VPS Avenger 2.4 [RELEASED - FAQ in OP]

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[m-ac]

To the other users having the CPU spike issues, I've been testing this morning and I'd like to know if you find the same as me: With the UI open, the synth continues to spike to 100% at idle indefinitely every couple of seconds. If I close the UI, the spikes all but stop and the synth behaves as normal. I've made a video and sent this to support. If you find the same, please report it to support too.

I'm running an M1 max studio into a 4k TV, 60hz. Whether this combination matters or not I don't know, but it might. Could be a refresh rate + resolution thing conflicting with the synth UI?

[Jac459]

To the other users having the CPU spike issues, I've been testing this morning and I'd like to know if you find the same as me: With the UI open, the synth continues to spike to 100% at idle indefinitely every couple of seconds. If I close the UI, the spikes all but stop and the synth behaves as normal. I've made a video and sent this to support. If you find the same, please report it to support too.

I'm running an M1 max studio into a 4k TV, 60hz. Whether this combination matters or not I don't know, but it might. Could be a refresh rate + resolution thing conflicting with the synth UI?

No sorry, I just tested and I don't see significant differences with UI on or not.
Maybe you can direct me to a specific patch where you witnessed that ?

[robert_p]

I'm running an M1 max studio into a 4k TV, 60hz. Whether this combination matters or not I don't know, but it might. Could be a refresh rate + resolution thing conflicting with the synth UI?

I'm running Avenger on my older Windows laptop and 60Hz UI eats my CPU/GPU (seee the video below). I had the same issue with Minimal Audio Current (luckily it has a med/low refresh rate setting option and it fixes the problem). I wish this option was added to Avenger.

[m-ac]

No sorry, I just tested and I don't see significant differences with UI on or not.
Maybe you can direct me to a specific patch where you witnessed that ?

Just the simple INIT patch that it loads with. Do we have the same issue? Does your CPU sit and spike constantly even when idle, like this?

https://www.loom.com/share/c8e108201beb ... a29d188ad2

Also, what display are you running into, what res and refresh rate?

[m-ac]

I'm running Avenger on my older Windows laptop and 60Hz UI eats my CPU/GPU (seee the video below). I had the same issue with Minimal Audio Current (luckily it has a med/low refresh rate setting option and it fixes the problem). I wish this option was added to Avenger.

Interesting. Slightly different issue to what I have but still may be related in some way.

[Jac459]

No sorry, I just tested and I don't see significant differences with UI on or not.
Maybe you can direct me to a specific patch where you witnessed that ?

Just the simple INIT patch that it loads with. Do we have the same issue? Does your CPU sit and spike constantly even when idle, like this?

https://www.loom.com/share/c8e108201beb ... a29d188ad2

Also, what display are you running into, what res and refresh rate?

Whaaaaa. Your issue is way worse than mine indeed.

I don't have any spike when playing simple patches. It is more for complex patches.

I am on a MacBook Pro m2 pro. It is slightly shy of 4k and 60hz...

[xx JPRacer xx]

I'm running Avenger on my older Windows laptop and 60Hz UI eats my CPU/GPU (seee the video below). I had the same issue with Minimal Audio Current (luckily it has a med/low refresh rate setting option and it fixes the problem). I wish this option was added to Avenger.

There was an option in Avenger 1 to limit framerate but they remove it in v. 2. Strange, don't know why they remove it.

[m-ac]

No sorry, I just tested and I don't see significant differences with UI on or not.
Maybe you can direct me to a specific patch where you witnessed that ?

Just the simple INIT patch that it loads with. Do we have the same issue? Does your CPU sit and spike constantly even when idle, like this?

https://www.loom.com/share/c8e108201beb ... a29d188ad2

Also, what display are you running into, what res and refresh rate?

Whaaaaa. Your issue is way worse than mine indeed.

I don't have any spike when playing simple patches. It is more for complex patches.

I am on a MacBook Pro m2 pro. It is slightly shy of 4k and 60hz...

Lol yep, its 100% completely unusable.

[robert_p]

There was an option in Avenger 1 to limit framerate but they remove it in v. 2. Strange, don't know why they remove it.

Avenger 1 ran quite well on my system. I upgraded to ver.2 as they promised even better CPU optimization - but the results are the opposite.

[softska]

To the other users having the CPU spike issues, I've been testing this morning and I'd like to know if you find the same as me: With the UI open, the synth continues to spike to 100% at idle indefinitely every couple of seconds. If I close the UI, the spikes all but stop and the synth behaves as normal. I've made a video and sent this to support. If you find the same, please report it to support too.

I'm running an M1 max studio into a 4k TV, 60hz. Whether this combination matters or not I don't know, but it might. Could be a refresh rate + resolution thing conflicting with the synth UI?

On my own testing on a macbook air m2 (monterey 12.5, Avenger 2.3.1), I see spikes like you do (and goes away when GUI is closed). Not as bad as your vid but still garbles the sound completely on init patch

In Logic,
- With GUI open, seems ok-ish initially (44.1k 256buffer). See a few spike at random but not too much of a pattern. As soon as I open a browser and go to say youtube (GPU load), the single core spike starts to come in, crackling sound (matching cpu spikes) even when no MIDI was sent/played.

Like what you discovered: Another synth (say, u-he Repro) doesn't seem to have the same problem

Doing the same test in Reaper it doesn't seem to happen (AU/VST3). The CPU meter looks different and is harder to see, but at least when idle (no MIDI notes), no crackling like Logic+Avenger

For curiosity, by any chance you tried in another DAW as well? Gonna find some time myself to get a clean system to repeat the test before emailing support. Hope this get reproduced by them.

[Gam456]

I'm running an M1 max studio into a 4k TV, 60hz. Whether this combination matters or not I don't know, but it might. Could be a refresh rate + resolution thing conflicting with the synth UI?

I'm running Avenger on my older Windows laptop and 60Hz UI eats my CPU/GPU (seee the video below). I had the same issue with Minimal Audio Current (luckily it has a med/low refresh rate setting option and it fixes the problem). I wish this option was added to Avenger.

I confirm, GPU peak from 3% to 40% with GUI. My GPU is a RTX 4080 Super OC.

[Jac459]

I'm running an M1 max studio into a 4k TV, 60hz. Whether this combination matters or not I don't know, but it might. Could be a refresh rate + resolution thing conflicting with the synth UI?

I'm running Avenger on my older Windows laptop and 60Hz UI eats my CPU/GPU (seee the video below). I had the same issue with Minimal Audio Current (luckily it has a med/low refresh rate setting option and it fixes the problem). I wish this option was added to Avenger.

I confirm, GPU peak from 3% to 40% with GUI. My GPU is a RTX 4080 Super OC.

Ho ! I thought only Mac users were impacted.
what about your cpu ?

[Gam456]

I'm running an M1 max studio into a 4k TV, 60hz. Whether this combination matters or not I don't know, but it might. Could be a refresh rate + resolution thing conflicting with the synth UI?

I'm running Avenger on my older Windows laptop and 60Hz UI eats my CPU/GPU (seee the video below). I had the same issue with Minimal Audio Current (luckily it has a med/low refresh rate setting option and it fixes the problem). I wish this option was added to Avenger.

I confirm, GPU peak from 3% to 40% with GUI. My GPU is a RTX 4080 Super OC.

Ho ! I thought only Mac users were impacted.
what about your cpu ?

CPU is fine I can handle up to 64 instance on a 16c/32t

[m-ac]

For curiosity, by any chance you tried in another DAW as well? Gonna find some time myself to get a clean system to repeat the test before emailing support. Hope this get reproduced by them.

I don't have another DAW to test in unfortunately. Hopefully if everyone contacts support, they'll take the issues serious and find a fix asap.