Modartt user forum - Prioritizing Pianoteq with Windows Task Manager

Re: Prioritizing Pianoteq with Windows Task Manager

null@example.com (dikrek) — Fri, 05 May 2023 23:39:41 +0000

Check something like process lasso.

Re: Prioritizing Pianoteq with Windows Task Manager

null@example.com (bani223) — Wed, 03 May 2023 00:59:02 +0000

Still a great recommendation! I've had a significant improvement running Pianoteq with "High Priority" on a decent desktop computer with a decent ASIO soundcard at 2ms buffer. In my copy of Windows 10 (though it may be different on your machine), based on the link shared by EvilDragon above, this involves creating a shortcut with Location/Target of

C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /c start "Pianoteq 8" /High "C:\Program Files\Modartt\Pianoteq 8\Pianoteq 8.exe"

I pinned it to my start menu. "High"ly recommended Of course, I am slightly concerned that I may be flying to close to the sun. So far, though, it has worked well without signs of any issue for several days, several hours at a time. As far as I can tell, it doesn't maxed out my CPU cycles or overheated my soundcard, and glitching sound such as pops and static are reduced.

Re: Prioritizing Pianoteq with Windows Task Manager

null@example.com (Chromatically) — Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:02:20 +0000

I have found this handy tool to be a very neat way of setting process priorities permanently in Windows 10 (and previous Windows versions).

http://systemexplorer.net/

It is similar in operation to Task Manager (ie. find the Pianoteq.exe program in the Processes tab, right click, select Process Priority, choose your priority level and then tick the Permanent option to fix it).
Easy as that!

System Explorer can easily be accessed from the system tray with very little overhead on performance and seems to offer improved functionality over the standard Windows Task Manager.

Re: Prioritizing Pianoteq with Windows Task Manager

null@example.com (AKM) — Fri, 18 Mar 2016 03:50:16 +0000

@EvilDragon

Cool, thank you! Somehow I can't set this to Realtime priority, it automatically sets to High although all other variants work.

Re: Prioritizing Pianoteq with Windows Task Manager

null@example.com (EvilDragon) — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:01:34 +0000

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/40...ndows.html

Re: Prioritizing Pianoteq with Windows Task Manager

null@example.com (stamkorg) — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 15:20:18 +0000

Is there a way to make the change permanent?

Re: Prioritizing Pianoteq with Windows Task Manager

null@example.com (beakybird) — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:25:27 +0000

Thanks much! So the action can be performed under the Details tab. Excellent.

Re: Prioritizing Pianoteq with Windows Task Manager

null@example.com (AKM) — Thu, 17 Mar 2016 08:35:55 +0000

https://youtu.be/niNc4Xr46xk

Re: Prioritizing Pianoteq with Windows Task Manager

null@example.com (beakybird) — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 17:32:30 +0000

EvilDragon wrote:

Right click the process in Task Manager, options are all there.

Windows 10: When I right click, I see these options:

* Expand
* End task
* Resource values
* Create dump file
* Go to details
* Open file location
* Search online
* Properties

What do I click on next?

Re: Prioritizing Pianoteq with Windows Task Manager

null@example.com (EvilDragon) — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 17:03:04 +0000

Right click the process in Task Manager, options are all there.

Prioritizing Pianoteq with Windows Task Manager

null@example.com (beakybird) — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 15:49:18 +0000

Someone mentioned that this can be done. What are the steps?