I got a fairly powerful pc: i7 3.4ghz, 16gb ram, and loads of free disk space.. Still, I get very high CPU % in Ableton and sound stuttering on low latency settings when using synths like Serum, Monark, Nexus, Omnisphere, etc.. My sound card is old though, and cheap - a Lexicon Alpha from back in the days. Will a sound card of better quality fix things, or do I need a better CPU? Thanks!
Submitted November 07, 2016 at 09:55AM by fanfarius https://www.reddit.com/r/edmproduction/comments/5blzas/high_cpu_usage_in_ableton_do_i_need_a_new/?utm_source=ifttt