Just want to get others’ takes on MNodes performance. Am using Danny’s 3 OSC synth in a Studio One project on a Mac and it seems that MNodes seems to be somewhat heavier CPU-wise than other VST tools I am using. Here you can see the performance of Danny’s patch in MNodes relative to IK Multimedia’…

Great analysis Danny. Thanks for sharing.

Hi Jeff, I have experienced in a previous version to a newer on that MNode has improved a lot so i do wonder if can be optimized even more. Lets hope so. But i have to say, i did not use the polyphony module which could deliver a better performance. there are some reason’s why i didn’t use that. I…

Thanks for the good input. I think any serious instrument built with MNodes will be at least as complex as your synth patch if not more so. Using Reaktor as an indicator, it is not at all unusual for good quality instruments to be quite complex under the hood as one can see by drilling down into the…

i wonder how yours performs without any filmstrip ive found a very simple project with filstrip use much more cpu than my very complex harmonics eq where i just use very basic controls

Thanks for the report. I’m looking into it thoroughly. Danny’s project is truly massive, and of course, with any project of this size there is always some responsibility on the developer’s side (in this case, Danny) to optimize it. That said, MNodes should definitely be able to handle projects of t…

In general, I suspect that something like MNodes will always require more CPU than a plugin compiled from C++ written and optimized for a specific task. What you get in return is ultimate versatility and customization.

I have no issue’s in performance with the filmstrip node. As a resource i have 4 filmstrips for knobs and every source is used 25 times, so 100 filmstrip widgets. At the moment when my filmstrips where more around 10mb each the loading time of the project with the latest update went from 2 seconds …

well yeah but that is you here things are different

[image] OctaFuzZ: i wonder how yours performs without any filmstrip ive found a very simple project with filstrip use much more cpu than my very complex harmonics eq where i just use very basic controls Of course, but since you replied to me while you where asking about my performance i thoug…

Try this one, i optimized a lot and using the poly module so it scales better on the actual voices played. [image] My first attempt to building a 8 voice (now 3 OSC) synth Presets & Patches (file removed, a new version was released) The following changes are:…

Danny, Tremendous improvement in your latest release. Your patch is really good and it is much easier on the CPU now too. Thanks for your hard work! [image]

General Discussion Topic: CPU Usage

MNodes

Danny August 12, 2026, 11:21pm 11

Try this one, i optimized a lot and using the poly module so it scales better on the actual voices played.