The last days I've prepared a full orchestra setup on my new 64 Bit computer, holding 32 GB Ram.
It's the first time we could test a system with so much RAM and here are my results:
I've prepared a setup with
- 52 instruments,
- 426,544 samples loaded,
- 4 "Vienna-Ensemble 3" network instances,
- 19 stereo audio outputs directly routed via ethernet back into my sequenzer.
The Vienna Ensemble network uses ethernet to connect midi and audio between two or more computers.
That means you won't need any midi and audio soft and hardware to connect slave computers to your sequenzer computer.
And you can connect OSX, XP, Vista systems without any problems.
In my case I've connected a 32 XP system running Cubase 4 with my new dedicated Sample computer, an XP 64 system.
Vienna ensemble uses 30 GB of Ram for this 426,544 samples, (ca 450.000 samples could be loaded on my system).
First Vienna Ensemble instance is dedicated to the strings
1) Orchestral violins I...........28,897 samples
2) Orchestral violons II.........(2nd instance)
3) Orchestral violas..............20,481 samples
4) Orchestral cellos.............20,256 samples
5) Orchestral basses...........12, 275 samples
6) Appassionata violins I......15,985 samples
7) Appassionata violins II.....(2nd instance)
8) Appassionata violas........12.662 samples
9) Appassionata cellos........14,069 samples
10) Appassionata basses.....1,919 samples
2nd Vienna Ensemble instance - Woodwinds
1) Piccolo........................5,482 samples
2) Flute I........................11,836 samples
3) Flute II.........................9,372 samples
4) Flute ensemble............6,155 samples
5) Oboe I (french).............9,017 samples
6) Oboe II (vienna)............9,271 samples
7) Oboe ensemble...........4,461 samples
8) English horn................8,645 samples
9) Clarinet Bb I...............18,959 samples
10) Clarinet Bb II.............(2nd instance)
11) Clarninet ensemble.....6,906 samples
12) Bass clarinet.............12,154 samples
13) Bassoon I..................14,116 samples
14) Bassoon II...................(2nd instance)
15) Bassoon ensemble.....:6,371 samples
16 Contra bassoon............8,913 samples
3rd Vienna Ensemble - Brass
1) Horn I (triple)...............11,434 samples
2) Horn II (triple)...............(2nd instance)
3) Horn III (vienna).............14,794 samples
4) Horn IV (vienna)............(2nd instance)
5) Horn ensemble (4)........12,584 samples
6) Horn ensemble (8)..........5,032 samples
7) Trumpet I.....................21,631 samples
8) Trumpet II....................(2nd instance)
9) Trumpet III....................(3rd instance)
10) Trumpet ensemble (3)...15,480 samples
11) Trumpet ensemble (6).....5,592 samples
12) Tenor trombone I..........22,579 samples
13) Tenor trombone II.........(2nd instance)
14) Bass trombone.............10,080 samples
15) Trombone ensemble......14.876 samples
16) Tuba.............................9,179 samples
4th Vienna Ensemble instance - Harps, Keyboards & Percussion
1) Harp I..................5,710 samples
2) Harp II.................1,762 samples
3) Bösendorfer.........4,622 samples
4) Celesta..................432 samples
5) Glockenspiel.......2.299 samples
6) Xylophone...........3,819 samples
7) Timpani..............5,117 samples
8) Drums................5.581 samples
9) Bass drums...........654 samples
10) Piatti...................104 samples
For a performance test I've prepared a sequence all instruments performing unisono.
All ensemble instruments with crossfade active,
all winds and strings runninmg a performance legato pTCH.
So ca 200 voices are performing unisono, with a CPU usage between 25 and 30 %.
Via ethernet I've routed 19 stereo track into my sequenzer:
Big kudos to our programming team.
No glitches and blue screens the last three days doing this setup and testing,
For me it's a historical day because it's the first time I could load and work with the full VSL power on one single computer without any compromises. [:P]
