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  • VI Pro 2 & SSD streaming

    S
    S

    Hello,

    I was wondering what does it really mean "Pre-load up to 10 times more samples into your RAM when streaming from SSDs (Solid State Drives)". Does it mean that with SSD drive as a source for Vienna samples, I could go with less RAM than with normal hard drives?

    The reason I'm asking is this - Apple just released new Macbook Air laptops and to my great disappointment capped the memory to 4GB. I'd like to get one though because it would make a great lightweight on-the-road composing tool. But having just 4GB won't cut it for larger Vienna projects, I'm afraid - unless VI Pro 2 helps out somehow?

    Stakula
    Composer, sound designer
  • V
    V

    It means exactly that. My testing with Kontakt4 I can even get more than ten times the samples packed into memory. Only problem now is capacity and cost.[:)]
  • S
    S

    Concerning K4 how do you set that up so that it takes advantage of ssd drives? What settings? And how does one set that up with Vienna?

    best,

    SvK
  • V
    V

    You can set the preload buffer to 6kb. That is 10% of the default value.

    With the arrival of VI 2.0 this should be possible as well within Vienna Player. Right now it isnt.
  • M
    M

    With VI Pro 2.0 you may have different preload settings for each library. Therefore you can mix drives (SSD and old) and optimize the settings for each drive.
  • S
    S

    Ok thanx...

    but when i dial down the K4 buffer size to its smallest value....It doesn't reduce my RAM footprint ten fold.....

    best,

    SvK