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Digital Audio Workstation & MIDI => Digital Audio Workstations & MIDI Applications => Topic started by: supernova777 on September 16, 2014, 09:52:56 AM

Title: applications which actually utilize multiprocessor support
Post by: supernova777 on September 16, 2014, 09:52:56 AM
lets try to run down the apps which actually do support multi cpu?

off the top of my head im thinking:

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YES
Cubase VST 32 5.1 (http://www.steinberg.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=214829)
Logic 6?
Logic 5?
Digital Performer 3 (http://mixonline.com/products/review/audio_motu_digital_performer/)

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NO
Ableton Live is a no i think?
Pro Tools? another no?
Title: Re: applications which actually utilize multiprocessor support
Post by: Knezzen on September 16, 2014, 11:57:11 AM
Pro Tools is a big NO. It will crash if the Multi Processor extension is present.
Logic 6 supports it, don't know about 5.
Title: Re: applications which actually utilize multiprocessor support
Post by: supernova777 on September 16, 2014, 12:55:31 PM
digital performer 3 was remarked to have support in the above linked article
Title: Re: applications which actually utilize multiprocessor support
Post by: Knezzen on September 17, 2014, 03:29:40 AM
Was messing around in Logic 4.8.1 on the PowerBook just now and noticed that it supports multiple processors as well. Which probably means that we surely can add Logic 5 to the list as well ;)

See attached screenshot  -afro-
Title: Re: applications which actually utilize multiprocessor support
Post by: supernova777 on September 17, 2014, 04:16:55 AM
http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/specs/powermac_g4_450_dp.html
was the first dual processor mac?

Introduction Date:    July 19, 2000

so for sure not long after this date it was the newest + biggest deal to add proper cpu support
maybe we can guess.. from august-septermber 2000 going forward this was an aspiration
of any leading programmer to include this...

releases which came after this point:
Logic Audio 4.6
digital performer 2.7.2 (i read dp3 supports for sure..)
nuendo 1.5??
reason 1.0
live 1.0
Cubase VST 32 5.1r1
Title: Re: applications which actually utilize multiprocessor support
Post by: Knezzen on September 18, 2014, 02:08:50 AM
No. The PowerMac 9500 180MP was the first multi processor Mac. Dual 180mhz 604e's in 1995 :)

http://lowendmac.com/1995/power-mac-9500/