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  • Dimension Vs. Chamber Strings: Pre-Sale Questions

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    I primarily use Chamber Strings. I have CS1 and CS2 but not the CS Extended Libs though which has been a drag. So now I have a =little= bit of dough. Basically, I have to choose either/or. Either I get the Extended libs for CS or Dimension Strings which seems like a great deal. Here are my questions--primarily for people who already have CS.

    My BIG general question is: I'm wondering from other CS users if they see Dimension as a viable -replacement- for CS. It would -seem- so, but maybe I'm missing something.

    A little more specific: Can Dimension sound -smaller- if need be? I see you can do divisis, but can one actually select specific desks? I mean, can one select -just- one desk at a time (2 vlns)? Or 4?

    Also: Any word yet on when the preview discount expires?

    Finally: I see that the RAM requirements are pretty big. Are there other increased requirements? I have a Sandybridge 3.4ghz, 16GB RAM. Haven't had any redlining yet w Cubase with CS and my other libs, but... should I realistically consider an even faster machine? IOW: is Dimension like an order of magnitude more power-hungry?

    TIA,

    ---JC
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    I haven't gotten DS yet, but I will soon, as long as the early bird will last long enough to afford it. But I have all other VSL string products.

    @Another User said:

    Finally: I see that the RAM requirements are pretty big. Are there other increased requirements? I have a Sandybridge 3.4ghz, 16GB RAM. Haven't had any redlining yet w Cubase with CS and my other libs, but... should I realistically consider an even faster machine? IOW: is Dimension like an order of magnitude more power-hungry?

    This is probably the only big downside to DS from my point of view. Even LASS was pretty much taxing CPU and RAM. I had to run it from my latest I7 machine with 32 GB RAM. The older core 2 duo 16GB machine couldn't handle it CPU-wise. With full DS you get 24 instruments possibly plaing at the same time. How much RAM it takes depends on where you store it. On an SSD you can set the preload buffer quite lower, than with conventional HDs. But I bet your 16 GB can hardly give you all DS loaded. If you plan on loading many other VIs on that machine in the same time, I guess you better forget about that! It is definately a library for people with slave PCs or the most recent killer PC, loaded with SSDs and at least 48 GB RAM. After all, you want the full orchestra loaded without having to bounce and load(unload samples all the time. At least that is my philosophy.