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Lower the CPU drain using the Gate module

Archive · 2009 3 old posts

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Dell ·

Hi

If you are using the on-board gate for your projects, here is a nice way to reduce the CPU drain that occurs when the plug-in is idling in your host. It also solves the spike in CPU when you have the release settings on 0.01 ms and apply the threshold to - 60 dB.

Keeping it in it’s original state, I would encounter a CPU drain ranging from 29 – 61% Upon manipulating the figures, the drain does not exceed 8.4% Possibly using more or less zeros will alter the drainage. Why 0.00001? I have no idea. I chose that figure for reasons unknown and, it worked better than installing multiple “denormal” modules throughout the chain. Maybe I will feel a little more adventurous and try different numerical figures as time progress. As for now, I would like to enjoy a my fast responding gate. 🙂

If this was already addressed, I apologise. I’m not an advanced user as the majority on this forum using Synthmaker.

Cheers!

infuzion ·

There are forum threads about "denormals" all around... perhaps a WiKi tutorial should be built.

Dell ·

That would be most helpful! 🙂

How does one prevent CPU drainage of analogue meters without using a denormal module?

Cheers!

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