SUperior Drummer Voice Limit

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  • Scott Eshleman
    Participant

    page 52 of the SuperiorDrummer Operation Manual (Section 8.2):

    …the microphone BLEED SECTION has a substantial impact on your system’s resources –
    each time an instrument is ‘heard’ through an additional microphone, more samples are being utilized.
    Each ‘voice’ creates additional demands on your computer’s memory and CPU, so additional bleed can negatively
    affect these resources, if left totally unmanaged.

    To help relieve your system, especially if you intend to use numerous FX in the Mixer, SUPERIOR allow you to
    optimize the voice count for each and every instrument present in the Studio window. Again the ‘Voices and
    Layers’ section is where the optimization takes place. Simply select any instrument combination using the usual
    shortcuts and type the desired value in the ‘Voice Limit’ field:

    The number of voices for an instrument dictates how many concurrent samples of the same articulation are
    allowed to ring until automatic muting of the lowest in volume occurs. High values require more CPU.

    [Tips] Note that the Voice Limit can be specified at articulation level using the switch.

    Mark Juliano
    Participant

    @gseshleman said:

    page 52 of the SuperiorDrummer Operation Manual (Section 8.2):

    …the microphone BLEED SECTION has a substantial impact on your system’s resources –
    each time an instrument is ‘heard’ through an additional microphone, more samples are being utilized.
    Each ‘voice’ creates additional demands on your computer’s memory and CPU, so additional bleed can negatively
    affect these resources, if left totally unmanaged.

    To help relieve your system, especially if you intend to use numerous FX in the Mixer, SUPERIOR allow you to
    optimize the voice count for each and every instrument present in the Studio window. Again the ‘Voices and
    Layers’ section is where the optimization takes place. Simply select any instrument combination using the usual
    shortcuts and type the desired value in the ‘Voice Limit’ field:

    The number of voices for an instrument dictates how many concurrent samples of the same articulation are
    allowed to ring until automatic muting of the lowest in volume occurs. High values require more CPU.

    [Tips] Note that the Voice Limit can be specified at articulation level using the switch.

    hmm i read that in the manual, but i asked for a good setting not an explanation. what are people generally using for this setting with a high performing computer? 10, 20, 30, 80?

    Scott
    Moderator

    @jules_8 said:

    @gseshleman said:

    page 52 of the SuperiorDrummer Operation Manual (Section 8.2):

    …the microphone BLEED SECTION has a substantial impact on your system’s resources –
    each time an instrument is ‘heard’ through an additional microphone, more samples are being utilized.
    Each ‘voice’ creates additional demands on your computer’s memory and CPU, so additional bleed can negatively
    affect these resources, if left totally unmanaged.

    To help relieve your system, especially if you intend to use numerous FX in the Mixer, SUPERIOR allow you to
    optimize the voice count for each and every instrument present in the Studio window. Again the ‘Voices and
    Layers’ section is where the optimization takes place. Simply select any instrument combination using the usual
    shortcuts and type the desired value in the ‘Voice Limit’ field:

    The number of voices for an instrument dictates how many concurrent samples of the same articulation are
    allowed to ring until automatic muting of the lowest in volume occurs. High values require more CPU.

    [Tips] Note that the Voice Limit can be specified at articulation level using the switch.

    hmm i read that in the manual, but i asked for a good setting not an explanation. what are people generally using for this setting with a high performing computer? 10, 20, 30, 80?

    Well, you did ask what voice limit is. I keep mine at unlimited.

    Scott Sibley - Toontrack
    Technical Advisor

    Olof Westman
    Forum Crew

    If the voice limit is too low it will sound strange when you
    rapidly hit the same drum with a sequence of blows that
    exceed that limit. A limit of 4 is typically enough to make
    it impossible to hear these ‘artifacts’. That is the reason
    why the default value is 4 for most drums.

    However, with a limit of 4, long ringing cymbals will
    not build up the swell that a real cymbal would.
    Each hit will sound ok but it is a bit like the cymbal is
    slightly muted. That is why you will find that most
    rides and crashes have a higher limit, 8 – 12. If you
    want even more swell effect you would go unlimited.
    I wouldn’t see much point in setting a limit of 20 or higher.

    Olof Westman - Toontrack
    Coder

    Mark Juliano
    Participant

    @Scott said:

    @jules_8 said:

    @gseshleman said:

    page 52 of the SuperiorDrummer Operation Manual (Section 8.2):

    …the microphone BLEED SECTION has a substantial impact on your system’s resources –
    each time an instrument is ‘heard’ through an additional microphone, more samples are being utilized.
    Each ‘voice’ creates additional demands on your computer’s memory and CPU, so additional bleed can negatively
    affect these resources, if left totally unmanaged.

    To help relieve your system, especially if you intend to use numerous FX in the Mixer, SUPERIOR allow you to
    optimize the voice count for each and every instrument present in the Studio window. Again the ‘Voices and
    Layers’ section is where the optimization takes place. Simply select any instrument combination using the usual
    shortcuts and type the desired value in the ‘Voice Limit’ field:

    The number of voices for an instrument dictates how many concurrent samples of the same articulation are
    allowed to ring until automatic muting of the lowest in volume occurs. High values require more CPU.

    [Tips] Note that the Voice Limit can be specified at articulation level using the switch.

    hmm i read that in the manual, but i asked for a good setting not an explanation. what are people generally using for this setting with a high performing computer? 10, 20, 30, 80?

    Well, you did ask what voice limit is. I keep mine at unlimited.

    haha but not really like that and you meant layer limit. thx for the voice limit suggestion i give it a try.

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