Hi,
I have a Mac Pro Octacore 2.8 with 10GB og 800Mhz fully buffered RAM.
Being dual channel I have the following RAM setup:
2x1GB stock RAM and 8GB 4x2GB Kingston (the upgrade from apple)
Risen A and B:
A1 2GB
A2 2GB
A3 1GB
A4 1GB
B1 2GB
B2 2GB
B3 <empty>
B4 <empty>
I have tried all thinkable ram configurations.
Anywho!
I am working on a project in Cubase 5.1 using only the VSL. But I started this project ages ago, so there is one VI instance per channel.
Meaning I have 40 VI instances running (all RAM optimized so there is alot of RAM left). Is that a problem?
The problem I am having is that at the point where there are the most voices (27) the ASIO meter in cubase pops to 100% and I get crackles. I am using a Motu 828mk2 at the highest sample buffer setting, which is 1024.
However, looking at Activity Monitor as well, the CPU load divided on the eight cores are 50% at max (each).
What am I doing wrong? I own VE Pro now, would that give me a performance boost using several instances? Or only a workflow boost (I really like it)?
Further, I am using 3x 7200RPM 32MB cache hdds using one for OS10.5.8, one for VSL and one for the Cubase Projects.
Any suggestions are highly valued!
Thanks
Fred