[ddots-l] Re: Sonar Rendering Not Using Entire CPU?

  • From: Kevin Gibbs <kevjazz@xxxxxx>
  • To: "ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:22:25 -0600

What's the problem?  Sounds like you're being told that your hardware is found 
the job without breaking a sweat. Are you dissatisfied with the time it's 
taking to render a large project?

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On Feb 5, 2012, at 1:13 PM, Chris Smart <csmart8@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> HI folks.
> 
> I'm going to contact Cakewalk about this to see what they say, but in the 
> meantime, I'm noticing that when I render something, exporting audio, my CPU 
> is nowhere near to being fully used.  According to Windows 7 Task Manager, 
> CPU usage ranges between 30 and 40% during the rendering operation.
> Yes, i have the fast bounce option checked, and am usin the 64-bit engine.
> 
> I'm using Windows 7 64-bit, Sonar 8.5 x64, and a quad-core AMD processor, 
> cranked up to about 3.9GHZ. 16 gb ram, solidstate drive, fast second hard 
> drive etc.
> 
> Is there a way to tell Sonar to use as much of your CPU as possible?
> 
> This is more of an issue if I'm mastering something large, say running 2 
> hours of 24-bit 96KHZ audio through several high quality plug-ins.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Chris
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