# VERY high CPU usage while working in FMOD Studio 2.0 on MacOS Catalina

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/very-high-cpu-usage-while-working-in-fmod-studio-2-0-on-macos-catalina/15917>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Tags:** mac\
**Created:** [June 25, 2020, 5:36am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/very-high-cpu-usage-while-working-in-fmod-studio-2-0-on-macos-catalina/15917 "2020-06-25T05:36:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![tristanjl](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/tristanjl/32/261_2.png) [@tristanjl](https://qa.fmod.com/u/tristanjl)\
**Post date:** [June 26, 2020, 9:33am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/very-high-cpu-usage-while-working-in-fmod-studio-2-0-on-macos-catalina/15917/2 "2020-06-26T09:33:37Z")

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This issue has previously been posted here - [FMOD Studio 2.00.07 being very laggy on iMac 2017 27" 4K](https://qa.fmod.com/t/fmod-studio-2-00-07-being-very-laggy-on-imac-2017-27-4k/15572)

On suggestion from that thread is to see if running in low resolution mode improves performance.

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