Subject:I have found a solution I like to share with users :)

Posted by: mattlok

Date:5/12/2001 9:58:03 PM

First off I like to thank Rockitglider for trying to help
and SF Technical Support for promptly responding to my e-
mail this week. Although they didn't know how to solve my
problem, they still continue to search for an answer.

To All Users Here At This Forum.

Please look for my Username: MattLok for my synapses.
There is only one other posting besides this one so it
should be easy to find.

After extensive testing in our I.T. department at our
studio (Stickman Records). I found that 80% of our
problems related to RAM and not CPU.

We original kept a standard of 128 MB ram for all of our
studio computers.

Please read the following to see which suites you
environment:

For SoundBlaster users a minimum of 128 MB should be
sufficient to avoid any lag using 2 channels (L-R) using
multiple busing up to 4.

For those who are using Frontier Design, Echo Audio,
Lexicon, MoTu, MidiMan, or a soundcard that uses multiple
in and out (8in and 8out) should use a minimum of 384 MB
ram using multiple busing up to 8.

For those who are using more channels (such as myself at
16in and 16out) we recommend a minimum of 448 MB ram
(256MB+128MB+64MB)

Also those who rely heavily on Direct X plugin FX and have
problems with it crashing the program or lagging on your
system such as 4 FX running simutaniously or more, we
recommend 256MB Ram for SoundBlaster users and 512MB Ram
for all other users.

Minimum Processor we recommend is Intel PII 400 or
equivalant.

Comfortably an Intel PIII 550 @ 133Mhz is well rounded.

So my friends the key to this situation is RAM. Despite
what your RAM meter reads on the bottom of the program
display, it actually needs a hell of lot more buffering.

I hope this clears up a lot for most people.

P.S. RAM has gone down as well. You can get 256MB for
$110.00 Canadian

To SF Technical this is based on your Acid 3.0 Pro Demo
for Four01 Recordings (a subsidary of Stickman Records)