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The mixer
About the VST Performance window
The VST Performance window is opened from the Devices
menu. The window shows two meter displays: The ASIO
meter, which indicates CPU load, and the Disk meter,
which shows the hard disk transfer rate. It is recommended
that you check this from time to time, or keep it always
open. Even if you have been able to activate a number of
audio channels in the project without getting any warning,
you may run into performance problems when adding EQ
or effects.
• The ASIO meter (at the top) shows the ASIO time usage,
i.e. the time required to complete the current processing
tasks. The more tracks, effects, EQ etc. you use in your
project, the longer processing will take, and the longer the
ASIO meter will show activity.
If the red Overload indicator lights up, you need to decrease the number
of EQ modules, active effects and/or audio channels playing back simul-
taneously.
• The lower bar graph shows the hard disk transfer load.
If the red overload indicator lights up, the hard disk is not supplying data
fast enough to the computer. You may need to reduce the number of tracks
playing back by using the Disable Track function (see “About track disable/
enable” on page 45). If this does not help, you need a faster hard disk.
Note that the overload indicator may occasionally blink, e.g. when you lo-
cate during playback. This does not indicate a problem, but happens be-
cause the program needs a moment for all channels to load data for the
new playback position.
Ö The ASIO and Disk load meters can also be shown on
the Transport panel (as “Performance”) and on the Project
window toolbar (as “Performance Meter”).
There they are shown as two miniature vertical meters (by default at the
left side of the panel/toolbar).