Ram?

[mixmkr]

I know the question of 'how much ram" has been asked on another thread (forum), but I am using a P4 2.88 ghz processor with a single stick of 512 mg Ram in my Dell computer. In using the reverb (say like the Waves truverb or any other reverb EXCEPT the cep "quickverb", would jumping the RAM up to a gig do anything, or are the reverbs that hungry?? I am getting playback ok..but the computer wants to pause for a decent amount of time...say maybe 15 seconds if I make ALOT of reverb parameter changes.

[randyfromde]

Yes, it would probably help, if even to maintain some wiggle room and help background programs.

I have a 3.0GHZ P4 with 1GB of RAM and very rarely do I have any problems. However, I do tend to lock the track effects after I set them, which reduces CPU load.

[dobro]

mix - I remember hearing a long time ago, the last time I wondered about this, somebody saying that with the system I'm running (win 98, Pentium 4) anything more than 512 RAM would be a waste, simply because the system can't actually use that much RAM. Dunno. Anybody?

[randyfromde]

I think that was a restriction in Win98. It was a bug...same reason that restarting the computer would make it run faster.

With the P4 chip he's using, he can definitely use more than 512MB and see an improvement in multi-tasking. Whether it will definitely cause an improvement specifically with reverb I can't say, but I do think his computer will see an improvement.

[Change of POETS]

I don't think reverb will be helped any, as to my knowledge, it tasks on the CPU and not the memory directly.

How many progs are you running while using CEP? You need to decrease your CPU loadif possible...

But, I could be wrong... it's been known to happen..lol..

[lpdeluxe]

Dobro, there was a limitation in 98SE where anything over 512 would get you a message that you were running out of RAM, but this was fixed with XP. In my experience 512 is minimum, but 1024 is probably all you need, depending again on how many programs you feel like running (I only run one at a time on my recording setup).

[Spaztic]

If you lock the tracks with effects 512mb ram should be fine.

[mixmkr]

locking the tracks does help, however when you make adjustments, that takes that out of the equation. I know Adobe even warns of using "hungry" reverbs like their studio reverb and use the "quickverb" as a temporary replacement, I was more interested in knowing if it was the RAM (or if more RAM would help or not) or was it the CPU that was really running the show.