musicroom
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Project resources: indication/management
Request: Option for program utility screen/window dedicated to project plugin cpu usage
My use:
I would like to know at a quick glance, based on cpu usage, if I want to disable all of my plugins or just a few hungry ones when I'm recording within a busy project and latency becomes an issue. I would also like to be able to disable or and re-enable plugins for the project within that screen. Would be very appreciated here.
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mesayre
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Re: Project resources: indication/management
2015/09/15 16:25:16
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☄ Helpfulby musicroom 2015/09/16 10:02:26
Hey there,
Could you please clarify how this would be different from the existing Performance module in the Control Bar?
Thanks,
Mike
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Brando
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Re: Project resources: indication/management
2015/09/15 21:35:54
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☄ Helpfulby musicroom 2015/09/16 09:26:02
mesayre
Hey there,
Could you please clarify how this would be different from the existing Performance module in the Control Bar?
Thanks,
Mike
If it's like the one in Reaper, it's a listing with cpu usage per plugin
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musicroom
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Re: Project resources: indication/management
2015/09/16 09:52:31
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Brando
mesayre
Hey there,
Could you please clarify how this would be different from the existing Performance module in the Control Bar?
Thanks,
Mike
If it's like the one in Reaper, it's a listing with cpu usage per plugin
Yes - Brando is correct about my request. The current performance module does give cpu information in an overview type way. But no specific details! I may be in the minority for this request, but having a performance monitoring / control tool would improve how I spend some of my time mixing by helping me identify where the valuable cpu power is being allocated. (Sometimes "freezing" a track isn't the best solution if I'm still fine tuning settings...)
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Re: Project resources: indication/management
2015/09/16 09:58:53
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☄ Helpfulby musicroom 2015/09/16 13:07:03
Ah, I see. So sort of a like a "Task Manager" type thing within Sonar that might give you the option to bypass individual plugins within that same window?
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Brando
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Re: Project resources: indication/management
2015/09/16 11:28:34
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☄ Helpfulby musicroom 2015/09/16 13:07:11
At least in Reaper's case, it's just a list with individual CPU hits per plugin. Assuming this is what the OP is looking for in SONAR, it would be up to the user to determine which plug-ins would be good candidates for freezing or bouncing to free up the necessary resources. Now it's trial and error based on what the user thinks he/she can afford to freeze, and gauging the success or ineffectiveness versus the main CPU meter.
Makes a lot of sense to me personally, and would likely be most valuable to those with marginal DAW's (mine) and those who use a lot of soft-synths (me too).
Brando
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Re: Project resources: indication/management
2015/09/16 14:11:03
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☄ Helpfulby musicroom 2015/09/16 15:30:12
Voted. Like Brando I'm not running anything that resembles state of the art, but I always seem to run lots of plugins. More efficiently zeroing in those that could free up resources the most would be very convenient.
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Re: Project resources: indication/management
2015/09/16 15:23:00
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stevec
Voted. Like Brando I'm not running anything that resembles state of the art, but I always seem to run lots of plugins. More efficiently zeroing in those that could free up resources the most would be very convenient.
I'm in the same DAW "wish I had more power" category with a Q9550 chip. So yes, I need to manage my resources.
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Re: Project resources: indication/management
2015/09/16 17:03:48
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☄ Helpfulby musicroom 2015/09/16 20:12:34
Q9300 here with 8GB RAM. Low specs by today's standards but certainly solid! Which of course is one reason I'm always leery of upgrading... It's a first-world issue for sure. 
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