Hi again.
You wrote:
“I see Goerlitz sample set exceeds 64 gig and it is an organ I love the sound of, but I did not understand how it is possible to address over 64 gig of RAM.”I have the Goerlitz sample set, and to install it on the computer with 64 GB memory, I have followed Jiri Zureks recommendation:
“RAM consumption: 6-channel surround, the front-direct ranks loaded with truncated releases (simulated dry, long decay 250ms). The front-diffuse and the rear ranks loaded with normal full releases. This is the recommended option for computers with 64 GB of RAM or less. …
• 20-bit: 57 GB (recommended)” But I have truncated the front-direct ranks as less as possible to 2s.
A 4 core processor, as you have in the present computer, is in the lower end for so huge an organ.
However when the motherboard is fixed, and all 64 GB memory is available, possibly the computer can be upgraded with a much more powerful processor.
High clocked multi core Xeon processors intended for workstations are more powerful than ordinary desktop CPUs. From new they cost a small fortune, but later it is often possible to buy one second hand on eBay for a little fraction and thus obtain a really strong computer for a reasonable price much much cheaper than building a new one with similar power.
An example to make it concrete. My five year old computer has a x79 motherboard and DDR3 ram. The first CPU was a 6 core 12 thread Intel i7- 3930K. A couple of years ago it was replaced with a 10 core 20 thread 25 MB L3 cache Xeon E5-2690 v2. The performance was increased more than I had expected. In Hauptwerk the static polyphony was almost doubled to 26.000 buffer size 512 and 28.500 buffer size 1024, which is enough for fast playing and heavy registrations in even the greatest sample sets, I think.
You wrote:
“Also, best audio interface for multiple speakers … “
Martin Dyde write:
“We use, and particularly recommend, RME’s (http://www.rme-audio.de/en_index.php) audio interfaces, since we’ve found their hardware, drivers, compatibility, support, quality and reliability all to be extremely good. However, there are plenty of other excellent manufacturers of audio pro/semi-pro interfaces.”
For around ten years I have had an audio interface from RME 8 channels + 2 (a stereo) for headphones. It has worked excellent without any issue. RME have updated the drivers regularly. If I should have a new audio interface, I would first look for one from RME – new or second hand.
I don’t know if some of this can be to any help.
Best regards
Johannes