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  • Appropriate RAM Strategy for VE (new user)

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    I just purchased VE... It is in anticipation for the upgrade to VE Pro, and so I don't think I will even install the current version, but I want to be prepaired when VE pro finally comes in !

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    And in this regard there's a thing I'm not really sure of : it's the best ram strategy.. (Sorry in advance if my following question sounds a bit naive, but I have no idea how this "magic" system actually works...)

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    My question is : is it best to put as much ram as possible only in the main PC (the server, if I don't misunderstand the terminology) , (the other machines' ram being unsignificant), or is it more useful to put as much ram as possible equally in each and every machine ?

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    What I don't really grasp with this VE's network system is that (I'll try to be clear) : 

    is each vst actually "opened" and handled in the memory of the machine it is installed on (with only the generated audio data streamed from it to the main PC via network, or... is each vst "opened" and handled in the memory of the server PC, the "slaves" being just some kind of "shell" for the plugins ?

    And thanks in advance for the reply !
  • PaulP
    VSL Team
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    Hi sirbellog,

    you can check out the manual for your VE 3, this explains the system, just as our Video on VE 3.

    We´re basically talking about a MASTER computer (with your sequencer on it) and a SLAVE computer (with a networked Vienna Ensemble 3/PRO). You can use Vienna Ensemble ONLY on the slave computer(s) (then you only need some RAM on the slave), or you can use it on both your slave computer AND your master computer as a "localhost" (then you´ll need more RAM on both machines.

    It really depends on your setup.

    The samples are always loaded on the machine that has a Vienna Ensemble instance opened.

    Best,

    Paul

    Paul Kopf Product Manager VSL
  • S
    S

    Thanks Paul,

    I guess this makes it clear (don't worry, I WILL RTFM anyway [;)])

    So, in a setup with one "master" computer with the sequencer on it, combined with other PCs for big sample libraries (be it in V.I or K3, etc..), the RAM needs more to be on those "slave computers"..

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    This definitely is what made the most sense to me in fact, but I had to ask :

    indeed recent readings in some posts about VE had me a bit confused, but I guess I simply misunderstood the posters' meanings here and there.