-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Linuxsampler-devel] help with a slight modification From: Luis Garrido <luisgarr...@users.sourceforge.net> To: linuxsampler-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: linuxsampler-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Date: 06/14/2010 08:27 AM > Perhaps you can experiment reducing the preload cache size, if you > have a fast processor and hard disk: > > /* Define amount of sample points to be cached in RAM. */ > #define CONFIG_PRELOAD_SAMPLES 32768 > > That's 128 K per stereo, 16-bit sample, so 1 GB RAM would allow 8K > samples. An instrument of average complexity could have, let's say, 4 > velocity layers and 20 splits for a 5-octave range, that'd be 80 > samples, meaning about 100 instruments worth of cache in that GB. > > Anyway, regarding your question, I don't get very well what you are > trying to achieve, but if it is something you can do manually from the > front-end, acting on the back-end doesn't look the best idea to me. > > It should be easier to add automation to the front-end side (from what > I gather from your message that would be the VST plugin code.) > > BTW, why don't you stick to the mode compatible with your host? You > are referring to the instrument lifetime modes, right? > > ON_DEMAND > Instrument will be loaded when needed, freed once not needed anymore. > > ON_DEMAND_HOLD > Instrument will be loaded when needed and kept even if not needed anymore. > > PERSISTENT > Instrument will immediately be loaded and kept all the time. > > Cheers, > > Luis > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate > GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the > lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: > http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo > _______________________________________________ > Linuxsampler-devel mailing list > Linuxsampler-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel > In my case I want the functionality of
ON_DEMAND_HOLD but would also like to get rid of extra samples when I am done with them. I have 8GB of RAM and at times it is just not enough to have everything playing realtime. For my use case it would be nice to send a midi event of some sort to offload samples I know that I do not use. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ThinkGeek and WIRED's GeekDad team up for the Ultimate GeekDad Father's Day Giveaway. ONE MASSIVE PRIZE to the lucky parental unit. See the prize list and enter to win: http://p.sf.net/sfu/thinkgeek-promo _______________________________________________ Linuxsampler-devel mailing list Linuxsampler-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxsampler-devel
