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I've been enjoying OSS 3D for a few months now. Unfortunately it took me this long to find out what a CPU hog it was.

http://www.subband.com/downloads/

WITHOUT OSS 3D installed...

PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0GHz:
iTunes NOT PLAYING: CPU usage - .2 - 2%
iTunes PLAYING: CPU usage - 2 - 5%

Mac Mini Dual Core 1.6GHz:
iTunes NOT PLAYING: CPU usage - .2 - 2%
iTunes PLAYING: CPU usage - 2 - 5%

WITH OSS 3D at version 1.5.1:

PowerMac G5 Dual 2.0GHz:
iTunes NOT PLAYING: CPU usage - 10 - 20%
iTunes PLAYING: CPU usage - 18 - 34%

Mac Mini Dual Core 1.6GHz:
iTunes NOT PLAYING: CPU usage - 12 - 20%
iTunes PLAYING: CPU usage - 22 - 34%

Now on my friends TiBook at 800MHz with OSS 3D itunes takes 50% of his CPU which is insane.

Why would this plug in take even .1% CPU if nothing is playing?

Anyone else seeing similar results (you have to uninstall it to test it not just turn it off).

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To make matters worse here is the extremely confusing and unhelpful email from the companies support team. In its entirety:

"Here's my specs:

on iTunes w/ OSS 3D (without Equalizer): 28% cpu
without OSS 3D: 10%
with OSS 3D (Equalizer on): 32.8%

problem: Equalizer - 24 band.

Machine: Dual 2 ghz g5.

Hope for the future: optimizations altivec.

Dmitry"

[siMac]

I just tried this program and I have to say that it's got nothing on VolumeLogic. Seriously, VolumeLogic is amazing.

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I find that things have dramatically worsened with the 1.5.1 update. Forced to uninstall it, OSS3D having locked up my entire system. I actually had to perform a hard reboot of my iMac.

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Tech support is trying to tell me that I have the About window open to see such high results but I absolutely do not.

Also the techies CPU usage is just as high so I don't see what he is talking about.

[Horsepoo!!!]

Wow...subband still lives!!!