Sonic Reality

zircon · Post by **zircon** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 2:50 pm

When using SampleTank 2.5 L in FL Studio, the interface takes between 1-2 minutes to load each time the VST is started. Anyone else have the same problem, and/or know a solution?

buscemi · Post by **buscemi** » Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:00 pm

Once it loads (or start it in standalone), click the "Prefs" button and choose "Off" for the "Relist on startup" option.

flippya2000 · Post by **flippya2000** » Tue Apr 28, 2009 3:40 pm

buscemi wrote:Once it loads (or start it in standalone), click the "Prefs" button and choose "Off" for the "Relist on startup" option.

Even when that's done, it still takes a while to load 1st time. This is a known issue + unlikely to be fixed.

flippya2000 · Post by **flippya2000** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 12:56 am

[mod edit] for me ST is a v.gd tool, that has its +s & -s.

ATS · Post by **ATS** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 1:00 am

flippya2000 wrote:
buscemi wrote:Once it loads (or start it in standalone), click the "Prefs" button and choose "Off" for the "Relist on startup" option.
Even when that's done, it still takes a while to load 1st time. This is a known issue + unlikely to be fixed.

worked fine for me in FL Studio. If you unchecked relist on startup it should work fine. Like I said no problems here

flippya2000 · Post by **flippya2000** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:14 pm

ATS wrote:worked fine for me in FL Studio. If you unchecked relist on startup it should work fine. Like I said no problems here

U probably have a much faster computer &/or a smaller library. For every body else, it does take a while to load 1st time. I've read here the load time varies from 20-ish secs to minutes, all in this forum.

buscemi · Post by **buscemi** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:38 pm

I have a mediocre computer and huge library (stay back, ladies!

) and unchecking that indeed did help load times. Was this submitted to IK and stated as a known issue that won't likely be fixed? Somehow I doubt that.

Also, please note that this is Sonic Reality's company forum, they are a top IK dealer and Squids and mods be watching to make sure this doesn't end up in IK-slamming. Not appropriate for this subforum, a dealer should never be the forum/enabler for slamming products they sell. Thanks for understanding.

dougsyo · Post by **dougsyo** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:09 pm

For me, ST2XL takes about 45 seconds to load if it's not relisting, and about five minutes if it is rebuilding the database.

This is on a laptop with 3GB memory, 1.67ghz Centrino Duo processor, and ST2XL, SS2, Philharmonik (full, not CE), and SampleMoog installed on the internal drive, as well as a number of other ST1- and ST2-formatted sample sets.

I'm not a gigging musician, so it's not too much of a bother most times.

Doug

1-2-Many · Post by **1-2-Many** » Thu Apr 30, 2009 7:25 pm

Sorry if my previous post seemed to bash ST a little hard, it's just that with the long load time (even with "relist on startup" off) everytime I pulled up a project that used it I'd say to myself, "SampleTANK- aptly named."

It's got some good stuff amongst its library, but a while back, when considering upgrading to the XL version, I decided to simply focus on using Kontakt instead for my sample based stuff, the long startup being amongst the reasons.

lotus2035 · Post by **lotus2035** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:07 am

I find all the powered by Sampletank stuff sluggish compared to other VSTis...not to mention I always get hung notes now and then (had them on two totally different systems)..BUT I love their sound quality so much I use them constantly...

I seem to remember squids saying something about upgrades to Sampletank in the works, The Sampletank engine certainly could do with them... I'm looking forward to it and I hope they can increase loading times and general performance..

zircon · Post by **zircon** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:09 am

Even w/o relist it takes quite awhile, maybe 20 seconds or so, on a powerful quadcore computer.

Squids · Post by **Squids** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:09 pm

1-2-Many wrote:Sorry if my previous post seemed to bash ST a little hard, it's just that with the long load time (even with "relist on startup" off) everytime I pulled up a project that used it I'd say to myself, "SampleTANK- aptly named."

It's got some good stuff amongst its library, but a while back, when considering upgrading to the XL version, I decided to simply focus on using Kontakt instead for my sample based stuff, the long startup being amongst the reasons.

A much better post. Thanks 1-2.

BERFAB · Post by **BERFAB** » Fri May 01, 2009 2:19 pm

buscemi wrote:I have a mediocre computer and huge library (stay back, ladies! ) ...

Sorry, but for some reason, this made my morning. Almost spit my tea all over the keyboard...

buscemi clearly leads the life.

Cheers
-B

PointOfDeparture · Post by **PointOfDeparture** » Sat May 02, 2009 10:47 am

Each time I add a new soundset, Sampletank takes a little bit longer to load up (I don't use all the different interfaces for SampleMoog, SS2, etc.), especially after re-starting the computer and FL. Its a little annoying, but I've gotten used to it, and the delay is really not enough to break my stride when composing.

buscemi · Post by **buscemi** » Sat May 02, 2009 1:54 pm

BERFAB wrote:
buscemi wrote:I have a mediocre computer and huge library (stay back, ladies! ) ...
Sorry, but for some reason, this made my morning. Almost spit my tea all over the keyboard...

buscemi clearly leads the life.

Cheers
-B

I do the best with what I've got

Actually, my mediocre computer works very well for my workflow that's why I still use it. The mobility advantage is killer, and simply adding a $50 NanoKey allows me to knock out ideas quickly. Luckily SampleTank doesn't take too long for my workflow since I usually fire it up when sketching ideas (two of my most-used Cubase templates are SampleTank stereo out and multiout.

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SampleTank takes 1-2 minutes to load in FL