EZD on Macbook1,1: RAM or CPU?

[seasack]

Hi!

I am runnning EZdrummer on Ableton Live Lite 8.3.3 on an old Macbook1,1 with MacOS 10.5.

When I play a lot of sounds simultaneously from my Roland TD-11 via USB to Ableton, I get stutters.

I could upgrade the RAM in the Macbook from 1 to 2GB. Would that help?

Or is the CPU too weak?

When I play EZdrummer Solo, everything is fine.

Cheers,
Dicker Bub

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[Rogue]

it would definitely be a CPU issue. If the issue comes from the hats work specifically then possibly adjusting the resolution of the foot controller within the module to minimize the amount of data sent may help… but hard to say without looking at the setup first hand. The point though is that upgrading your RAM is very unlikely to improve anything.

Rogue Marechal - Toontrack
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[seasack]

Oh, that’s bad news!

Follow-up question: what would be a sufficient hardware setup for a Macbook? Would a Macbook2,1 be allright?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook#Model_specifications

[Rogue]

there is no right answer here, obviously your setup is enough when playing through solo (which is one of the major reason it was designed in fact, to minimize host resources). It also depends on your playing style, blastbeats at 300bpm with a gazillion cymbal hits will require more CPU time to handle all the voices than an 80 bpm simple rock backbeat.

Rogue Marechal - Toontrack
Configuration Manager

[seasack]

mmh, good point. I was hoping someone might have some first hand experience with older macbooks…

[seasack]

Well, I tried upgrading the RAM anyway. Alas, it’s working now! So I ‘ve spent only $30 and I’m fine!

[Author]

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