V6 User Manual 1.00.book - Studio General

Core Load IndicatorsIn MassCore based systems two (4 with quad core CPU) Core Load indicators replace the DSP indicators in the TitleBar.Core: xxx% or Core*: xxx%The * indicates Dedicated mode.The Core indicator bars section at the bottom of the screen shows two distinct MassCore engines. The upper COREbar shows MassCore/VS3 activity in real-time, and the lower bar shows the VST plug-in engine. Both bars are thereto help you gauge the amount of resources that your project is consuming and warn you if an audio “glitch” (amomentary rupture of processed data producing a discontinuous sound stream to output devices) has occurredduring playback or recording.The numeric percentage Core load shown is the highest of either the MassCore Loads (Realtime & Background)or the VST Core Load, depending on which one has the highest load.MassCore Realtime Load(light green bar, orange when heavily loaded, red when overloaded): Indicates the MassCore Load, for realtimeprocesses.MassCore Background Load(dark green bar): Indicates the MassCore load for background processing, it will be displayed at the end of theMassCore Realtime load indicator. For example, the MassCore Background Load will be used by Algorithmix pluginsfor FFTC.VST Core load(blue bar, orange when heavily loaded, red when overloaded): Indicates VST core load for VST processing. If youexperience regular VST Core load “drops”, there may be red peaks and the Core label is replaced by VST as in thisscreenshot:Core Load Indicators in Title barIn contrast, the following screenshot shows the Core Loads when running a project with 100 Tracks and InputStrips but only a few VST plug-ins:Core Load Indicators in Title barHere the highest load is MassCore Realtime since the indicator is higher than the VST Core Load indicator.VST Core load with Quad CoreIf your system is equipped with a quad core processor there are two VST Core load bars:In all three screenshots the left-hand bargraph display shows disk buffering.MassCore : Core Load Indicators 2 - 32