> From: "mikekiraly1" <MIKEKIRALY1@...> > > > By the way, I just finished a little more experimentation - it turns > out that the Tubifex plug > in on the Powercore was partially the culprit. I guess it's just a bit > new and rough around the edges? The Tubifex uses mainly the computer's cpu (because of lower latency, i think). > Now, the PoCo maxed out (without any Tubifex instances) pushes my CPU > meters to about 45% - 50%. Still not what I would consider a > miraculous savings in CPU while using a dedicated DSP card. As for the UAD, > I learned that CPU usage jumped dramatically as I pushed the card past it's > 60% mark. So, if I had 60% of the UAD card used, my CPU meters were around > 35% - 40%. But if I opened one more plug in and pushed the UAD to 70% or > 75%, the CPU meters spiked into the 90% range. I guess the UAD card doesn't > like to be pushed to hard. Just thought I would share my experience. I would > love to hear other experiences and see if they are similar to mine. > With my UAD it's best to set the buffer to 1024 samples, Set Logic's processbuffer in audio hardware setuo to small or medium (veeery important!) Also if you're on 10.3 the new UAD drivers available at UniversalAudio might improve the situation. But you're right; they should use less CPU! You've got my vote!! :) cheers, bernd