Operation Manual

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OPTIMIZING PERFORMANCE
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Songs and Memory
Requirements
Songs not only use up system resources in terms of processing power, they also re-
quire RAM (memory) to load at all.
The amount of RAM required for loading a song, is directly proportional to the amount
of samples used in the song. For example, a song only using Subtractors and effects
requires very little RAM.
If you are running out of RAM try the following:
D Close other song documents.
All open songs compete for RAM.
D Terminate other applications.
All running applications compete for the RAM available in the computer.
D Use mono samples instead of stereo.
Mono samples require half the amount of RAM.
D Try sample rate converting sample files to a lower sample rate.
Note that this will affect sound quality negatively. Also note that it will require an
external sample editor with good sample rate conversion facilities.