Is it just me or do impulses eat CPU?

[doclegion]

Man my computer bearley stays on when i run wagner sharp and an impulse?? Is it like this for everyone else o do i need an upgrade. hahaha
My computer only holds 3.?? Gigs of ram

Does every other guitar plug in run this hard???

 

[Metaltastic]

Most of my songwriting sessions have at least 8 instances of TSS, Wagner, and Voxengo Boogex (with impulses) running simultaneously, so I'd say something is amiss with yours...

 

[Erkan]

Maybe you're using a really f*cked up impulse that has a really long tail? That makes the CPU usage rocket up to the sky.

 

[ahjteam]

or if you use the wagner version with the GUI, it is a resource hog

 

[Metaltastic]

Yeah, to be clear, I use MkII

 

[Erkan]

And also, you mention it eats your CPU but you say you have 3 GB of RAM. That's not the same thing, so you should tell us about your CPU too. However, if it's any typ of a modern CPU, let's say atleast a Dual Core, then it shouldn't be a problem what so ever, to just run a guitar simulation chain... or even several.

 

[Sloan]

I'm running an old AMD Athlon 64 and that shit kills the hell out of my compruuutaaaaaaa.

 

[Torniojaws]

Yeah, impulses are heavy on CPU, which is why we've only somewhat recently actually been able to use them for music. But with even a semi-new CPU (any dual core CPU), you shouldn't have any problems running multiple impulses. However, impulses do not use RAM, so if you get a RAM usage spike when using them, it is something related to the DAW or the plugin(s) GUI.

 

[doclegion]

Yea I use the free wagner sharp plug in and thats what it was... shit i hope all amp sims aint like that

 

[kev]

nah my 3.8ghz quad core eats impulses

 

[Fifth_Horseman]

nah my 3.8ghz quad core eats impulses

Hah, if I knew how to make impulses I'd create one that would leave your quad core crying for momma! With a tail like a Brontosaurus!!!
It wouldn't sound any good though...

FWIW, my Athlon XP 3000+ also gets kinda eaten when running multiple instances of Wagner (MK I) for quad tracking, though I'm running them into a group track and only use one instance for the impulse. I bought a new comp but am hesitating to turn it into the dedicated recording PC... as except for the issue above the old one works just fine.