live 7 unusable on my macbook pro

john gordon · Post by **john gordon** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:48 am

i am working on a track that is only at 18-25% cpu usage and im getting dropouts and glitches every 10 seconds.if it isnt after the next update im done with this program forever.logic runs like a dream without any glitches ever.i dont need this shit anymore.music isnt even fun anymore on this shit fucking program.

OvertoneZero · Post by **OvertoneZero** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:04 am

sucks eh, oh well, maybe they'll make improvements

adventurepants_ · Post by **adventurepants_** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:04 am

havent you already bailed on Live once and come back to it?

you must just like punishment!

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:15 am

Try disabling airport while you work, does that help? Ever since the 10.5.2 update I've been fighting this. Was just working on a tune that was only 30% and doing this, got fed up and came to check the forums. Guess i"m not the only one.

john gordon · Post by **john gordon** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:43 am

Tarekith wrote:Try disabling airport while you work, does that help? Ever since the 10.5.2 update I've been fighting this. Was just working on a tune that was only 30% and doing this, got fed up and came to check the forums. Guess i"m not the only one.

i will try that for sure.anything......thanks.

Winston · Post by **Winston** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:44 am

What rev. of mbp are you guys using? I've got a 2.16 and all is well here. Well the usual stinky 70% max until drop outs anyways. 10.5.2.

nowtime · Post by **nowtime** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:34 am

Man, so many people report having a great working system with the same equipment. What are you doing wrong - are you pushing it in a direction it doesn't want to go? Or maybe you have bad electricity?

nowtime · Post by **nowtime** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:00 am

But yeah I have to agree computers can be so difficult sometimes. Such feisty little females!

bathyscaaf · Post by **bathyscaaf** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:03 am

Try this:
http://www.coolbook.se/CoolBook.html
I haven't paid for it yet, not sure if I need to.
There are a few threads on the power-stepping with Live + MacBook Pro (Santa Rosa chipset specifically). Others have explained it pretty well....

Upping the voltage to the CPU works fine for me -- I had the same problem.

Still not too happy about it, though. I'm not sure where the responsibility lies, with Apple or Ableton....

Muzz · Post by **Muzz** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 10:32 am

+1 coolbook fixed those same problems for me

Lo-Fi Massahkah · Post by **Lo-Fi Massahkah** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:02 am

Tarekith wrote:Try disabling airport while you work, does that help?

My update manager promted me to update Airport tools yesterday. Might this problem be fixed by that?

blank · Post by **blank** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:20 am

I had a formation some weeks ago about optimising osx 10.4/10.5 for audio production with digidesign product.

One of the biggest source of probs was airport and bule tooth capabilities of the machines causing ressources problem.

boraxx · Post by **boraxx** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:12 pm

i second this thread. live is glitching bad a 30 - 40 %. BAD. i really love live. but this is VERY annoying.

blank · Post by **blank** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:33 pm

I use live on my macbook ( not pro ) and it's pretty usable over 50% 60 %

I use mostly midi+softsynths not a lot of audio stream

but it works well

i'm on 10.4.11, everyhting not needed is disabled

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:40 pm

It was fine on 10.4 for me as well, 10.5 is where it started being an issue. I have results in the Live 6 &7 Performance thread show marked differences between performance on the two OS's. The new Airport update did not fix anything for me.

Anyway, if I disable airport, everything is fine and smooth sailing up past 70%, with airport on, it's hit or miss after 30% concerning glitches and drop outs.