Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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I've had quite a few people who reported dropouts and buffer underruns when using the Montage M ESP (Expanded Softsynth Plugin) from Yamaha. They requested that I do a video on this problem, and test it out myself to identify the issues. This is that video! I load multiple instances of ESP into Cubase 14 Pro, and load it down until it won't play anymore!

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0:00 Intro
0:39 My Test Platform
2:30 Test Setup
4:08 CPU/GPU Baseline
5:30 AWM2 Test
5:46 FM-X Test
6:05 AN-X Test
6:24 ESP Background CPU Usage
7:30 3 Instances (24 voices)
8:18 6 Instances (48 voices)
8:41 12 Instances (96 voices)
9:36 18 Instances (144 voices)
10:22 36 Instances (288 voices)
12:01 45 Instances (360 voices)
12:41 54 Instances (432 voices)
13:47 Thousands of Voices!

#Montage #ESP #Performance