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On 05/28/2012 10:04 AM, Leigh Dyer wrote:

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> On 28/05/12 5:52 PM, Robin Gareus wrote:

>> RAM is the crux. You want to keep all the samples in memory so that they

>> can play was soon as you press a key without waiting for data from the

>> disk. But you're absolutely right: Never use lossy formats for

>> instrument samples.

>

> Why do you want to keep the whole sample in memory? As long as enough of

> it is in memory to handle the immediate attack, it should be fine to

> stream the rest of it. I believe that's what LinuxSampler does, and it

> works very well with the 2GB Salamander Grand Piano, without needing to

> take up 2GB of RAM.

> 

right. If you don't have solid-state storage just be sure to ask your

sysadmin to disable HDD power-saving. A spin-up procedure can take a few

seconds and the immediate attack may be longer than most samples.
Cheers!

robin

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