how do i defrag and what does 'rendering for DSP effects' do

[neilthecellist]

You may also be due for a defragmentation of your hard disk.

speaking of defragmentation.... what's the best defragmenter out there? The one that comes with Win XP Pro sucks. It leaves so many gaping holes = not good

Check you are converting to the same frequency as the source audio, changing frequencies can be slower. Look out for an action: 'rendering for DSP effects' if you see this then more work is being does.

what does 'rendering for DSP effects' do? I don't even see an option for that anywhere...:confused:

[LtData]

Re: Conversions slower than they used to be

speaking of defragmentation.... what's the best defragmenter out there? The one that comes with Win XP Pro sucks. It leaves so many gaping holes = not good

Most people say Diskeeper is good. In fact, the XP built-in defragmenter uses a stripped down version of Diskeeper

what does 'rendering for DSP effects' do? I don't even see an option for that anywhere...:confused:

That's what the status window says when its applying DSP effects, mabye? I don't know, I've never used DSP effects

[neilthecellist]

Re: Conversions slower than they used to be

Most people say Diskeeper is good. In fact, the XP built-in defragmenter uses a stripped down version of Diskeeper

exactly. stripped down. is there a GOOD defragmenter?

also, why would DSP effects cause conversions to be slower?

[ChristinaS]

Re: Conversions slower than they used to be

I think defragmenting has to be done by the Windows defrag program, probably not much choice there, though I may be wrong. Gaping holes are not a problem, many tiny little holes are a problem.

DSP effects very definitely slow down the conversion process. The more effects you use and the more elaborate they are, the slower.

[LtData]

Re: Conversions slower than they used to be

I think defragmenting has to be done by the Windows defrag program, probably not much choice there, though I may be wrong. Gaping holes are not a problem, many tiny little holes are a problem.

There are third-party programs that defrag your hard-drive. And Neil: the full version of Diskeeper is normally regarded as one of the best degragmenter

[adaywayne]

Re: Conversions slower than they used to be

There are third-party programs that defrag your hard-drive. And Neil: the full version of Diskeeper is normally regarded as one of the best degragmenter

I love it....set it and forget it they say, and that seems to be true. I have even had it run whilst transferring audio from LP to CD or doing other audio projects such as burning a CD.. However, I don't recommend that (audio processing is veryy CPU iintensive) so I disable it before starting such projects.

[LtData]

Re: Conversions slower than they used to be

I love it....set it and forget it they say, and that seems to be true. I have even had it run whilst transferring audio from LP to CD or doing other audio projects such as burning a CD.. However, I don't recommend that (audio processing is veryy CPU iintensive) so I disable it before starting such projects.

I have "Set It and Forget It" on screensaver mode. :D