Mac OS X Dolphin Speed Guide

If you are having trouble running Dolphin its possible that you need to tweak the many graphics settings. Here is a way to find out what increases speed, and what slows down your game. Make sure you have the Latest application build!



1. First set the Frame Limit to 120

This will allow the game to run as fast as possible for testing purposes only. When we are done, we set it back to auto.

2. Options---->Graphics--->Show FPS

We need to know how many frames per second we are getting. It is also helpful to look at what % of game speed we are running. We will use this as a gauge.

3. Configure--->Audio--->DSP HLE Fast

Your system may not need this, but it helped mine. Setting DSP to HLE emulation (Fast) gave me a significant boost.

4. Run your game ISO and find a good spot to test the FPS. It should be running faster than normal. Wave Race was a good game to use. I also tried 1080 Snowboarding. Pausing the game may be convenient way to get a constant FPS.

5. Graphics---->Enhancements

Play with each setting. After you select it, the FPS or Game % speed should change. If it does not, put the setting back to how it was. If you see an increase in speed thats a good option to leave checked or unchecked.

6. Graphics---->Hacks

Do the same as you did above by checking each option. BUT also check for graphics glitches. If you see something very wrong put the setting back to how it was.

Here are settings I used on a Mac Mini. It may be different for different games or machines.  EFB Copies (x) Texture, Accuracy Fast, Disable Frame Buffer.  The rest was default.

7. Put Frames back to "Auto"  to put the game speed back to normal.

If everything went right, you should have gotten a 15%-50% speed increase, depending on the game. Not all games will run perfect still, but they may be playable now. You should try another game and check for graphics glitches.

Listen to Daft Punk Get Lucky On the Integra-7

This is a midi version of Daft Punk's Get lucky on the Integra-7 module. Motional Surround is on.

https://soundcloud.com/stealthgear/get-lucky-integra-7-midi-chip



 

Roland Integra-7 Mini Review

The Integra-7 is a great module! Loaded with lots of legacy and new sounds. If you make techno or want to emulate an acoustic style this provides an all in one solution. I found myself liking this one from the get-go. Its not hard to learn or navigate. Most everything can be found within a few button presses or some rotation of the knobs. The sound is extremely high quality and will fill your musical needs for the most part. The reason to get this is that it will foster creative music writing. Scrolling through different voices will be inspiring.

There were some downsides to using it though. The volume knob isn't sensitive enough to use as an audio interface. Also the audio coming back from the computer had fake highs. It is like a sample conversion problem, or low bandwidth. So using this as your only audio interface is not a good idea, until they fix that. This one is best off as a straight module.

Pluses:

Good Electric Pianos, Guitars, And Strings

High Quality Effects

Motional Surround sounds realistic with the right settings

Most of the instruments are useable

Lots of sounds

The DAW plugin is fun

Works as an audio interface. You can even process sound from your computer with Motional Surround.

Cons:

Could use more inputs for surround mixing if you needed it.

Volume could be more gradual

Edit button could probably be closer to the shift button

Audio from computer was incorrect or buggy.

 

If you need a module, this is obviously the only one you may ever need. Sure there are cheesy sounds in here, most notably the brass, but overall I think I liked it. It has some decent digital basses too. It gets a solid A from me.