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On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:26 PM, Chris Sewell <lunamusic@mac.com> wrote: > I love Mainstage and how it sounds, but I am getting pops and cpu spikes > still, which makes me mental. Maybe when I upgrade to 4 gig Macbook. :) Hi Chris, I use Mainstage and Mobius with a standard 2008 white Macbook with 4 gb of memory. A few tips on how to minimize pops and cpu spikes: Upgrade your audio card drivers to the latest version. Also, make sure you use the right buffersize. This depends on how much CPU is used by the plugins you use. For example, the fantastic Delay Designer can be cpu hungry. Start with 64 and increase it to 128, 256 or 512 when the CPU load is too high. Before I start a live set, I always cycle thru my Mainstage patches twice; this way the patches are actually activated and that usually avoids pops or spikes when you switch patches after it. Also, make sure you check the preference "Silence Previous Patch" which is the amount of time sustained notes and effects tails continue to sound before falling to silence when you select a new patch. I use a setting of 60 seconds and that gives delays enough time to end nicely. Hope this helps. -- Sjaak Overgaauw http://premonitionfactory.com/ http://livelooping.be/ http://euroloopfest.com/