Re: Ableton LIVE 7

[Chris Sewell <lunamusic@mac.com>]

I'm using Live 7 with a 2.4 Macbook Pro. CPU isn't really an issue  
much anymore. I have a couple tunes where I use 8 tracks incorporating  
various synths and many effects. The usual CPU saving tricks should  
certainly be used. I have noticed that you really benefit by turning  
off the Airport, Bluetooth and all sharing. Ableton is truly a great  
app. 7 has may improvements that make it well worth it. Especially  
from 5. Go for it.
Chris
On May 4, 2008, at 4:31 PM, Per Boysen wrote:

> On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 7:08 PM, Mike Crain <mike@mikecrain.com> wrote:
>> I just purchased a MacBook Pro 2.4 Ghz & 2 GB RAM. Is there anyone  
>> out there
>> who is running Leopard with LIVE 7 and how well it runs. How many
>> tracks/processes are you able to run? Just wondering if I should  
>> upgrade to
>> 7 or just 5.2 though I'm aware and know some of the really cool  
>> features
>> under 7.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> mc
>
>
> I'm running Live 7 here on Leopard and it is as stable at it has ever
> been. I have been using Live back since version 3.
>
> You should really get version 7 for the macbook because 5.2 doesn't
> support multi core processors, and that was a huge power lift when it
> was introduced!
>
> As for your last question I'm afraid I can't tell, since I have never
> found a musical situation  that calls for such a huge amount of track
> and processes that would give me a chance to measure the CPU headroom.
>
> -- 
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>
> Per Boysen
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