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Just checking really (and I think I know the answer).
Do I need a new MacBook or are there some settings that I haven’t configured properly?
I’ve got a late 2013 MacBook Pro, 16gb ram, intel i7.
My current project has about 20 tracks, all audio.
Scrolling around the screen is slow and I can barely use the meters as they don’t show in real time during playback.
I mainly use T-Racks plugins for reverbs or specific compressors but I have a few SSL plugins that seem to really drain the system. One plug-in, the Sonox Claro (similar to Pro-q) crashes the session if I try and copy it to other tracks.
Rendering a song takes around 5mins and the fan goes crazy.
To be honest, I’ve been using Mixbus 32c for about six years and it’s always been like this - hence why I’m wondering if I’ve just got it set up wrong?
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I would expect much better performance from that spec.
One obvious thing you could look at is in General Preferences - check that the machine is set to use all available cores.
Other than that, maybe it's just the usual junk which accumulates in older machines and which needs a good clear-out.
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12-03-2022, 06:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-03-2022, 07:04 PM by Dingo.)
@Dazzathedrumer - are your sessions running off the Internal HD or are you using an external Drive ?
I see you have been using 32C for about six years, so was v4 or 5 showing the same sluggish performance ?
2013 MacBook Pro was released with Mavericks... are you still running that ?
Also check these links, it can often be the cause of slow graphics on laptop..
https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/ma...lp2492/mac
https://support.apple.com/en-au/HT202043
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I've got it set to 'All available processors' - I've just increased the Disk IO buffering to 'Large Session' to see if that makes a difference - although it's playing back fine, seems to be more of a memory/GPU thing.
Everything's running from the internal SSD.
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12-04-2022, 01:35 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-04-2022, 04:20 PM by Dingo.)
I would highly recommend using an external USB3 or TB2 drive.
When possible the startup / system drive should not be used for audio or video projects, doing so can give you reduced performance.
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@Dazzathedrummer - I know this isn't something you'll want to hear but have you ever thought of configuring your Mac to dual-boot into Windows? I've owned 3 x Macs in my lifetime. I prefer using Macs because they're very quiet but in my experience, I've always found they performs hugely better if I set them up for Windows. Hell, If I start the MB transport rolling and then just click on one of the menu options (Session / Transport / Edit etc) the Editor window in MacOS totally freezes!! And that's on a very powerful Mac Pro with 20 cores!!
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Wisdom is knowing you don't put tomatoes in a fruit salad !!
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12-05-2022, 08:34 AM
(This post was last modified: 12-05-2022, 08:35 AM by PBuryk.
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@Dazzathedrummer -
Do you have any anti-virus software running? If so, disconnect your machine from any LAN or WiFi networks it's on and turn off that software.
Also, as ROG suggested, perform a system cleanup of all outdated temporary files.
Lastly, try running your session(s) without your third-party (ie., non-Harrison) plugins, just to see if they perform better;
you need to know if they are contributing to the issue.
A 10-year-old i7 w/ 16 GB RAM should run lots more than 20 audio tracks!!!
Cheers!
Patrick
