How have you set your processor performance / playback engine in PT? Peter --- http://www.merlinsound.de ---- Original Message ---- From: "peterstengaard" <peterstengaard@mac.com> To: <logic-tdm@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 8:27 AM Subject: [L-TDM] protools rtas performance vs. coreaudio > - ok, so I gave ProTools 7.3 a serious chance thinking the latest > features would make it possbile for me not to feel too restricted and > bored with working entirely in PT. I Use NI Akustik Piano, BFD drums > (andy johns expansion pack is the bomb), Spectrasonics etc etc a > lot...rarely more than stereo recording on top of that. But I have to > say I think the RTAS performance on my system (dual 2.5 G5, 4bg, HD3) > sucks A LOT compared to what Logic > gives me with ESB (which is annoying too I have to say). Do any of > you who have switched to PT found that RTAS is just not very > effecient on CPU as well ? I hate when the playback takes a couple of > seconds to start and that moving a loop makes the audio stop. There > are many great things in ProTools but I cannot sit and wait 4 minutes > for it to bounce an RTAS instrument in realtime every time I'm out of > CPU power and then thing makes clicks and pops....grrrrr !!! > > Logic TDM is still better for me...I'd pay serious money for a Logic > that is rewire slave compatible with ProTools... > > Thanks to everyone for keeping this list alive.... > > Peter