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Mr. Tingle · Post by **Mr. Tingle** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:19 pm

Some edits won't load the soundfonts when opening after previously loading a song that has used alot of RAM. If I load the edit first, no problem.

Basicaly I have to close T and open it again when opening certain edits that have large soundfonts.

So, could T flush the RAM before opening an edit?

Rock · Post by **Rock** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:31 pm

I have the same problem and look forward to a better solution but my workaround is to use a ram defrag program. Here is the one I use:

http://www.amsn.ro/

Mr. Tingle · Post by **Mr. Tingle** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:44 pm

I tried a RAM utility thing and it caused as many issues as it solved

Rock · Post by **Rock** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:46 pm

Hmm the one I recommended seems well mannered. YMMV

rpc9943 · Post by **rpc9943** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:08 pm

youre talking about using sfz. i got 512mb more ram and im set ... i suggest getting more ram.

RonC

Daniel78 · Post by **Daniel78** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:29 pm

does this happen with other hosts? Shouldn't the soundfont player vst - not the host -be repsonsible for freeing up any memory that it uses?

Not sure, but just saying it *could* be a plug-in issue, and not a problem with Tracktion itself.

Jeremy_NSL · Post by **Jeremy_NSL** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:32 pm

the host should be responsible for closing all plugins and clearing all ram used imo.

bear · Post by **bear** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:35 pm

How is the host supposed to know what RAM a plugin uses?

Daniel78 · Post by **Daniel78** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:37 pm

I'm not overly familar with the VST standard, but unless the plugin tells the host what memory it's using (and i don't think it does), i don't see how its possible for the host to free it up.

Unless of course, tracktion isn't closing the plugins properly... which is possible.

rpc9943 · Post by **rpc9943** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:37 pm

how do you know that tracktion doesnt clear ram?

RonC

jens · Post by **jens** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:39 pm

bear wrote:How is the host supposed to know what RAM a plugin uses?

hm - maybe by calling the appropriate vst-function?

Or doesn't this exist?

bear · Post by **bear** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:42 pm

I don't know the VST standard well enogh to know. Is there a function call that allows the host to ask a plugin what RAM it is using?

And if there is such a function, does every plugin support it correctly?

Rock · Post by **Rock** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:05 pm

I don't know the answer to any of the vst ram stuff, but I do know that the little utility I listed will let me load a soundfont in sfz after it has faild for lack of memory.

rpc9943 · Post by **rpc9943** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:10 pm

agreed it was suggested by rene who dev'ed it ;D

RONc

Mr. Tingle · Post by **Mr. Tingle** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:32 pm

Rock wrote:I don't know the answer to any of the vst ram stuff, but I do know that the little utility I listed will let me load a soundfont in sfz after it has faild for lack of memory.

Thanks Rock, I shall at least give it a try.

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Could Tracktion flush RAM between loading edits?