A decent thing to attempt with any kontakt library that's giving you trouble, is to open the edit mode and bypass/delete any fx at the voice (group) level that you won't be using. Many libraries have filters and eqs there that you might not want or need and all that adds up massively on CPU. Many very straightforward sample playback libraries for instance have 1 or 2 filters running on each voice (hi and low pass) "just in case" you want to re filter a vintage synth sound that's already been filtered. Even with a decent amount of scripting and maybe some buss/ output effects, a decent SSD that's also running your OS and DAW etc can run hundreds of DFD voices in Kontakt with it's stock settings. This number drops pretty fast as effects start to be added per voice group.For what it’s worth, my specs are mac m1 max 64 GB RAM, Cubase pro 14, Kontakt 7.
I tend to experience drop-outs on low buffer settings, but that’s more common with specific libraries, so the above discussion makes sense.
Also, I had forgotten about Kontakt Player being an option, so that’s fair enough. I’ll try it.
All this is Windows based but I'd be amazed if the performance was very different on a Mac.
Statistics: Posted by Ah_Dziz — Thu Dec 19, 2024 12:56 am