Sun May 04, 2008 1:27 pm
I'm running the Metz on a similar configuration, though with a quad core Q6600 processor -- 4GB, XP 32-bit home version, no reverb. I use the /3GB switch. Am able to run the extended Metz with all ranks loaded, 16-bit, compression, stereo, multiple releases all samples. All ranks with the memory-saving settings on attack/sustain and loops, and mono for most 16-foot ranks. Also running with multi-channel output through eight speakers and a subwoofer, though with different sound card than yours. Task Manager shows Physical Memory Total about 3,275,000 and Available about 323,000 when loaded. Memory shown for processes running shows Hauptwerk at about 2,688,000.
I don't know what all the settings mean, but picked as I did from reading others' posts on the forum. In any case, it sounds great -- lot of presence, natural-sounding reverberation and acoustics from a much bigger space than my living room. I still plan to upgrade to Vista 64 and 8GB of memory "soon", to be able to load with more settings that provide more "realism", but I'm a very happy camper with the way it currently works.
(FWIW, I can load the Skinner sample with all ranks 16-bit, stereo, compression, but all other settings for "realism" versus less memory, and the corresponding Physical Memory Available per Task Manager is about 505,000, and Hauptwerk process at about 2,461,000.)
Polyphony testing on my configuration runs in the 5500 neighborhood, and I've not seemed to push against it with the extended Metz sample, even with lots of stops open.
Barry Gerken