[PD] SMP Questions

[Matthew Polashek]

Ok, that's great information!  Thanks!  Look like 2 cores are more  
useful than one so far.

Matt

Matthew Polashek
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On Aug 21, 2007, at 12:17 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:

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> The DSP and the GUI run in separate processes, so there is some  
> benefit.  But the DSP is all in one process, so that will always  
> run on one CPU.  AFAIK, Gem processing will also be included in  
> that one process, while PDP has the ability to split the processing  
> out into a separate thread.
>
> .hc
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> On Aug 21, 2007, at 10:02 AM, Matthew Polashek wrote:
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>> Hi!
>>
>> Anyone know if PD is aided by SMP?  I'm throwing together a new  
>> box in which I will install UbuntuStudio with the intention of  
>> using it as a live processing rig for live performance using PD.   
>> I'm interested in discovering whether it makes more sense to get a  
>> Core 2 Quad processor that runs with a bus speed of 1066 or a Core  
>> 2 Duo processor that runs with a bus speed of 1333.  The idea is  
>> to reduce latency as much as possible.  I'll get I/O via a RME  
>> 9652 and a couple Behringer ADA8000 units.  Also, any thoughts on  
>> how ram speed plays into this equation?  I'm looking at the Intel  
>> dg33fb board.
>>
>>
>>
>> Matthew Polashek
>> matt at tinysongs.com
>> www.tinysongs.com
>> www.JandMJazz.com
>> www.BLDBand.com
>>
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