daveyboy Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 I've just upgraded from a 2010 Mac Pro 12 core 266 to the new iMac 10 core w/128gbs ram, super fast internal ssd and a super fast external TB SSD. I'm testing things and wrote a short 2 minute song with a handful of VIs and audio tracks and am seeing how fast it bounces. With all plugins/VI's it takes around 52 seconds. Without any plugins (but with the VIs) it takes around 14 seconds. And finally, with no plugins or VIs turned on, it takes around 3 seconds! I was hoping the first bounce (with everything turned on) would feel more "zippy". From all my geeky testing it seems that the reason it bounces "slow" with everything is due to the UAD plugins. Whenever they are disabled it bounces noticeably slower. I'm assuming this is because the UAD stuff runs off the chips in the Apollo x16 and are limited by the speed of that processor, correct? So, if I want "fast" bounces I'd have to not use UAD stuff (which I probably won't do). Am I missing anything else? I've tried all the other audio settings within Logic which didn't seem to make any difference. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 what's the benefit? what's the rush? i mean, what's wrong with a 52-second bounce? there's a LOT of processing going on (especially when there are lots of 3rd-party plugins, automation). not sure what you're expecting here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveyboy Posted September 2, 2020 Author Share Posted September 2, 2020 I’m mixing songs that are 25 minutes long so was hoping to speed up those bounces:-) thanks for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 ok, got it. but surely there's something else you can do while the bounces happen? and how often do you bounce a song? (anyway, the point really is: if that's how long it takes for all the processing that has to happen, then... that's how long it takes). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Offline bounces are optimizing the CPU resources to be done as fast as they can be. You can't speed them up unless you reduce the load placed on the CPU by your project (turn off unneeded tracks, remove unnecessary plug-ins etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanRad Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Would freezing the tracks help? Another thought. If you were going to multiple variations of these epic 25 minute songs. By "bouncing in place" some to the more hungry tracks, you would ultimately save time over the course of multiple bounces. Just a thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fisherking Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 david's suggestion is a good one. and if the mix is what you want it to be, and you want still want things to be 'liquid', changeable, then the best thing to do is ride it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimeForMusic Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 On 9/3/2020 at 8:25 AM, David Nahmani said: Offline bounces are optimizing the CPU resources to be done as fast as they can be. You can't speed them up unless you reduce the load placed on the CPU by your project (turn off unneeded tracks, remove unnecessary plug-ins etc). Just out of curiosity, what specific computer specs are gonna matter most when it comes to this? Is it RAM? Cores? Curious what upgradable factor would influence bounce speeds the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted January 13 Share Posted January 13 1 hour ago, TimeForMusic said: Just out of curiosity, what specific computer specs are gonna matter most when it comes to this? Is it RAM? Cores? Curious what upgradable factor would influence bounce speeds the most. It's the CPU speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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