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Old 07-27-2021, 01:19 PM
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I am doing a clean install if Bug Sur on Apple Silicon, will repirt back later. So far feels great, though 16GB memory will limit VI use


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Old 07-28-2021, 02:53 AM
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Initial testing with clean install of Big Sur 11.5.1 on a fully loaded M1 Mac Mini, wihtout optimizations and with only Avid stock plugins tells me this:
  • Even though it runs via Rosetta, it runs pretty well.
  • Spread of load between CPU cores is more even than Intel.
  • Can record silence to 256 mono tracks that have Avid Channel Strip and Dverb (mono-to-stereo).
  • While doing that, Activity Monitor reports 11 of 16 gigabytes of memory is in use, but no swapping.
  • Doubling the tracks to 512 will not crash PT but software becomes unresponsive and cannot record (which is expected).
  • This first test was using algorithm plugins only, 16GB memory will limit VI use, will test that later.
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VI test also passes.

Without significant CPU load I could easily stress the system memory using 14 gigs of 16 available, recording silence (for testing) over ten minutes having only 1.5MB swap used during that time. In that test I had a session of:
  • 2 Synthogy Ivory instrument tracks
  • 4 SpectraSonics OmniSphere instrument tracks
  • 26 Kontakt instrument tracks w/SpitfireAudio Albion One

Of course I rarely have 32 synths connected to PT so this was just purely for satisfying my nerdy side of brain.
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...[*]2 Synthogy Ivory instrument tracks[*]4 SpectraSonics OmniSphere instrument tracks[*]26 Kontakt instrument tracks w/SpitfireAudio Albion One...
Buffer setting?

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...Can record silence to 256 mono tracks that have Avid Channel Strip and Dverb (mono-to-stereo)....
Buffer setting?
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It was 128 which is my default, but just for the sake of it did the audio only stress test again for you and 64 setting shows 70% cpu usage while 32 setting makes it impossible to record (256 tracks with plugins).
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