Comrades,
I have a Focusrite Scarlett 1st generation, and am bugged by the latency while tracking, so I am thinking of upgrading. I know that the 2nd generation Scarlett has considerably less latency, but am pondering digging deep in my pockets and go Clarett (Thunderbolt). Not just for the very small latency, but also for the preamps.
Now I wonder whether anyone knows how much smaller the cpu cycle footprint of Thunderbolt really is than USB. Is it that much smaller that it is significant? I have a fairly decent iMac but it's definitely not impossible to max out a kernel.
I can't seem to find any numbers or tests that include CPU usage.
Humbly, Ylan
I have a Focusrite Scarlett 1st generation, and am bugged by the latency while tracking, so I am thinking of upgrading. I know that the 2nd generation Scarlett has considerably less latency, but am pondering digging deep in my pockets and go Clarett (Thunderbolt). Not just for the very small latency, but also for the preamps.
Now I wonder whether anyone knows how much smaller the cpu cycle footprint of Thunderbolt really is than USB. Is it that much smaller that it is significant? I have a fairly decent iMac but it's definitely not impossible to max out a kernel.
I can't seem to find any numbers or tests that include CPU usage.
Humbly, Ylan
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