CPU overload in performance mode
I have recently upgraded my mac from a 2009 iMac (3.1 GHz intel dual core duo, 8gb ram) which I have been sucessfully gigging with for the past 4 years. On the iMac I resisted upgrading from MainStage 2 as I was worried that the age of the machine might be a problem.
Having spent the cash on a shiny new MBP I thought my concerns of CPU spikes were over. Unfortunately this is not the case. When using Pianoteq, the CPU usage is pretty heavy, which I would expect. I have found the right settings in MainStage 3 to allow the CPU to sit in the middle of the meter whilst playing a piano part along with a four track playback. All is well when I play in edit mode, but when I go to performance mode the CPU spikes and goes crazy.
All the Exs 24 and apple instruments of course behave themselves and barely tickles the meter, but I love the Pianoteq piano live.
In the MS 3.1.1 update they said that this issue had been fixed. Any ideas?
Set up: Macbook pro 13' Renta (early 2015) 3.1GHz i7, 16gb Ram, 500gb SSD. MOTU 828 mk3 FW Audio interface. MainStage 3.1.1 and Pianoteq 4 (also tried version 5, but I feel it was worse)
MacBook, OS X Yosemite (10.10.3)