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brucifer brucifer is a male

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How do you reduce cpu usage in reason so you can run more combis ect?

I know you can reduce the 44100 thing down to 22000(?) but is there any other ways of streamlining the program without seriously making the sound quality poor?

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08-07-2008 07:58

Phalanx Phalanx is a male

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I don't use Reason but I started doing my tunes in "project folders," where I have a separate file for the beats, bass, pads, etc. I export them all as wavs and then assemble them in a final project. Really helps with the workflow and cuts down on CPU usage.

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08-07-2008 08:41

D2o

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tbh reason is the most streamlined program there is

if you have to worry about it using too much cpu then you need to think about saving for a new computer

but like MTG said, export sounds you added some processing too then re-load them into reason it a sample of something then that will save you some cpu

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08-07-2008 10:25

Ketz

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eazy Brucey, I had this problem when I installed Reason 4 on my PC as the system requirements are pretty high (for an old PC), one really big project I had to reduce to 22000 but its not ideal as you are workin in low res and its nearly impossible to do eqing etc, you need to keep re-exporting at 44100 and check it that way - too tedious and defo not recomended!! lol

so Sentinel gave me a lil tip - u prob already tried it but - in preferences increase CPU usage to maximunm (i think its 90 or 95% on of the 2) - that can help

there is ways to optimize your pc for music production, i got an article in music tech magazine - i can try n send you a copy (its about how u configure ur Windows but i tried it and there was no noticeable difference), obviously keepin as much free hard drive space helps

anyways, I had probs even after increaseing my RAM to 1.5GB with an old P4 2.6, so now i got a laptop duocore 1.8x2, 3GB RAM, 250GB hardrive - and im sorted! Big Grin

why not jus get a nice new high spec computer? u cheap bastard! Big Grin

08-07-2008 10:29

Surya

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quote:

Originally posted by Ghost
if you have to worry about it using too much cpu then you need to think about saving for a new computer

I'm afraid so too

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08-07-2008 14:03

Sentinel Sentinel is a male

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I don't care I got 175ghz duo core 2GB internal and added 4GB flash drive I changed into RAM in the windows registry.

6GB in all !

HeHe !

Yeah buy a cheap laptop !!!

Mine cost me just short of €500 and I only made sure it had a decent processor and at least 2GB of RAM the graphics card and all that shit wasn't important !

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08-07-2008 16:55

Muad'Dib Muad'Dib is a male

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quote:

Originally posted by TheSentinel
I don't care I got 175ghz duo core...

175 gHz

?!?

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08-07-2008 17:06

Ketz

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quote:

Originally posted by Muad'Dib

quote:

Originally posted by TheSentinel
I don't care I got 175ghz duo core...

175 gHz

?!?

think he means 1.75ghz processor Smile

but if its duocore its 1.75x2 = 3.5ghz in effect

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08-07-2008 17:11

Sentinel Sentinel is a male

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Yeah sorry my keyboard keeps sticking every so often and I can't be arsed to check what I type !

1.75Ghz x 2 !

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08-07-2008 17:43

cynik

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some features use more cpu than others - as with everything. for example the subtractor has a white noise generator which is a cpu hog. several rv7000's packed onto eachother can cause issues as well.

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08-07-2008 19:41

D2o

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Someone told me that combi's are the biggest culprit when it comes to hoggin cpu

Someone was telling me that they had quite a complex tune rolling and it was fine but as soon as they started adding combi's it went off the scale

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08-07-2008 20:06

Sentinel Sentinel is a male

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quote:

Originally posted by Ghost
Someone told me that combi's are the biggest culprit when it comes to hoggin cpu

Someone was telling me that they had quite a complex tune rolling and it was fine but as soon as they started adding combi's it went off the scale

¿errr You? fellow combi whore !!!

It wasn't me !!!

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08-07-2008 22:40

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