beatstation cpu use in nuendo

[gregfenton]

hi, just purchased beatstation and am trying to use it with nuendo 3 which initially works fine but then the sound beaks up. the cpu meter runs about half way. not sure if this is down to beatstation or if its the settings in nuendo (everything else works fine). im using windows xp sp3 on a hp pc. any help would be greatly appreciated ???

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[Scott]

What is the audio buffer set to? What type of CPU (dual core/quad core, etc) are you running?

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
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[gregfenton]

Hi Scott, im new to this so how can i find out what the audio buffer is set to ? My PC is running an Intel Core 2 CPU (6320@1.86GHz) with 1.86 GHz, 1.99GB of RAM if that helps you ?

[Scott]

You should be able to bring up the audio soundcard control panel and check the buffer size via the Devices menu (Device Setup) in Nuendo. The lower the audio buffer, the greater hit to the CPU.

Personally I use 128 sample buffer when tracking MIDI into Cubase from my MIDI keyboard or Zendrum and then bring it up to 1024 sample buffer after.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[gregfenton]

my buffer size is et to 768 ! so should i lower it to 128 ? im using a midi controller keyboard too…

[Scott]

If you don’t mind the latency at 768 samples when playing in MIDI, I wouldn’t change it. I would use a higher buffer after MIDI inputting to see if your CPU spikes go away.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[Scott]

Also, what type of ASIO sound card/drivers are you using?

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[gregfenton]

a Realtek high definition audio driver…

[Scott]

For best performance, I would look into upgrading to a professional ASIO sound card.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[gregfenton]

ok thanks Scott. Recommend anything ?

[Scott]

There are plenty on offer from M-Audio, RME, Presonus, etc.

Scott Sibley - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

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