Spire Synthesizer
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Echoes in the Attic Echoes in the Attic https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=180417
- KVRAF
- 11054 posts since 12 May, 2008
I'm using a macbook pro 2.6 Ghz i7 Quadcore with 16gb ram. Last year's model.
The aero pad, playing a five note chord, shows around 25% in Ableton's meter when it's the only thing loaded. I guess that's not completely unreasonable compared to some others. What really surprised me was that many mono patches could show about 15%. Typically mono patches are more efficient than that and there's a bigger discrepancy with poly patches.
The aero pad, playing a five note chord, shows around 25% in Ableton's meter when it's the only thing loaded. I guess that's not completely unreasonable compared to some others. What really surprised me was that many mono patches could show about 15%. Typically mono patches are more efficient than that and there's a bigger discrepancy with poly patches.
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- KVRAF
- 1600 posts since 2 Apr, 2006 from Studio City, California
Ok, so I tried the latest Spire release again. Again, it has very good sound but still way to high CPU for the sound it produces.
For example, when I compare Spire LD - X-Lead to Sylenth1 LD - Follow in Cubase 7.5 OS10.9
Spire LD - X-Lead Average load - 23% - 30% peak
Sylenth1 LD - Follow - 6% Average load - 8% Peak
and Spire has greater max spike than Sylenth1
No reason to switch to Spire yet...
For example, when I compare Spire LD - X-Lead to Sylenth1 LD - Follow in Cubase 7.5 OS10.9
Spire LD - X-Lead Average load - 23% - 30% peak
Sylenth1 LD - Follow - 6% Average load - 8% Peak
and Spire has greater max spike than Sylenth1
No reason to switch to Spire yet...
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- Pick Me Pick me!
- 9685 posts since 12 Mar, 2002 from a state of confusion
Why switch? Get both.C-note wrote:Ok, so I tried the latest Spire release again. Again, it has very good sound but still way to high CPU for the sound it produces.
For example, when I compare Spire LD - X-Lead to Sylenth1 LD - Follow in Cubase 7.5 OS10.9
Spire LD - X-Lead Average load - 23% - 30% peak
Sylenth1 LD - Follow - 6% Average load - 8% Peak
and Spire has greater max spike than Sylenth1
No reason to switch to Spire yet...
- KVRAF
- 3338 posts since 6 Aug, 2009
vastarray wrote:Spire CPU use is very low. I run 6 tracks of spire for 15% total CPU usage, in Ableton, on a 3 year old laptop. Complainers just have very bad computers.
pc? on a mac, spire is very demanding...i can run several instances, but some pads for example will cause logic to start trippin'... (not a complainer, just a reporter...)
- KVRAF
- 2250 posts since 2 Feb, 2009 from Germany
new Spire soundset is on the way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHk5J8Q5IeA
Available on friday, 7th march, highly focused on the current EDM trend sounds, hope you like it!
http://www.cfa-sound.com/hp/portfolio/s ... ion-vol-1/
Cheers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHk5J8Q5IeA
Available on friday, 7th march, highly focused on the current EDM trend sounds, hope you like it!
http://www.cfa-sound.com/hp/portfolio/s ... ion-vol-1/
Cheers
- KVRAF
- 3338 posts since 6 Aug, 2009
good to see more soundsets for spire. will def add this one to my arsenal (altho making us wait two days is unnecessarily cruel...
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Echoes in the Attic Echoes in the Attic https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=180417
- KVRAF
- 11054 posts since 12 May, 2008
Not on a mac. I see similar performance as C-note. I've got last years model of macbook pro. i7 quad core 2.6 ghz. I don't think it's a bad computer.vastarray wrote:Spire CPU use is very low. I run 6 tracks of spire for 15% total CPU usage, in Ableton, on a 3 year old laptop. Complainers just have very bad computers.
- KVRAF
- 2250 posts since 2 Feb, 2009 from Germany
this one day waiting won`t be soooo hardfisherKing wrote:good to see more soundsets for spire. will def add this one to my arsenal (altho making us wait two days is unnecessarily cruel...
- KVRAF
- 3338 posts since 6 Aug, 2009
but dude...TWO days since i posted...Cyforce wrote:this one day waiting won`t be soooo hardfisherKing wrote:good to see more soundsets for spire. will def add this one to my arsenal (altho making us wait two days is unnecessarily cruel...
spire really is cranky on a mac; i can use 2 instances, before everything starts glitching, stuttering (altho sometimes that sounds just right....)
- KVRAF
- 2250 posts since 2 Feb, 2009 from Germany
2 days aren`t long there will be ~90 patches, during the sounddesign time with Spire, i really start to valuate this synthesizer. I my eyes the slowly coming replacement for Sylenth1...fisherKing wrote:but dude...TWO days since i posted...Cyforce wrote:this one day waiting won`t be soooo hardfisherKing wrote:good to see more soundsets for spire. will def add this one to my arsenal (altho making us wait two days is unnecessarily cruel...
spire really is cranky on a mac; i can use 2 instances, before everything starts glitching, stuttering (altho sometimes that sounds just right....)
I hadn`t also not big cpu problems with the latest version with my old quadcore cpu, just the instance count on 32bit OS with Cubase 7 was a problem, sometimes 5 instances max, sometimes 2.... always to split a single demo part into 3 Cubase project files
- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 422 posts since 10 May, 2009
Spire Synthesizer update to v1.0.11
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+ Add: VU Meter
o Removed: Serial Number GUI
- Fixed: Stepper Crash when LOOP OFF
- Fixed: Filter Mode Issue
- Fixed: Voice Release overlay clicks&pops
- Fixed: Oscillator FM modulation clicks&pops
- Fixed: FX Chorus modulation clicks&pops
- Fixed: FX Rever modulation clicks&pops
- Fixed: Shaper Decimator LOW QUALITY sound problem
- Fixed: OSC 2-4 Automation issue
- Fixed: Stereo channel issue in Sony Acid
- Improve stability in Logic X
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+ Add: VU Meter
o Removed: Serial Number GUI
- Fixed: Stepper Crash when LOOP OFF
- Fixed: Filter Mode Issue
- Fixed: Voice Release overlay clicks&pops
- Fixed: Oscillator FM modulation clicks&pops
- Fixed: FX Chorus modulation clicks&pops
- Fixed: FX Rever modulation clicks&pops
- Fixed: Shaper Decimator LOW QUALITY sound problem
- Fixed: OSC 2-4 Automation issue
- Fixed: Stereo channel issue in Sony Acid
- Improve stability in Logic X
- KVRian
- 1056 posts since 28 Dec, 2004
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- KVRAF
- 8414 posts since 4 Jul, 2012 from Alesia
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