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CPU Usage: Nambu, Flowtones
Hey synth ppl. I'm excited by both of these synths, but find that my 2017 ipad pro isn't excited by new synths or FX these days.
I find myself defaulting to light apps like Poison 202, Audiolayer, KQ Dixie/Sampei, Elsa, Shape Synth, Sunvox, Waverly, Obxd, Sunrizer etc so that I can use more interesting fx chains. I love these apps but sometimes I end up not using other heavier, fun synths since I can run literally 20+ Poison 202 instances with its own FX without going to a 1024 buffer.
Medium weight Apps like DRC, Zeeon, Aparillo, Factory, FM Player 2,are some favorites of mine but I can usually only have 4 instances with fx chains and polyphonic sequences before I start running out of headroom.
If I want to use heavier apps like Starcraft, FRMS, Synthscaper, or Model 15, I basically need to plan ahead a LOT.
Any advice here? I don't think I can afford another ipad for at least a year so I don't want to buy something I can't use practically (I do enjoy just sound designing, but I want to actually use the sounds without sampling to Audiolayer).
Thanks!
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My suggestion is to consider leveraging Loopy Pro. I'm still wringing life out of my iPad Air 2 because of Loopy Pro. With LP you can "idle" apps when not in use, taking their CPU footprint to essentially zero, yet preserving the settings for instant use when you want to tweak something or add parts.
So, I set up anything I want, with no thought toward how many instances or their CPU impact. I commit to audio clips as I go, then idle the plugins. CPU drops to just about nothing. When I want to make a change or add parts I simply re-activate the plugin. I can go all day this way on an ancient and underpowered device.
Freezing tracks in a DAW that does it properly, such as Cubasis, is another way of doing the same thing.
AUM now also removes processing from bypassed plugins but doesn't have as smooth a workflow for seamlessly replacing the generated sounds from their recorded audio clips ... yet.
That is so weird. What buffer size are you using? Try 512 or 1024 samples if you really need it. My iPad Air 3 can handle 7-8 instances of a Moog audio unit (also 8 instances of Flowtones at standard quality) and at least 12 instances of Zeeon (that is without FX plugins). The Air 3 is only a tad more powerful than the 2017 Pro. Also, many FX apps like the FAC ones are CPU-friendly, though Delayrium is a real CPU hog.
You can try running a session in airplane mode. It isn’t always the best option but it will stop a bunch of background stuff from happening leaving you some extra processing room.