Track Counts.....What are you gettin'?

I started this thread to get info on audio track counts and CPU/System horse power for lack of better words.

I have a really old machine but feel I get reasonable power out of it for what it is.................(old )......actually....really,really old.

I'd love to hear what kinda track counts other users are getting for audio projects w/fx , soft synths etc. ...............


Please, if you have a minute give us some examples of.....

max track counts

bit/sample rate

plugins

synths

interface

machine specs

Software version.

I'm hoping this could be useful info for all members.



Yes this is in the Sonar, but its dying.

I had hoped to get some good info for anyone to check out.

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Thanks Fooman ,

Just what I was looking for. I'm a little suprised more people haven't offered something up.

I thought it would be kinda cool to have a thread some of the new users could check out. This way they may gain some insight on what to expect, or gain some direction on aquiring gear.

Thanks Again.

My Sonar system

track count: I've been able to run 64 tracks give or take (44.1k/24 bit)
plugins: EQ and Db-audioware compressor on every track. usually about 8-10 busses and a couple Reverbs, and delays.
synths: none
interface: MOTU 828 and Echo Layla 3G
computer: custom built dual Athlon XP2000, Tyan tiger MP motherboard, 1GB of RAM, multiple Ultra320 SCSI audio drives.
software version: Windows 2000 SP4, Sonar Producer 3.1 (yes it's old but works well)

I'm planning to upgrade Sonar to ver. 6 I mostly only use Sonar for MIDI sequencing and eventually soft synths. My main audio is done on Pro Tools nowadays.

I should have included bit and sample request.

Excellent point!!!

I'll edit thread.

Thanks for the reply.....this is the type of thing I never get bored with.

I like the chance to see everyone is doing.

Some one can corrrect me if I'm not on it here.

But I believe the Windows task manager and SHS(CW ) use different ways to measure CPU use .

There is a small blurb about it in help files "CPU"

I'm running S4P on an old Dell 1.8, 1 G, 2 HD's, MOTU 2408mkII w/ 2 Behringer ADA8000's. Projects usually have either no MIDI or 2 tracks, all else is audio. No softsynths, very few plug-ins, and almost all processing is done destructively.
Fewest number of tracks is 48, maximum so far is 87. I've had 4 crashes since November 2005.

We will be moving to a new PC in the next couple od weeks.

24/44.1 - 30 tracks 10 aux busses. EQ on almost all tracks, compression on 5 tracks and 3 aux busses. 2 delays, 1 chorus, long plate, short plate, pitch shifter on seperate aux busses mentioned above.

EQ, compression and limiter on master buss (I generally do this at the end to get a mocked up mastering chain).

This all worked fine no stalls except when I exceeded my UAD1 cards ability. Overall I could have had more tracks but this was all I needed.

Core 2, Asus P5B Delux MB.

My son and his friends did a rap project with 96 tracks on my Sonar 5PE. Mostly vocals, some drum loops, a couple of compressors, guitar, and bass.
I couldn't believe it would actually play. But it did. They know nothing about latency settings, or how to adjust it, I still don't know how they pulled it off. I guess the lack of plugs.

ORIGINAL: deleter47

My son and his friends did a rap project with 96 tracks on my Sonar 5PE. Mostly vocals, some drum loops, a couple of compressors, guitar, and bass.

How many friends does your son have?
The largest number of tracks I have seen on a rap project was about 70. There were a lot of sound effects and doubled up vocals and drum sounds.
I suppose the key thing is how many tracks of audio are actually playing at the same time.

P4 3.06Ghz, 1G RAM, M-Audio Delta 1010LT, SHS4XL, 16/44.1, Behringer UB2222FX Pro, an old Fostex 812 board, and an assortment of mics (nothing fancy).

I don't use the built in mic pre's on the 1010 LT, as the mixing boards handle that pretty good for now. I've been recording band practice to 8 tracks live (4tr drums, 1tr bass-direct, 2tr guitar, 1tr vox), and I can run compressor and EQ, or whatever on all tracks for mixdown without crashing. I'm thinking of getting another 1010LT to add 8 more audio tracks, so I can mic the rest of the drum kit, but so far this works pretty well. I've also done track by track recording, with 8 tracks of drums going first, 2tr bass(1 mic, 1 direct)next, then 2 tr of each guitar (total 4tr), with the vocals done last. I only have the effects that came with XL. So far so good........A pretty far cry from my old cassette portastudio... No crashes unless I let my guitar player in front of the computer. I don't know how he does it, but he'll freeze that sucker up every time!

I don't know. I've actually never checked. I can't see the computer monitor to well from the drumkit. I just hit record on the keyboard, run to the kit and count off.

I do multi-track with 8 drum tracks. It stays around 6%.