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128rdram

yey

never knew ram was so important
i have 512 btw

but hey, i dont use z3ta, so i dont care about my ram

wheres the 6gb?

personally i think anything less then a gig is a producing nightmare unless your a conserving genious (i'm usually the lazy producer that just wants everything to work ) i thought 1.5 would be so amazing, but when a lot of shit is running, it still has its slowdowns. i only have a 1.8gighertz processor right now, but for the time being it should be enough to get the job done (or else i don't get paid ) so it better be.

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Originally posted by Thois never knew ram was so important i have 512 btw but hey, i dont use z3ta, so i dont care about my ram

ram is one of the most important things to have a sufficient amount of...when you're working on serious music, you can't afford untimely slowdowns in your computer and have cubase crash on you.

512mb

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Originally posted by *InVeRs3* Thing is I want to run more than two instances of z3ta , 6-10 depending on the song. Also I adding effects like compresion, eq and such to my other instruments. Is there a more efficient way other than running 6 or so at a time, like saving some as .wavs? Is that a good idea?

If you use Cubase then the eq is built in. Otherwise there isn't much you can do. With VSTis and compression, again, there isn't much you can do. On my hardware (Athlon 64 3200+) I'm able to run about 5-6 instances of z3ta+, around 10 VSTis total, with all the effects enabled (compressors, filters, etc.) but no reverb or CPU-hogging shit like Guitar Rig. When it comes time to render, I freeze a few instruments and then enable that stuff. So maybe you can use that information as a benchmark. Keep in mind, compression and eq take very little processing power - it all adds up eventually, but only if you have many tracks.

If you've got common effects like delay or reverb then you can wire them as send fx, but you probably already know that.

What you're talking about is really CPU-related, not memory. Memory only comes into play when you're running out of it and your PC has to start using virtual memory, which REALLY slows things down because it's thrashing your disk(s).

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Originally posted by dEEkAy wtf...i dont wanna know the way you're producing

600-1200 MB is about normal with typical instruments and effects. It's the "monster" samples/instruments/effects that will eat up memory:
- Guitar Rig
- Reaktor
- East West or Zero G libraries (ever since they moved to Intakt, anyway )
- Any very high-quality samples, especially 24-bit samples (usually pianos, orchestral instruments, etc.)
- Trilogy instruments
etc.

Basically anything sample-based requires lots of memory. Too much disk streaming and you'll start getting hiccups. If you're doing disk streaming AND dipping into virtual memory then you are truly screwed. Also, if you freeze a lot of instruments or render them to audio tracks, and have many of them playing simultaneously, some of them usually have to be cached into memory or else you'll get disk thrashing.

I tend to use a lot of different sounds in my productions, so there's your answer.

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Originally posted by Thois but hey, i dont use z3ta, so i dont care about my ram

z3ta+ uses very little RAM, it's sample-based instruments and audio tracks that need it.

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Originally posted by djbruuen (i'm usually the lazy producer that just wants everything to work )

Ditto. I'd really rather spend my time making music than struggling with technology (and I struggle with technology for a living!)

1 GIG

I worked with 384 for a while but that was no good for loading a descent amount of VST's

2 Matched 256 MB DDR 2 (512 MB)

It's still not enough

I have an odd number : 640 MB
seems to do me good.

I use
Reason 3.3
Cubase sx
Reaktor 5
VStation
FM 7
PRO 53
ABSynth
No more : FL Studio
but now im fighting trying to get the delay in cubase sx to work for me im having do so many issues i wonder if i mus move back to fl studio,the ultrafunk delay in fl is very good indeed i dont really know cabout cubase sx delay effect.

If possible can some help me with a few delay patchs or something to work with

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Originally posted by DigiNut I tend to use a lot of different sounds in my productions, so there's your answer. [/COLOR][/FONT]

So do I.

But in the end it's just how you use ("SIZE" doesnt really count anymore from 2gig upwards).

However I may upgrade to 4gb as well some day if needed.
But therefore i'll upgrade from my Athlon 64 3500+ to one of their newer dual-core thingys.

1GB, which isn't enough.

512, but i'm anxious for the giga

1 gig DDR dual channel Corsair RAM

im one of the 256 people, hopefully ill be getting more soon but im still just starting out so its not like i use complex patterns and loads of samples.

1.5Gb

768mb
only one machine for now

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Originally posted by dEEkAy But therefore i'll upgrade from my Athlon 64 3500+ to one of their newer dual-core thingys.

Sweet - if you decide to do that, please let me know! I read up on those things about two weeks ago and I'd really like to hear some real-world experiences before I spend any money. Supposedly they're Socket 939, which ought to be a really simple upgrade... I just don't see how the OS would be able to truly make use of the dual core, since AFAIK it will be seen as a single processor.

Not trying to discourage you, I just don't know anyone at all who has one (let alone another producer), so I'd like some input.

I'm guessing 1GB might be quite ok for music production, I myself have recently switched to 2GB.

Those with 4GB are probably some diehard gamers? I wonder what processor on the planet can handle 4GB's through an 800MHz bus all of the time

You are all suckers, Call me when you have 1TB of RAM in your laptop http://atomchip.com/_wsn/page4.html
You need at least 1TB to make your own computer porn

After Overclocking CPU:

RAM:

After Overclocking 6800 GT [Before/After]:

just upgraded to 1.25GB I'm happy with it for now

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Originally posted by jupiterone After Overclocking CPU: RAM: After Overclocking 6800 GT [Before/After]:

16gb?????? 4ghz????? that's just crazy man!!

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Originally posted by DigiNut Sweet - if you decide to do that, please let me know! I read up on those things about two weeks ago and I'd really like to hear some real-world experiences before I spend any money. Supposedly they're Socket 939, which ought to be a really simple upgrade... I just don't see how the OS would be able to truly make use of the dual core, since AFAIK it will be seen as a single processor. Not trying to discourage you, I just don't know anyone at all who has one (let alone another producer), so I'd like some input.

Dual Core will be useful in several instances:
multi tasking
running an X2 optimized app

If you are running one app and it's not made to support X2 it's not going to make use of the extra processing capacity.
I don't know how running one app, multiple vsts etc comes into account in using the X2 processing power.

I will be making the jump to a Amd 64 X2 4400 in the upcoming month. I shall see.

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