Subject:CPU requirements for AP5?

Posted by: spinweb

Date:12/20/2004 9:47:13 AM

Hi All,

I have a Pentium IV 1.8GB CPU and the thing starts to chug and EVEN SLOWS DOWN
sometimes. Really pisses me off. I do tend to have a lot of tracks and effects, but
sometimes that's just the way it is. Now I hear to use some of the features of AP5, like
Media Manager, is even more CPU intensive.

Bottom line? What do you really need to run a large ACID file? What kind of CPU clock
speed?

Thanks,

Rick

Subject:RE: CPU requirements for AP5?

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:12/20/2004 9:48:55 AM

Your CPU speed is fine. There's probably a weak link in your system's chain. What's your soundcard/audio interface? Amount of RAM?

Iacobus
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Subject:RE: CPU requirements for AP5?

Reply by: spinweb

Date:12/20/2004 11:16:15 AM

I have an Echo Indigo 24-bit soundcard, 512MB RAM

Subject:RE: CPU requirements for AP5?

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:12/20/2004 11:33:58 AM

Is this a laptop?

How many tracks and FX are you running in a typical project that's giving you performance trouble? Your hardware certainly sounds like it's up to snuff. (What kind of hard drive configuration are you using? With a digital audio media app such as ACID Pro and Vegas, it's best to have two drives in an IDE config.)

Iacobus
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Subject:RE: CPU requirements for AP5?

Reply by: Zacchino

Date:12/20/2004 12:46:22 PM

and what about one (and only) s-ata drive ? Seagate often fragmented ?