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Alien Leg · Post by **Alien Leg** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 10:58 am

Hi!

As I don't like to render my tracks I'm always trying to optimize the CPU-load of my plugins.
What are your tips for (very)low CPU-consumption fx? Plugins that are optimized and have high quality despite the low CPU!

Markus

jens · Post by **jens** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:11 am

reverb: Freeverb Too

compressor: Kjaerhus GoldenCompressor

dsp music · Post by **dsp music** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:15 am

Limiter : TbT Pocket Limiter

martian · Post by **martian** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:27 am

hate to admit but... old waves stuff (ren etc) is pretty cpu efficient for the quality.

grillo · Post by **grillo** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 11:55 am

Also the Tc Native bundle aren't quite the hog anymore, i think it's the same case as with the Waves Ren stuff, it's starting to get a bit old right now and as cpus grow faster i can afford more compressors and sonic destructors tracks, and i think their sound is great.

M'Snah · Post by **M'Snah** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:08 pm

Alien Leg wrote:As I don't like to render my tracks I'm always trying to optimize the CPU-load of my plugins.

I don't judge, but you realize that this way your priority is not at the musical and technical quality but on the efficiency and workflow? Do you choose soft synths the same way?

jens · Post by **jens** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:23 pm

M'Snah wrote:
Alien Leg wrote:As I don't like to render my tracks I'm always trying to optimize the CPU-load of my plugins.
I don't judge, but you realize that this way your priority is not at the musical and technical quality but on the efficiency and workflow? Do you choose soft synths the same way?

I tend to work the same way - workflow is very important

(nowadays I sometimes render though as eXT makes it so easy...

)

tERMoBLUe · Post by **tERMoBLUe** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 12:41 pm

multifx - luxonix lfx-1310

M'Snah · Post by **M'Snah** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 1:06 pm

jens wrote:
M'Snah wrote:
Alien Leg wrote:As I don't like to render my tracks I'm always trying to optimize the CPU-load of my plugins.
I don't judge, but you realize that this way your priority is not at the musical and technical quality but on the efficiency and workflow? Do you choose soft synths the same way?
I tend to work the same way - workflow is very important

I used to... but with 5 or 6 notes ZV, Cronox3 (and other synths too) and some effects and my CPU can't handle it, even when it's only 3 or 4 tracks. (Actually I ran into this after I changed my approach, instead of 4 track with 4 VSTi's, I now have 20 tracks, some shared VSTi's (e.g. ST2) and a few others, and 4-5 VST effects per track...

zck · Post by **zck** » Sat Jun 18, 2005 1:16 pm

Wavearts trackplug eq (up to 10 bands) and compressor. Eq sounds good and the cpu consumption is ridiculously low.

Alien Leg · Post by **Alien Leg** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 10:01 am

Thanx guys!

zck, what do you think of the compressor of trackplug?

headquest · Post by **headquest** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:16 am

All of the Kjaerhus plugs are optimised for low CPU, and are both effieicnt and excellent.

(The effects in Reason are very low CPU consumption, or course, but that's probably irrelevant)

Many of the effects that are native to your sequencer are likely to be efficient because they were made to be so in your chosen host.

Newbie Brad · Post by **Newbie Brad** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 4:18 pm

tERMoBLUe wrote:multifx - luxonix lfx-1310

That's the one to go with, especially if you're on the cheap. It's free.

Reading the other posts reminds me I sure like the free Kjaerhus things too.

The best low CPU fx