Owner`s manual

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System performance

6. System performance

For the manufacturing of the Multistation Miditemp uses one of the most modern processors available for this purpose

for the time being. Nevertheless you should consider that the actual performance of a computer (and nothing else is the

Multistation) always has its limitations. Therefore here are some hints for you to keep in mind when working with the

Multistation. Probably you won’t be able to fully understand all areas in the beginning. That’s why you should read the

following part from time to time again when progressing in getting to know how the Multistation works. Especially

you should read it when you have to face sudden unexpected reactions of the Multistation. Presumably simply the sys-

tem’s limits were exceeded, and the Multistation will return to a perfectly normal performance once you stay inside

these limits again.

6.1 Patch lists size

Patch lists with thousands of songs maybe possible but require a huge amount of memory. Thus it might happen that

there’s not enough memory for other tasks. Therefore the size of a patch list shouldn’t exceed 1.500 - 2.000 entries.

6.2 Sample rate

Internally, the Multistation uses 44,1 kHz. Though it is possible to use audiofiles with other frequencies (e.g. 96 kHz),

these files would have to be converted to 44,1 kHz in realtime. This process requires a considerable system perfor-

mance and has its effect on the performance of other tasks (e.g. the playback of MIDI tracks by the internal synthesi-

zers A and B). If you have to work with audio files using any other frequency than 44,1 kHz, we recommend

converting them to 44,1 kHz by using an external software such as Wavelab or Samplitude.

6.3 Prebuffering

In Setup you can adjust a so-called prebuffering for the access to the memory medium. This is a buffer memory acce-

lerating reading and writing access. You can reach this area from the main screen by clicking on the symbol [Setup].

Then mark the entry PLAYER in the next window and press the button [Enter/Yes]. When marking the entry PRE-

BUFFERING you’ll find a slider on the right side of the window which you can use to change the buffer’s size. Nor-

mally the buffer’s size should be set to a value of 110. You should only increase this value when you have to work with

extremely slow media, e.g. when playing audiofiles directly from a floppy disc, a CD-ROM or an old and slow SCSI-

Drive. This is possible in theory, but we explicitly recommend copying those files to the internal harddisc and playing

them from there.