.
My system meanwhile did. Macbook Pro went pretty noisy (and stood like that), the mixbus system usage display in the upper right corner showed something between 60 and 80 % sometimes 90+. Mac Activity Monitor showed about 130 % (and more) cpu usage. Even switched to 'all available processors' in preferences/general/DSP CPU utilization.
I understand that Mixbus uses higher amounts of CPU but I was wondering that such an average session size hit the limits so quickly. (btw: apart from the good idea to limit oneself to a certain amount of tracks: fan noise can be quite a challenge to listen to while you actually want to listen to your mix )
anyway, here are my questions, maybe some of you have (had) similar experiences or workarounds to share:
- plugins: is it generally possible to disable them (not just bypass them but really take them from the cpu system for the time being (like in Pro Tools)
- same about tracks: when deactivated, are they still using cpu? (in that session I kept all the unused tracks but deactived them)
- I already switched buffer size to Large Session (biggest option in the preferences/audio/buffering), are there more ways to improve system response and or avoid overload that I’m possibly not aware of?
( I know in the start session window you can choose buffer size, is this a different approach?)
- would there be an advantage to use the 32 Bit Mixbus 6 version instead of the 64 Bit?
- I’m aware that I’m using quite an old system (see below) for the whole thing but nothing on the website or manual speaks against using this setup.
Thanks for some insight.
Best regards
Tapeworm
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System:
Macbook Pro early 2011 2,3 GHz, i5, 16 GB RAM (OS 10.9.5), stock HDD (SSD update is already planned),
Interface: Echo Audio 4 (for this session), normally Focusrite Saffire Pro 40
Computer connected to a second Screen plus Bluetooth Mouse
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Subject:Studio One High CPU usage.
KMGuitarSlinger Prenoob Joined: 04/08/2011 04:06:56 Messages: 5 Offline	Hello, I was just curious if anyone else has experienced high CPU usage in Studio One Version Two Professional? Even idle it uses more than my previous DAW but, when I burn a CD - Or mix down wav. I will get a High CPU usage warning.. I have never gotten that ever in my previous DAW. I am running a Quad Core Processor with plently of memory.. (And yes, my system is totally optimized for Recording). Now, I know Studio One will do the HYPER Speed mixdowns - which is what really taxes the CPU .. When doing a Digital release - you can actually choose to do it REAL time when in wav but, it does not give you that option when burning a CD - So, I will get the High CPU usage warning. I also noticed when doing a comparison with my previous DAW - Studio One seems to use more resources both memory wise and especially CPU. Anyone else see this? This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 22/04/2012 16:49:38
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LMike Baconator Joined: 19/02/2011 12:02:34 Messages: 8233 Offline	Well, since you asked.. I haven't seen that personally but (granted) I rarely bother looking at the cpu meter much unless something stops playing right, starts dropping out, whatever. I just keep making music until my system can't take any more load and then I deal with it in one way or another (freeze, whatever) then I go back to making music. The threshold for that (maximum cpu or core load) varies across multiple software and in the same software with different projects and different instrument arrangements. As long as everything is working, playing, I pretty much ignore it. I do know (not saying you) that some people do kinda freak out when they see a single instrument cause the meter to register 20%.. and compare it to X and say 'It only shows 5% there.. is it broken?'.. when the two meters may not even be reading the same thing. I don't really bother with such minutia anymore, used to. Now I just work until I can't work anymore, then I bounce. Surprisingly, the work always gets done, in all of them. My $0.02. This message was edited 2 times. Indian actress hot pictures unzip zip files free download. Last update was at 22/04/2012 17:32:58
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	Subject:Re:Studio One High CPU usage.
KMGuitarSlinger Prenoob Joined: 04/08/2011 04:06:56 Messages: 5 Offline	Hey LMike, thanks for the reply - Yea, I hear what you are saying - My CPU usage rarely even got up to 20% before (previous DAW) and so I have never had any reason to even worry about it. .. However, what made me take notice while using Studio One was while doing some publishing (taking already mixed down wav and doing the spacing ect.. for a CD project in Studio Ones publishing suite). When mixing down the wav for the digital release and burning a CD in Studio One I actually had a notice pop up saying HIGH CPU usage and when I checked it said atleast one of four cores was at 100% usage.. Now that makes you go hmmm...
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LMike Baconator Joined: 19/02/2011 12:02:34 Messages: 8233 Offline	KMGuitarSlinger wrote:My CPU usage rarely even got up to 20% before (previous DAW) and so I have never had any reason to even worry about it. .. Well, yeah.. that's what I was getting at. One of the FL Studio devs talked about that in some detail, why it's potentially problematic to move between various software and assume that what's called a cpu usage meter in various places are actually measuring and displaying the exact same thing the same way in all of them. He (b