Core Load Indicators - Merging Pyramix User Manual

Core Load Indicators

In MassCore based systems two (4 with quad core CPU, 6 with hexacore) Core Load indicators replace the DSP indi-
cators in the Title Bar.
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 CORE
bar shows MassCore/VS3 activity in real-time, and the lower bar shows the VST plug-in engine. Both bars are there
to help you gauge the amount of resources that your project is consuming and warn you if an audio "glitch" (a
momentary rupture of processed data producing a discontinuous sound stream to output devices) has occurred
during 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 realtime
processes.
MassCore Background Load
(dark green bar): Indicates the MassCore load for background processing, it will be displayed at the end of the
MassCore Realtime load indicator. For example, the MassCore Background Load will be used by Algorithmix plug-
ins for FFTC.
VST Core load
(blue bar, orange when heavily loaded, red when overloaded): Indicates VST core load for VST processing. If you
experience regular VST Core load "drops", there may be red peaks and the Core label is replaced by VST as in this
screenshot:
Core Load Indicators in Title bar
In contrast, the following screenshot shows the Core Loads when running a project with 100 Tracks and Input
Strips but only a few VST plug-ins:
Core Load Indicators in Title bar
Here the highest load is MassCore Realtime since the indicator is higher than the VST Core Load indicator.
VST Core load with Quad Core
If your system is equipped with a quad core processor there may be two VST Core load bars:
In all three screenshots the left-hand bargraph display shows disk buffering.
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