Pro Tools Performance with 12700k + Apollo x16 + Apollo Twin
Just wanted to let you know what I've observed while running sessions over the last few weeks. One was a recording session and the others are mixing and mastering larger sessions.
- Correct Frequency Vectors are a massive help. You paid for this CPU so get all you can from it. Also, stability trumps speed. For pro audio there's little reason to overclock.
- Disabling E-Cores prevents UAD (Apollo) from having dropouts. I don't know why but when using both interfaces (Twin and x16) it would toggle sample rates seemingly randomly. The only fix was to disable E-Cores. While Pro Tools can opt out of using Turbo and run fine, UAD is on its own and I suspect that its related and the E-Cores trip it up.
- The single core speed of the 12700k mixed with 16 threads is a no-brainer. This thing kicks butt and allows you to work without pauses.
- Pro Tools will be Pro Tools. It's gonna crash sometimes. Thats-Life.recovered.ptx and its more likely a plugin or slow drive tripping you up. People dog on the program but its almost always something else. That or someone on a core duo with 1500 cracked plugins wondering why they cant virtually recreate a 30 piece orchestra.
Note: This is about Pro Tools and UAD. Not about Reaper, Logic, Cubase, etc... They're all lovely DAWs.