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Global Functions and Settings
The Options Page
Balancing Disk vs. RAM
With this slider, you can balance the hard disk versus the RAM usage.
• If you need more RAM for other applications, drag the slider to the left towards the
Disk setting.
• If your hard disk is not supplying data fast enough, drag the slider to the right
towards the RAM setting.
The memory displays will be updated accordingly.
Ö If you experience no problems with the system performance, leave this setting as it is.
Ö The Disk vs. RAM always applies to all plug-in instances. It will not be saved with the
project. You need to
set this up only once for your computer system.
Performance
Here you find settings to optimize the overall CPU performance of HALion Sonic.
Max Voices
This parameter allows you to specify a total number of voices that a plug-in instance of
HALion Sonic can play back. As soon as this limit is reached, HALion Sonic starts
stealing voices.
Max CPU
To avoid clicks from CPU overloads, you can specify a maximum limit for the CPU load
of the plug-in instance. HALion Sonic steals voices automatically when this limit is
exceeded. A setting of 100
% means that the Max CPU is switched off.
Ö Because HALion Sonic needs some time to react, you can get CPU peaks that
exceed the limit you set, which can lead to artifacts such as audio drop-outs. If you set
Max CPU a bit lower than actually needed, you are safe again.
Voice Fade Out
Here you adjust the time to fade out voices that need to be stolen because the Max
Voices setting or the Max CPU of the plug-in instance has been reached.
Osc ECO Mode
Activate this to run the oscillators of synth layers in ECO mode. The oscillators use
less CPU at the cost of producing more aliasing at higher pitches. When activated,
you are able to play more voices with synth layers.
Multi-Loading
Normally, when loading multi-programs, the previous multi is kept in the RAM until the
new multi has been completely loaded. Therefore, replacing a large multi by another
can lead to RAM overload on 32-bit systems.
• To clear a multi before loading a new one, select “Clear before” on the “Multi
Loading” pop-up menu.
Ö When “Clear before” is selected and you cancel the loading process, an empty multi
is loaded.
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