X3d Min/Req. just shy...will it work

I have a laptop that I use for tracking only...maybe some noise gate used when tracking drums.
 
I have an new Purrrfect Audio Desktop for mixing/mastering in a separate room (love it).
 
Here is my question.
 
My laptop has an Intel Core 2 Duo CPU, which is a T9300 2.5Ghz 2 Core 2 Logical Processor CPU. I recently upgraded Bios and basically went thru the entire laptop on this forum to get it to run great (for tracking) when using Sonar 7PE and a TI chipset Firewire Cardbus.
 
I would love to run X3d on this. But the min/req. state 2.67GHz. I just dread what to expect...I am sure it would not work.
 
What are your thoughts?
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

True
 

You could throw the X2 demo on it and see what happens
 
Bob Bone

Yes, I think I will, just for fun, if not anything else.
 
I have updated the BIOS and all other drivers on the machine, so all I really need to do is an uninstall of anything on the machine and a little clean up.
 
Then, I will load Win7x64 over the top of the already loaded Win7x32.
 
Then, I will load X3d.
 
Worst case...reinstall Win7x32 and reinstall X3d, or just go back to Sonar 7 PE.
 
All I need it for is tracking, with some gating on the drums...no more than 16 tracks at once...if that.
 
After all is tracked. I move the files to an external HD and move into another part of the house and use my new "Purrrfect Audio" machine with X3d loaded and ready to go.
 
Thanks.

Gating does not work when tracking...hmmmm?

 
Are you trying to use a plugin for gating?
Plugins will not be processed when recording, use them afterwards when mixing.

FWIW, I'm running X3 on an older Q9300 @ 2.5 GHz w/ 8GB RAM, and it's fairly smooth unless I really load up the project with synths and plugins.   For example, I'm currently working on a project with an instance of BFD Eco, an instance of AD, and six instances of Loom.   No problemo. 
 
 

If you were going to mute the other tracks and such, I would suggest just creating stripped down versions of each song, where only the bounced keyboard audio tracks were present, and whatever additional info was needed for keeping the live band in sync with the keyboard tracks.  (you would not have to load a bunch of other audio tracks or soft synths)
 
I would think that would make each song load faster, which does matter for live performances - for most folks, I imagine.
 
Bob Bone
 

Give it a shot - next stop, world peace.  :)
 
Bob Bone
 

You know what sucks.
 
I stripped the laptop and performed a new install of Win7x32.
 
Loaded Sonar 7PE and it worked flawlessly...I use a TI firewire card.
 
So then I decided to strip it again and perform an new install of Win7x64, then new install of Sonar 7PE, and now I have pops and clicks.
 
ARRRGH!!!!!!!!
 
The whole reason for wanting to perform an new install of X3d is for workflow.
 
I would love to be able to use the same template when tracking and then move that data to the mixing/mastering PC, without the SW telling me that I am using some dusty old recording SW that it does not want to play nice with and list a bunch of mismatched plugins that is can't use etc. etc.
 
It loads and works, but the workflow would be sublime if it was all the same. And, save me a ton of time.
 
Thanks