Thanks a million for the info, Murray. I was wondering why I wasn't getting
the same performance as some other users. Now I know! Still wish there was
more info of this type in the EXS section of Emagic's web site...
Ned
Murray McDowall wrote:
> Switching on sample streaming involves a noticeable increase in CPU load --
> especially if you normally use 32 bit mode for storing the samples in RAM.
> There is a CPU load in converting files to 32 bit float and that conversion
> is happening on every voice scrolling from the hard-drive. Of course it is
> also a significant load on the the hard-drive and if the drive is the same
> one you have your audio tracks on then you will be able to manage a lot
> fewer tracks.
>
> Separate drives and a fast CPU/memory system are what is needed to really
> exploit this feature. It is great to have it as an option though especially
> if you want to work with the big GigaSampler sets. It would be nice if you
> could set the option for each tune.
>
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Re: [exs] Can EXS stream from hardrive?
2002-10-10 by Ned Bouhalassa
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