Soundtoys FilterFreak - Manual (Page 18)

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IIM MP PO OR RT TA AN NT T:: Digidesign has a special low-latency version of the “StreamManager”
driver for ProTools. This can reduce the latency from 1024 audio samples to 256
audio samples – (from 21 milliseconds to 5 milliseconds at 48 kHz sample rate!) For
the latest and greatest info on optimizing HTDM for your system and to download
the low latency StreamManager, please visit the HTDM Q&A page on the Digidesign
website. The link to it is:
http://www.digidesign.com/support/faq/htdm.html
Optimizing CPU Usage
FilterFreak is a native plug-in, which means that it uses your computer’s processor to
do its audio processing. Because of its advanced DSP algorithms, FilterFreak can put
a pretty heavy load on your processor. Here are some tips to reduce the processing:
• Use Digital mode instead of Analog. This uses about half the CPU power.
• Set the poles switch to the lowest setting needed for the sound you’d like to get.
• Use FilterFreak1 instead of FilterFreak2 if you only need one band of filtering.
• If you’re running multiple tracks through the same effect, use FilterFreak on an
aux track and use sends to route the audio through FilterFreak.
• Commit your effect to disk by using AudioSuite or by bouncing to disk.