Is 2gb RAM really enough? Getting memory low warnings

[Bongo 38]

Hello,
First I'd like to say hi, this is my first post on this forum.

I'm am currently writing a soundtrack for a full length 3D animated movie, & hope for Symphonic Choirs to play a big part in the music.

I purchased Sym. Choirs last week and I'm having problems with physical and virtual memory warnings from Windows.

Our in-house engineer just installed a new Mother Board, 2gbs RAM,300gb H. Drive, for me because I've been getting these warnings.
I had only one hour yesterday to test the new setup before a flight, BUT STILL I'm getting the "physical memory is low, do you really want to continue" message ! ? !

First here's my setup:

Pentium 4 2.56GHz processor
300gb 7200rpm Hard Drive
2gb RAM
Windows XP Pro Service Pack 2
Nuendo 2
Delta 1010LT soundcard
Roland PC-300

What I did yesterday was create a new project in Nuendo 2>added Wordbuilder as an insert>loaded the full multi>F Bass WB DYN MOD. While the multi was loading once again I got the "physical memory low" warning!!!

I've read the manual page to page. I know this is a power hungry multi.I haven't had time to test the software in Standalone mode yet..

WOULD WORDBULDER REALLY WORK BETTER IF I INSTALL A SECOND H.DRIVE? (our engineer prefers to have just one hard drive so the computer doesn't run so hot, I've always used 2 drives for the obvious reasons,and I'm considering adding my 80gb 7200rpm H.Drive) WOULD INSTALLING A 2nd DRIVE SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?

IS MY COMPUTER JUST NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH?????????? The motherboard won't take anymore RAM. Are there any settings in Windows or in my soundcard I can adjust to optimize performance?

I'm concerned that the "virtual memory warning mesage" will come back too next time I try this test. WHAT CAN I DO TO FIX THAT PROBLEM??? (the difference between these 2 types of memory is unclear to me)

AM I JUST DOING SOMETHING WRONG???

The bottom line is: I'm on a tight deadline, it took alot of talking to the producer to get him to flip the bill for the software and new hardware. I'm very happy with the sounds in "Symphonic Choirs" but I need it to do what it says it can do. If I'm geting memory warnings on an empty project, I hate to imagine what will happen when there's audio/midi tracks in the project, not to mention video. At the moment the producer & engineer are thinking that I/they made a big mistake. Can you please tell me what I need to do so I can get back to work and show them the money was well spent.

Sorry if I'm ranting, I just need answers asap. Hope to hear back from you before the holiday/weekend break. Need some peace of mind.

Please reply to me at: rikkilondon@yahoo.com

Thanx in advance for your help/advice.

Happy Holidays,
Rikki London

[Sam Fischmann]

Hello Rikki,

Have you tried the DFD extension at www.soundsonline.com/techsupport.shtml?

-Sam

[Bongo 38]

Sam,
Thank you for your tips/advice & taking the time to check up on the outcome. I've never seen such great Tech. support from any other vendor. Please keep it up.
I would have replied on Tues. as promised but the power supply on my computer went down and I just got it back today.

I would also like to thank everyone else who offered some very useful tips. Hope I can do the same for some other people in the future.

The DTD update did do the trick! No more low memory warnings!

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I might have to start a new thread because now I'm having problems when I load Wordbuilder & a full Multi in the New Multi section of Kompakt. I don't hear anything?, I saw in another thread
someone having the same problem, but I can't find that thread today.

Maybe I nead to reread the FAQ's again and the manual?

I just activated the DTD option

Also: I've always gotten this message which I don't yet know how to fix: "The outputs & Configuration in the loaded Multi differ from the current output settings" ???
I've tried various things in S. Choirs and Nuendo, but nothing seems to make a difference.

If you think it's best I start a new thread I can try to erase this part and do it.

Thanx in advance for any further help.

Have a great New Year's all,

peace,
Bongo

[Sam Fischmann]

Hi Bongo,

First of all, do you see levels going up in the Kompakt player when you play notes? Do you see any MIDI icons flashing? Does it seem like Kompakt isn't responding to MIDI at all?

For your second question about the 'This Multi....' you can ignore the message. It has to do with the soundcard used by the sample programmers, and will not affect performance. If you wish the error message to go away, simply save the sample immediately after loading it and it won't come back.

-Sam

[Bongo 38]

Hi Sam,
Your guess was correct. I don't see anything happening in Kompakt. In W.Builder I see the Omni button "blink" when I play a note on my controller. Also in the Midi track in Nuendo 2, I see the level meter jump when I play a note, so that's getting a signal.
Why do I feel like I'm missing something obvious here?. :confused:
Incase it helps I loaded the 2nd Sopranos Multi (I've tried basses also,same result)
Thanx as always for your help.

[Bongo 38]

I can now hear the loaded Multis. I'd forgotten that each section (SATB) only can be heard in certain ranges of the keyboard. I was entering/playing notes that were out of range for the sopranos section in this case.
Great program, but it's got a pretty steep learning curve. Nothing good comes easy though.

Bongo

[Sam Fischmann]

Hi Bongo,

Good to hear you found the source of the problem... no sample will play unless the keyboard is played in the proper range. This is true for every chromatically sampled sample. Whew! Say that five times fast.

-Sam