How to Reduce CPU Usage with Plug-in Nap in Studio One | PreSonus

CPU is a precious and finite resource in the age of digital audio production. Audio plug-ins can quickly eat up your processing power, especially on sessions with a high count of audio tracks and channels.
But, did you know that one simple Studio One setting can help you reduce CPU load massively?! The "Plug-in Nap" feature inside Studio One is designed to offload some of the required CPU power in a session by allowing plug-ins to essentially go into a "low-usage" mode after a few seconds of inactivity.
Sometimes we all just need a nap... Try out "Plug-in Nap" in Studio One and let us know what you think!
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[@akvellieduke6581]

Never stop updating studio one keep it going , no other daw is touching it to me

[@fuserproducer]

it's simply the best:))))

[@fuserproducer]

Thanks for the informative video; this is actually a nice feature. I would also love to see it freeze all plugins that allow playing complex projects for auditory purposes without dropouts and glitches.

[@lanceolsun5752]

I will try that, thank you.....I'm recording at 32/96 as on my Mac computer. I had digital drop outs if loaded too many tracks and recorded higher resolution....I also remove any tracks that I'm not using before final mix down as I setup a template for each song...I have been also deleting the click tracks tracks before I do a final mix, I believe it bleeds over even though its on mute, simple to do. While I'm here the Auroundtrip that I like using on the master bus puts a digital click on the front of my mix when I use it sometimes, think its some kind of anomaly. Thank you for these videos, they help so much!

[@SajinStroke]

Great tip. Saved hours... already thought I gotta render all my stuff... with plugin nap I can finish my project easily ☺ ... I just switched from cubase 2 months ago... and I couldn't be happier... for every case I am looking for I find a solution in studio one. It's like the developers had all the same thoughts and problems like me and already implemented solutions for everything I have to handle with...

[@AnnexationMusic]

Awesome! I had no idea.

[@CambioDeTono]

If you use the Mix Fx engine, plugin nap doesn't work. Make it so Mix fx runs independently from the inserts and sends or vice-versa.

[@stephencarter8625]

Please explain what you mean by making Mix Fx run independently …!

[@judewanasinghe9451]

WOW that made a huge difference! BYW Killer tune you have in the project!

[@presonus]

Thank you so much! So glad it helped you out. -GBY

[@marsrivers]

Amazing a usual!

[@DavidRosen]

Just curious why wouldn't you just always use Plugin Nap if it's so transparent as long as misbehaving plugins are already disabled from napping?

[@presonus]

Because it is hard to anticipate which plug-ins are going to misbehave with it. It's just a few, but it's tough to predict. If Plug-in nap was enabled by default, and users aren't aware of this feature (& don't realize they can turn it off on a per-Plugin basis), this could lead to issues. -GBY

[@fuserproducer]

@@presonus keep it up your great work guys, you are the best team ever!!!!

[@Druman.Tv.Official24]

SE VE MUY UTIL GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR

[@alalerichardatine4121]

That's powerful

[@RogerBrenon]

Wish it would work with VST Instruments too. If you uncheck the nap the Instrument is completely disabled.

[@flogginga_dead_horse4022]

thanks!!!

[@philipmervin6967]

Is there any solution to cancel the USB digita noise in recording?

[@presonus]

Hi Philip, try increasing the gain in order to increase the distance to the noise floor. That should make it so that even at 0dbfs peak, you would still not be able to hear the USB noise. Alternatively, you could try using an Expander: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eGPToq2fbMycatE Hope this helps! -GBY

[@musiclovermbk4723]

Is it for all VST2 or VST3 plug in?

[@XavierJacome]

Cool!!

[@sylvaingenevay3147]

does it work for VIs ?

[@presonus]

At the moment, this only works for Effect Plug-ins. -GBY

[@qamran400]

Should we cancel this option during the final save, or is there no problem with activating this option?

[@presonus]

Hi, no risk whatsoever in using this option. If you don't hear any issues during playback, there shouldn't be any issues during saving / mixdown either. :) -GBY

[@redlatu21]

thank you

[@branimirkruzic9453]

Niceee Dankeschön 🎉

[@kalki2176]

Plugin nap is sound like we off the plugin but it's not? 😅

[@andremigcasol]

Gregor, having 11MB of cache doesn't seem like you... Go save those files!

[@ourstudiosvizag7488]

Jai ho Gregor

[@joeypinter9011]

amazing how these cats figure this out for people like me. thanks fellas.

[@presonus]

Our pleasure! 😸 -GBY

[@SjarMenace]

Lol bitwig has this built in automatically

[@ferien-auf-ruegen]

And Studio One as well as you see in the video? :D

[@mcadder]

Touché! :o) @@ferien-auf-ruegen

[@SjarMenace]

@@ferien-auf-ruegen after 10 years 😀😀😀 i dint get why people use studio one it is so shiddy

[@DoitYHWH]

Cry’s in Logic Pro 😭