Is the percentage for the entire CPU or for a specific core? I know that the playback CPU meeter from what I've heard is not completely accurate, since sonar is measuring it's own audio engine or something like that back in sonar 8.3. Regards, D!J!X! -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Smart Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 2:13 PM To: midimag@xxxxxxxxxxx Cc: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Sonar Rendering Not Using Entire CPU? 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 -------------------------------------------------- CTS MASTERING: PROFESSIONAL MIXING AND MASTERING! http://www.ctsmastering.com Dropbox: Have your stuff when you need it. 2GB is free http://db.tt/bQ2GuIt PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE! To leave the list, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type unsubscribe For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the immediately following link: ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq or send a message, to ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and in the Subject line type faq