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  • VI loading and/or streaming

    M
    M

    Basic question here guys.  Do VIs load into memory or do they stream from the disk? EIther way, is theere any virtue in going to SSDs?

    Thanks,

    Mike
  • D
    D

    Both. There is a pre-load which puts a small part of the sample into memory, and the rest streams from disc.

    There are three advantages to SSD:

    1. Samples load faster
    2. You can stream more "voices" per drive
    3. You can reduce the pre-load buffer (using VI Pro) and therefore use less RAM, which makes loading even quicker.

    DG
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    M
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    Thanks for the info, DG!

    Mike

    @DG said:

    Both. There is a pre-load which puts a small part of the sample into memory, and the rest streams from disc.

    There are three advantages to SSD:

    1. Samples load faster
    2. You can stream more "voices" per drive
    3. You can reduce the pre-load buffer (using VI Pro) and therefore use less RAM, which makes loading even quicker.

    DG