Hi guys,

Recently I've been having problems with my pc performance whilst working on a project. It's causing the busiest parts of the track to be nearly inaudible as the audio lags and distorts. I have tried upgrading my memory but this hasn't made much difference. I am using Cubase SX3 and the VSTs that are using the most CPU in the project are Omnisphere and Vanguard. Below are my specs:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800 2.51 GHz processor
4 GB Corsair XMS2 DHX 6400C4 DDR2 memory
Asus M2N SLI-Deluxe motherboard
Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS sound card
Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT graphics card
160 GB Seagate Maxtor STM3160215AS 7200 RPM C drive (internal)
120 GB Seagate ST3120827AS 7200 RPM D drive (internal)
500 GB Seagate FreeAgent 7200 RPM F drive (external)
Windows XP Home

Does anyone have any ideas as to what needs upgrading the most?

Thanks in advance,

Phil

think id upgrade the soundcard.

Did you pirate Cubase?

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Originally posted by dj_alfi change your avatar for fucks sake.

I was about to suggest more RAM but 4 gigs is more than enough.

No clue what could be causing it. My projects do the exact same thing, I've learned to work through it.

have you tried adjusting the buffersize on the soundcard?

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how many instances of omnisphere have you running i've heard thats' very cpu demanding.

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Originally posted by dj_alfi have you tried adjusting the buffersize on the soundcard?

This, and how many patches on Omnisphere are u running ?

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i have tried increasing the buffer size to no avail, and i am using one instance of omnisphere with a single patch loaded (not a multi)

thanks for the link Morvan, some helpful info in there

i tried bouncing some parts to audio but for some reason i'm getting a very noticeable click at the end of the file - any idea what's causing this?

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Originally posted by Hobson Hi guys, Recently I've been having problems with my pc performance whilst working on a project. It's causing the busiest parts of the track to be nearly inaudible as the audio lags and distorts. I have tried upgrading my memory but this hasn't made much difference. I am using Cubase SX3 and the VSTs that are using the most CPU in the project are Omnisphere and Vanguard. Below are my specs: AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4800 2.51 GHz processor 4 GB Corsair XMS2 DHX 6400C4 DDR2 memory Asus M2N SLI-Deluxe motherboard Creative Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS sound card Nvidia GeForce 6600 GT graphics card 160 GB Seagate Maxtor STM3160215AS 7200 RPM C drive (internal) 120 GB Seagate ST3120827AS 7200 RPM D drive (internal) 500 GB Seagate FreeAgent 7200 RPM F drive (external) Windows XP Home Does anyone have any ideas as to what needs upgrading the most? Thanks in advance, Phil

more RAM and two hard drives if it's in your budget. or make one yourself (clone). Or get yourself a Corsair XMS2

http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1046/corsair_xms2_dominator_pc2_10000_world_s_fastest_ram/index.html



I'd say you should buy yourself a new computer. Or you should at least have two computers, one for work, one for play.

good luck

More RAM will not do any good considering XP only utilizes about 3,5 GBs max, and even if it did Cubase only adresses something like around 2 GB.

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