Ableton Forum

Jersey Garcia wrote:

ekwipt wrote:
I think 8 gb ram is overkill for ableton since it's still a 32 bit app.

I couldn't disagree more. You can never have too much RAM. Never.

I disagree as well. I used to think 2gb was fine, until I started to get really into sampled sounds as opposed to strictly soft synths. And even with a 32 bit app, 8gb will still benefit you if you use certain programs that can use ram outside the host, like Omnisphere, Trilian, and Kontakt.

Hidden Driveways wrote:

Tarekith wrote:...in hindsight I would have gone with a different card. No idea what that would be though.

Damn. I'm planning on buying a whole turnkey system. New MBP, new interface, and a new RAID drive in one shot. After literally years of thinking it over, I'm going with the Fireface UC. You gotta compromise somewhere. I love the RME sound. I think I could live with some less than perfect drivers for a spell.

I think it's only the firewire RME interfaces that are having problems on Snow Leopard right now. I think the UC's are fine.

glitchrock-buddha wrote:

Jersey Garcia wrote:

ekwipt wrote:
I think 8 gb ram is overkill for ableton since it's still a 32 bit app.

I couldn't disagree more. You can never have too much RAM. Never.

I disagree as well. I used to think 2gb was fine, until I started to get really into sampled sounds as opposed to strictly soft synths. And even with a 32 bit app, 8gb will still benefit you if you use certain programs that can use ram outside the host, like Omnisphere, Trilian, and Kontakt.

so do you have those programs?

The othe thing is apples prices for ram, your better off upgrading yourself

I've got Trilian and Kontakt 4... and have been eyeing Omnisphere. My old 2.33 MBP C2D with 3 gb RAM did not likey.

well yeah, it would probably b e worth it, but the apple prices are insane

ekwipt wrote:well yeah, it would probably b e worth it, but the apple prices are insane

indeed they are.. i've actually been a mac fanboy for the past few years but have been toying with the idea of building myself a SUPER audio pc for half the cost..

ekwipt wrote:

glitchrock-buddha wrote:
I disagree as well. I used to think 2gb was fine, until I started to get really into sampled sounds as opposed to strictly soft synths. And even with a 32 bit app, 8gb will still benefit you if you use certain programs that can use ram outside the host, like Omnisphere, Trilian, and Kontakt.

so do you have those programs?

The othe thing is apples prices for ram, your better off upgrading yourself

Yes, I do have Omnisphere, Trilian and Kontakt 4. And while I used to not care about ram so much, I do now enjoy some rather large ram hungry instruments, like the Trilian basses, and some big multi-sampled kontakt instruments, so I am now using a fair bit of ram with those. And for Live sets where you want to load multiple songs, ram becomes an issue, because although you can turn devices off, you can't unload the ram.

willdahbe it's pretty easy to do

I've toyed with the idea for a while as well

http://stores.ebay.com/fastflashstore

..for RAM. I recently bought another 4GB for my iMac for around $100 AU delivered. Nanya branded too (factory apple).

http://macperformanceguide.com/Reviews- ... re_i7.html

http://www.macworld.com/article/147273/ ... 40ghz.html

http://anandtech.com/show/3659/apples-1 ... one-to-get

ekwipt wrote:I'd get;

15" core i7
4 gb of Ram
500 gb 7200 rpm HD
HD display with antiglare

whoopsy daisy. it appears i slipped on the "buy now" button when viewing this configuration.
delivery in 5-7 busines days!

lunabass wrote:

ekwipt wrote:I'd get;

15" core i7
4 gb of Ram
500 gb 7200 rpm HD
HD display with antiglare

whoopsy daisy. it appears i slipped on the "buy now" button when viewing this configuration.
delivery in 5-7 busines days!

I ordered the same config but with 8GB RAM. It's currently on a plane from Shanghai for delivery to me tomorrow! The kids will probably hijack it before I get to use it though.

Loving mine. It sounds dumb, but I'm on a computer constantly these days, and getting a new one that's noticably faster is great.

ditto

Tarekith wrote:Loving mine. It sounds dumb, but I'm on a computer constantly these days, and getting a new one that's noticably faster is great.

i hear you, especially if you constantly need to render or convert large projects...