Precision Multiband eats all my CPU

[MikeGS]

Hi

I trying to use the Precision Multiband on a session with just 1 audio track, 1 other native plug opened, my latency at 100ms!! and I still get a asio overload message, and the track will not even playback. I have no other UAD plugs opend ..so what's going on? All the other plugs are fine even when I have about 12-14 plugs on a busy mix.

I'm using Logic 5.5.1 on a win XP SP 1 PC
I have 1 UAD 1 card
My Host CPU is 3 Ghz
Ram is 1gig
Asus p4p 800E Mother board
40 gig 72 rpm hardrive

Cheers

 

[geekeye]

which native plugin? sometimes plugs with additional latency (eg waves phase-linear eq) can mess the uad up, but that's just a guess at this point.

 

[Henning]

I have the same problem. But I only experience that when the Multiband GUI is open. When I disable the dynamic EQ setting in the lowmiddle of the pluging also helped a little bit.

The plugin seem to consume a lot of native processing when editing the parameters and when GUI is visible. This should be implemented a lot more efficient.v

Henning
http://www.portsonar.com

Hi

I trying to use the Precision Multiband on a session with just 1 audio track, 1 other native plug opened, my latency at 100ms!! and I still get a asio overload message, and the track will not even playback. I have no other UAD plugs opend ..so what's going on? All the other plugs are fine even when I have about 12-14 plugs on a busy mix.

I'm using Logic 5.5.1 on a win XP SP 1 PC
I have 1 UAD 1 card
My Host CPU is 3 Ghz
Ram is 1gig
Asus p4p 800E Mother board
40 gig 72 rpm hardrive

Cheers

 

[MikeGS]

which native plugin? sometimes plugs with additional latency (eg waves phase-linear eq) can mess the uad up, but that's just a guess at this point.

I had a Vintage Warmer opened but in by pass mode so shouldb't have been using any CPU...I need someone from UAD to advise on this, co's really don't see what I could be doing wrong. I got 13 demo days left and I want to evaluate this thing. I will be adding another UAD card in the near future, but I need a alternative good multi band comp for DIY mastering. Any otehr recomendations while were at it?

 

[Akis]

I need someone from UAD to advise on this

This is an unofficial forum; you should contact them directly.

 

[neil wilkes]

I don't have Vintage Warmer - is it a VST or a DirectX?
UAD plugs don't like going after a DX plugin that introduces latency to the system.

I know the PMB is working just fine here - and it is far from a resource hog!
An ASIO overlaod message is a strange one indeed though - I have never seen this behaviour. A friend of mine has Logic PC, last version, and he can use PMB with no trouble as well.

Incidentally - you shouldn't need to use a Multiband comp automatically on mastering. In fact, a well crafted mix should NOT need one at all.

 

[MikeGS]

Thanks Neil, It comes in both formats, I think I'm using it in vst..I need to double check, bust yes VW does add quite a lot of latencey..I'll try with out or the other way round. I wanted to compare both on my mix.

I agree somewhat with your statment about good mixes, but the mix I was doing has a lot of low end punch and needed something to bring the whole track together.

 

[neil wilkes]

If VW is in VST mode, it shouldn't cause you any trouble AFAIK.
PMB is very good at tightening up a slack low end, for certain. There are times when remix is not an option, and with careful setting up PMB can really help.

But I don't know what the problem is if VW is in VST mode though.
What is your resolution? At 44.1Khz, you will get 50% DSP usage with one card, so at 88.2KHz, or 96KHz and only one card, that is your lot - and maybe not even then, as you can't normally go to 100% DSP usage.

It could just be you're out of DSP here.