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Originally Posted by Berni
OK so I finally got around to doing the 'test' on my Macbook pro. I might add that I recently removed the optical drive & replaced it with a SSD drive & the difference in performance is amazing. If you really want peak performance I cannot recommend an SSD enough.
I started a new Live 8 session as Live 9 still has a few bugs that need fixing so I thought it would be better to use the more stable 8 version. I created a midi track with an instance of Massive with the '1991' patch on it & started duplicating it. At 20 tracks it was playing all instances fine, at 25 I was hearing some crackles & pops here & there...bit like one instance of the virus plug in, Lol. At 30 instances it was beginning to get too much & the fan on the processor started to gear up. Still not bad for a laptop computer I don't think. Watching the video, which was extremely painful & tedious ( just duplicate the track already ) I noticed that around a dozen instances it started to lose it. It also reminded me of why I would never go back to any of these programs or a PC for that matter, ugly cluncky shit if you ask me. Your issues probably are related to your soundcard as you say, hope this helps.  |
Thanks for doing the test, the results sound about right for a laptop, but that does highlight one reason I like desktops for home use -- heat issues and airflow are a big factor.
But whatever you do, don't think that video is representative of modern PCs. First off is the fact that he is running XP, an antiquated version of Cubase (new versions look better), and either he is dealing with a config problem like I currently am or his PC has about one third the power of a typical modern $500 PC. He also apparently doesn't realize he can just hit Alt-C to clone the instance of Massive in FLStudio, he could have done all that in 2-3 seconds (maybe he was doing it the slow way for sake of the video). I've got one foot in the Mac world and one foot in the PC world, so I could write a lot of stuff good and bad about both. For now at least, for my studio project, I had an extra Core i7 sitting around that needed a home, and comparing that to the cost of an equivalent Mac Pro setup was a no brainer. I think a lot of people still remember XP when they think of Windows. When I compare Windows 7 or 8 to OSX I think OS X feels clunky.. lol. Maybe its whatever you're used to.