Originally posted by ChicoBrasil:
José and Mike
You are in the right way.
% of CPU usage:
Encore 50/54%
Cakewalk 1/4%
????? 
ChicoWell, it's strange how Encore eats that amout of CPU.. I can't see what heavy calculations are behind a music editor... However 54% of CPU shouldn't be much a problem for a system working normally.
My only two ideas are: try to uninstall and re-install Encore, in order to kill a possible undesirable software loop. And... open the PC box and carefully check, clean and oil your coolers.
-- José.