V-Stack

V-STACK
4 – 46 Setting up your system
System factors that affect performance
CPU and processor cache
It goes without saying that the faster the computer processor, the bet-
ter. But there are a number of factors that affect the apparent speed of
a computer: the bus speed and type (PCI is strongly recommended),
the processor cache size and of course, the processor type and brand.
V-STACK relies heavily on floating point calculations. When shopping
for a processor, please make sure you get one that is powerful in cal-
culating floating point arithmetics.
Audio hardware and driver
The hardware and its driver can have some effect on regular perfor-
mance. A badly written driver can reduce the performance of your com-
puter. But where the hardware driver design makes the most difference
is with latency.
❐ Again, we strongly recommend that you use audio hardware for which
there is a specific ASIO driver, even if you don’t plan to use VST System
Link! ASIO drivers written specifically for the hardware are more efficient
than MME or DirectX and normally produce shorter latency times.
This is especially true when using V-STACK for Windows:
• Under Windows, ASIO drivers written specifically for the hardware are more
efficient than MME or DirectX and normally produce shorter latency times.
• Under Mac OS X however, audio hardware with properly written Mac OS X
(Core Audio) drivers can be very efficient and produce very low latency times.