CPU Load

The CPU load indicator displays the percentage of CPU time spent for hard disk operations, fast sampling-rate conversion (during cue-mode), input and output handling, and algorithm calculations.

The CPU time spent for graphic output (like the level meter or Analyzer PlugIn graphical activities) is not included in the CPU load measurement.
This was done to limit the CPU-load indication to time-critical operations only. All the graphical activities normally scale their CPU demand appropriate to its availability.

If the CPU load indicator shows more than 80% usage for longer than few seconds, there is a risk of drop-out during .WAV file playback, especially if other tasks are activated.
In an exceptional case, it may happen that for CPU load close to 100% the playback cannot be normally stopped by pushing the stop button in the Play Station window. In this case, it may be necessary to end the PlugIn-Station manually by pressing /Ctrl-Alt-Del, selecting the PlugIn-Station in the task list, and finally pushing the End task button.