KVR Audio

sluggo · Post by **sluggo** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:12 pm

Pretty much all of my work I use vst softsynths which may include 2 plugins that use audio libraries: Guru drum sampler and StylusRMX. I've also used a sampler with bass samples. Other than that, I don't really use a sampler. At some point I may bounce some tracks but I've never used more than 16 audio tracks.

Considering the above, is 16GB of ram enough for my needs?

thanks

thecontrolcentre · Post by **thecontrolcentre** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:26 pm

16GB is probably enough, but I would go for 32GB as you never know what the future will bring.

Distorted Horizon · Post by **Distorted Horizon** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:42 pm

You can never have too much ram.

DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 6:45 pm

It's well enough. Drum machines are lightweight, and bounced tracks atcually take less memory than muliple plugins loaded all at once.

How much RAM did you use so far?

-nko- · Post by **-nko-** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:27 pm

64GB.

starflakeprj · Post by **starflakeprj** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:36 pm

I have been using 64GB for the last 5 years, there is no reason going for 16GB. Even if it's enough today, it might not be enough tomorrow. Always future proof your computer by a few years looking at higher specs than you need atm.

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:49 pm

Always a matter of the budget, I guess.

starflakeprj · Post by **starflakeprj** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:51 pm

chk071 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:49 pm Always a matter of the budget, I guess.

F*ck budget, just buy it

You can always eat noodles for a couple of months if needed.

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:52 pm

Water and bread for a extra 16 gigs of Ram...

Distorted Horizon · Post by **Distorted Horizon** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:17 pm

chk071 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 7:52 pm Water and bread for a extra 16 gigs of Ram...

16gb costs what.. 80€?

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:20 pm

Yeah, shouldn't be too much.

Just saying that there might be a budget, and that that's probably why the OP asked. Whenever I bought a new PC, I took a look where I could cut corners. Might be the same here. Otherwise it probably wouldn't come into question at all.

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:34 pm

Without Kontakt and such, I'd say you could get by with only 8 GB. Only just...

chk071 · Post by **chk071** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:38 pm

16 GB is the choice of kings.

Because I have that amount.

4damind · Post by **4damind** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:41 pm

StylusRMX uses samples.. Guru/Geist uses samples but they will not need so much RAM because drum samples are not very big.
16GB is enough, to be on the safe side 32 GB. More important is to have this content on a SSD for quick loading.

toonertik · Post by **toonertik** » Tue Feb 18, 2020 9:00 pm

BertKoor wrote: ↑Tue Feb 18, 2020 8:34 pm Without Kontakt and such, I'd say you could get by with only 8 GB. Only just...

totally.. absolutely..

The only thing that will push my 8Gb is the effing chrome browser, coz they all got lazy and don't malloc no more.. or is it garbage collection... definitely garbage in my browsing..

I don't use samplers.. maybe a few VSTi and VST...

all depends what you do I guess... I mainly just record live sounds now... Eurorack.. up to 18 simultaneous tracks, no problem, sometimes with a few live VST FX.. 8 gigs is plenty for this.

16GB or 32GB of ram?