EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

At 10:07 AM 07/05/2004, you wrote:
>I'm a bit confused about the RAM usage in Logic as concerns the EXS
>(and I suppose the other instruments)...How actually is Logic allocating 
>space?  Does it gobble up more every
>time a new instrument is added?

With disk streaming on, EXS still must load the sample heads into RAM. The 
sizes of these instruments vary wildly, and the sizes of the sample heads 
will vary based on the hard drive usage designation you set in the EXS 
preferences. Faster hard drives can load smaller sample heads.

>Well, I could just buy more RAM, but I'd like to understand how this
>works first.  Any ideas?  If it helps, I'm running a G4
>AGP/400/upgraded to 1.2Ghz with 384M RAM under OS 9.2.2.

Definitely buy more RAM if you plan to use EXS on a regular 
basis---especially if you plan to use any of the monstrous orchestral 
libraries. On my OS9 system, a single VSL performance-legato woodwind 
instrument can use up 160 meg of RAM with disk streaming on. (Can't wait 
for that new G5 to get here!)