Original thread posted yesterday, because new accounts cannot post:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Reaper/comm..._stutter_with/
Hey guys!
I've recently acquired a bundle of .nki instruments to use with Kontakt, and I started noticing, in more complex projects, that it takes very little for Kontakt to start stuttering my Reaper.
The test case I did was:
- One track with one instance of Kontakt and 1 single instrument (not multi) loaded
- Duplicate tracks until problems start happening (I also tried with different instruments per track, but it's the same)
It takes about 6-7 instances of Kontakt with 1 pretty simple instrument, no MIDI items, idle (not playing at all). Basically a completely new project with just this.
What starts happening is that, while most of the workflow stays "normal", the MIDI editor has the exact same stutter as the VST in the embedded version - they both start stuttering every second! (in the VST it's most noticeable when you drag the window around)
The more instances I have of Kontakt, the more noticeable the stutter becomes, but it is exactly each second that the freezes occur (and last about 0.3-0.7 seconds)
I've seen tons and tons of posts mentioning Reaper and Kontakt but none that referred to this particular problem, from what I've encountered.
I appreciate all your help, I wouldn't want to switch DAWs right now
------- UPDATE -------
I actually forgot to test this, but having 6 instruments in a single Kontakt instance has the exact same effect, so it's definitely not a multi/single instance issue