Cubase & Trackspacer/East West Play Engine

Cubase
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Im running Cubase Pro 11 on a 2013 Mac Pro Trashcan using Mojave (12 Core, 64 GB Memory, Dual 700 AMD FirePro Video Cards). Im running 3 video monitors all active during any project and all programs and plugins are fully updated. The buffer size is set to 2048 when I am mixing.

The issue is as follows…my average load in the performance meters peaks and I get drop outs when the following happens:

  • If I activate more than four Trackspacer plugins

  • If I activate a Trackspacer plugin on a Electric Guitar Audio Channel and send both the lead vocal and the crushed lead vocal channels to the side chain on that Trackspacer Plugin

  • If I use the East West Play Engine with the following samples “Hollywood Pop Brass” or “Hollywood Backup SIngers”

Is there anyway the issues I am experience are due to the Graphic Cards??

Has anyone else been experiencing these issues?

Looking forward to hearing some feedback this.

Thanks,
Lou

2

Hi,

It sounds me, like the CPU need more loads if you use multiple instances of the EastWest (or other plug-ins). Just increase the Buffer Size, please.

3

Hi Martin,

Thanks for the reply.

The Buffer size is already at its max at 2048.

I am using 2 UAD Apollo X8’s

Lou

4

Hi,

Then it seems, the plug-ins are really CPU hungry. I’m afraid there is no way around but to freeze the tracks.

5

I have stopped using TrackSapcer because I found a lot of my CPU was made up of very few TrackSpacers.

Since I stopped it is like have a new computer, I have way way more power now. I use Waves C1 on classic mode for general side chaining

BUT Soothe2 has a side chain now which does the same as TrackSapcer but uses a lot less CPU. Its a good TrackSpacer alternative.