{"id":22415,"date":"2015-07-30T12:01:10","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T16:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/?p=22415"},"modified":"2015-07-30T12:01:10","modified_gmt":"2015-07-30T16:01:10","slug":"sonar-performance-with-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/2015\/07\/30\/sonar-performance-with-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"SONAR Performance Benchmarks with Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We wanted to do some simple benchmarks to find out how running SONAR under Windows 10 compared to Windows 8.1. We did our tests on a moderately powered system using a basic audio interface (TASCAM\u2019s US-322, the predecessor to the new US-2×2 and US-4×4 interfaces) set to 286 samples on input and 287 samples on output, for a total of 573 samples \/ 13 ms.<\/p>\n

The SONARBench Project<\/h3>\n

This test project is useful to run not only because it provides information about SONAR\u2019s performance, but also gives us a 1:1 basis for comparison with results reported by users in the field. The test project includes a 12-track mix of a band plus several additional tracks with only a sine wave. Each track includes five instances of the Sonitus Multiband compressor that are initially bypassed. We enable one Sonitus plug-in at a time until the CPU is taxed enough to cause audible \u201cglitches,\u201d and then notate the maximum number of enabled Sonitus plug-ins that SONAR can play once through without audible glitches.<\/p>\n

The test continues by enabling more and more instances of the Sonitus Multiband until the audio engine drops out so we can note the maximum number of enabled plug-ins that allow SONAR to play without dropping out.<\/p>\n

Test 1:<\/em> Number of Sonitus Multiband plug-ins that can be inserted in audio tracks before glitching occurs.<\/p>\n

Win 10: 203<\/strong><\/p>\n

Win 8.1: 179<\/p>\n

Windows 10 is the clear winner here.<\/p>\n

Test 2:<\/em> Number of plug-ins that can be inserted before SONAR drops out.<\/p>\n

Win 10: 362<\/strong><\/p>\n

Win 8.1: 362<\/p>\n

For this test, there\u2019s no difference in performance.<\/p>\n

The DAWBench Project<\/h3>\n

This benchmark is similar to SONARBench, but uses plug-ins that other DAWs would be able to use (in this case, the CA-2A T-Type Leveling Amplifier running as a VST3 plug-in). This test also includes a 12-track mix of a band plus several tracks with a sine wave, and CA-2A instances are enabled one per track at a time until each track has one active CA-2A. We then repeat this until all tracks have a second CA-2A enabled or the audible glitches return, at which point we note the maximum number of active plug-ins that can be enabled without audio glitches.<\/p>\n

Like the first benchmark, additional CA-2A instances are enabled until the audio engine drops out completely. We then note the maximum number of plug-ins that can play twice through the audio loop without a dropout.<\/p>\n

Test 1:<\/em> Number of plug-ins (CA-2A VST3) that can be inserted before before glitching occurs.<\/p>\n

Win 10: 50<\/p>\n

Win 8.1: 52<\/strong><\/p>\n

Statistically, the results are essentially equal; the discrepancy is likely attributable to jitter.<\/p>\n

Test 2:<\/em> Number of plug-ins (CA-2A VST3) before dropout.<\/p>\n

Win 10: 103<\/strong><\/p>\n

Win 8.1: 85<\/p>\n

Windows 10 is the clear winner here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We wanted to do some simple benchmarks to find out how running SONAR under Windows 10 compared to Windows 8.1. We did our tests on a moderately powered system using a basic audio interface (TASCAM\u2019s US-322, the predecessor to the new US-2×2 and US-4×4 interfaces) set to 286 samples on input and 287 samples on … <\/p>\n

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