Also, inside finale there is very little ability to control reverb...how much reverb for each instruments, etc..
On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 15:49:16 -0500, "Randolph Peters" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Darcy Argue wrote: > >I'm talking about performance, specifically Mac performance. AU > >performance is objectively much better than performance via an > >external host, like Garritan Studio -- AU supports greater polyphony > >with fewer dropouts and less distortion on the same system. This is > >simply not up for debate. > > Sorry, but I think the debate is still open. Here's a case where the > standalone version performs better than the AU. > > If you use the full standalone Kontakt 2 (not Kontakt Player 2), you > get 64 channels of output. > > You can preserve CPU resources with K2 as a standalone by using, for > example, only one convolution reverb for all instruments. Inside > Finale, Kontakt can only take 8 of 16 channels of MIDI so you have to > open multiple instances. As you know, lower CPU demands results in > fewer dropouts and distortion. > > So it really depends on how you plan to use your sound resources. > > -Randolph Peters > _______________________________________________ > Finale mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale ----------------------------------------------------------------- |"Music is a manifestation of the human spirit Steve Schow | similar to a language. If we do not want such [EMAIL PROTECTED] | things to remain dead treasures, we must do our www.bstage.com | upmost to make the greatest number of people | understand their secrets" -- Zoltan Kodaly ----------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [email protected] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
