On 12/15/04 Allen Fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What specifically are you looking for from Finale in regards to "dual processor support"?
Hi Allen,
I'm not sure if you're asking me or James that question, but for me this dual-processor question had to do with whether I should buy a dual-processor upgrade for my aging Power Mac G4 (500 MHz), or get a near-bottom-of-the-line G5. Apparently some apps (like Digital Performer) are built to take full advantage of dual processors thereby speeding up many tasks.
So, it looks like a dual-processor upgrade would have a greater effect on an app like Digital Performer than it would on Finale.
I know that right now (under OS X 10.3.5 using Finale 2004c with 832 MB RAM), EPS export is unbelievably, incredibly, astonishingly slow. Other things (like creating a metatool dynamic and then dragging it) are sluggish.
Paul Hayden
> On 12/13/04 James Bailey wrote:> Paul Hayden
Just so I'm clear, Finale does NOT make use of the dual processor?
James, I have heard in the past that that is the case. John Hinchey reinforced that when he wrote (on 12/8/04):
I asked tech support this question before I upgraded to FIN MAC 2005. I was told there were no functions that took advantage of dual processor Macs.
Now if you are using Digital Performer and some other music sequencing and recording software, that is a different story. The Dual is definitely the way to go. More, tracks, faster and you can use more plugs for instruments and effects.
My understanding is that a piece of software must be specifically written to take advantage of dual processors. I'm not a programmer, so I can't say for sure.
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