is there a way to push reaper to use more ram?

[Gaia]

Hi
i used a computer with 64gb of ram ,w10 64bit

and i had to record only 2 tracks

as soon as i record a track reaper prompts me to save the wave

is there a way to push reaper to use more ram?
i record 16bit and 44.1
thanks

[grinder]

That is what you are supposed to do save it in a folder of your choice
preferably on another HD than your OS drive under the name of your project
i.e. The name of your song.
If you do not save the wave file (s) Reaper will delete it .
Time for you to read through the manual.
Nothing to do with the amount of RAM you have.

Grinder

[Gaia]

Originally Posted by grinder

That is what you are supposed to do save it in a folder of your choice
preferably on another HD than your OS drive under the name of your project
i.e. The name of your song.
If you do not save the wave file (s) Reaper will delete it .
Time for you to read through the manual.
Nothing to do with the amount of RAM you have.

Grinder

hi
i read the manual sadly is not in my native language
i have tried several software and some doesn't save always but at the end i felt in love with reaper
thanks

[cfillion]

You can configure REAPER to always keep recorded media without asking in Preferences > Audio > Recording. (Unused/discarded takes can be deleted later using File > Clean current project directory)

[grinder]

That is a good one!
I just like keeping a tidy ship a good take is a final take so get rid of any that do not rise to that top.
Saves HD use

Grinder

[vdubreeze]

Gaia, if you've only seen the English manual there are official versions of the Reaper manual in at least Spanish, Polish and German. Any of those closer than English for you? : )

[Gaia]

Originally Posted by cfillion

You can configure REAPER to always keep recorded media without asking in Preferences > Audio > Recording. (Unused/discarded takes can be deleted later using File > Clean current project directory)

hi
i will set an hd folder and i will setup reaper like the screenshot
thanks!

Originally Posted by vdubreeze

Gaia, if you've only seen the English manual there are official versions of the Reaper manual in at least Spanish, Polish and German. Any of those closer than English for you? : )

Hi
sadly there is not a manual in my native language , i will keep reading the english manual
thanks

[Cranky Emu]

Originally Posted by Gaia

sadly there is not a manual in my native language

What is your native language Gaia?

[ivansc]

Here`s a clue: His sig says Romas, Italy!

Bon giorno, Gaia! Benvenuto al Forum! (I hope this is close - I dont speak Italian, but Corsican is probably close)

[Gaia]

Originally Posted by Cranky Emu

What is your native language Gaia?

hi
italian ,thanks

Originally Posted by ivansc

Here`s a clue: His sig says Romas, Italy!

Bon giorno, Gaia! Benvenuto al Forum! (I hope this is close - I dont speak Italian, but Corsican is probably close)

Hallo
yes it's very close , Benvenut(a) seeing i'm a woman ,benvenuto is for a male
and thank you so much!

[Cranky Emu]

Originally Posted by ivansc

Here`s a clue: His sig says Romas, Italy!

Heh the dyslexia got me again

[ivansc]

@ Cranky Emu: dyxselia lures, K.O. as my ultra dyslexic daughter wrote me years ago. P.S. She did know it was a joke... Same as the dyslexic who sold his soul to Santa.

@ Gaia: Sorry but there are so few ladies/girls/women who post on these fora I think we all tend to assume you are a "him" till you say otherwise.

FWIW I "learned" Italian on a ferry trip from Bastia to Livorno to collect my two dogs from Roma airport.
That was when I discovered that "Merci" in Italian means "cargo". As a french speaker I just thought the Italians were very polite with all those signs saying "thank you".

[serr]

Originally Posted by Gaia

Hi
i used a computer with 64gb of ram ,w10 64bit

and i had to record only 2 tracks

as soon as i record a track reaper prompts me to save the wave

is there a way to push reaper to use more ram?
i record 16bit and 44.1
thanks

Start recording in 24 bit no matter what else you do.
There's no good reason to use circa 1980's formats. Reducing to 16 bit isn't going to save you much computer processing headroom at the end of the day.

Anyway to your question...

Again, start working in 24 bit.

You could start working in HD if you wanted to see more CPU cycles used. 96k is the HD standard nowadays for downloads and bluray.

Start mixing in 5.1 surround.

Try using some midi instrument plugins that load samples into ram.

Try getting the track count in your mixes up to 300 tracks or more.


You'll start to see more ram used!

[Gaia]

Originally Posted by serr

Start recording in 24 bit no matter what else you do.
There's no good reason to use circa 1980's formats. Reducing to 16 bit isn't going to save you much computer processing headroom at the end of the day.

Anyway to your question...

Again, start working in 24 bit.

You could start working in HD if you wanted to see more CPU cycles used. 96k is the HD standard nowadays for downloads and bluray.

Start mixing in 5.1 surround.

Try using some midi instrument plugins that load samples into ram.

Try getting the track count in your mixes up to 300 tracks or more.


You'll start to see more ram used!

hi
well i guess you are right 24 and 96k is the right settings
don' t know if mixing in 5.1 surround i a good idea
and well 300 tracks are really a lot
i 'm changing the reaper setting right now
by the way every day , i found out it's an amazing program , sadly i would like a auto record track as soon is armed and start to sing or play
don't know if the reaper team will check this forum for the whishlist

thanks

[serr]

Forgive me for being silly there. Couldn't resist!

What is the issue though?

For example, were you expecting a render to go faster? And maybe you are asking if there's some way to tell Reaper to use more of your system to render faster?

In general, Reaper will use your system to the fullest possible. If your CPU isn't running at full use or if your ram isn't all used up doesn't mean anything is "switched off" as it were.

For example, there are certain plugins that only support rendering in real time. If you had such a thing in your project, it could mean that the project will only render so fast. Even though you have system resources to spare. There can be a lot of variables behind this.


Always use 24 bit.

Use HD sample rates if it doesn't get in your way. It IS the modern standard but not the end all be all. The lowly 16bit 44.1k CD is still pretty popular. So are stepped on mp3s. They both sound better than pre recorded cassettes and 8-track tapes back in the day. 96k HD sample rates and 5.1 surround is aimed at home theater and audiophile systems. 24 bit though is for everyone and everything.

I think 5.1 surround is a great idea personally. Completely addicted! An album available with a surround mix always has a better chance of enticing me to check it out. Anybody can release boring stereo right? YMMV


OK, one last one:
Start using Soundtoys plugins. Leave a project with Soundtoys plugins in it open overnight. By the next morning the memory leaks will have consumed up to 32 GB or your ram.

[Gaia]

Originally Posted by serr

Forgive me for being silly there. Couldn't resist!

What is the issue though?

For example, were you expecting a render to go faster? And maybe you are asking if there's some way to tell Reaper to use more of your system to render faster?

In general, Reaper will use your system to the fullest possible. If your CPU isn't running at full use or if your ram isn't all used up doesn't mean anything is "switched off" as it were.

For example, there are certain plugins that only support rendering in real time. If you had such a thing in your project, it could mean that the project will only render so fast. Even though you have system resources to spare. There can be a lot of variables behind this.


Always use 24 bit.

Use HD sample rates if it doesn't get in your way. It IS the modern standard but not the end all be all. The lowly 16bit 44.1k CD is still pretty popular. So are stepped on mp3s. They both sound better than pre recorded cassettes and 8-track tapes back in the day. 96k HD sample rates and 5.1 surround is aimed at home theater and audiophile systems. 24 bit though is for everyone and everything.

I think 5.1 surround is a great idea personally. Completely addicted! An album available with a surround mix always has a better chance of enticing me to check it out. Anybody can release boring stereo right? YMMV


OK, one last one:
Start using Soundtoys plugins. Leave a project with Soundtoys plugins in it open overnight. By the next morning the memory leaks will have consumed up to 32 GB or your ram.

hi
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What is the issue though?

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For example, were you expecting a render to go faster? And maybe you are asking if there's some way to tell Reaper to use more of your system to render faster?

i own an imac and a macbook but a friend built a powerfull pc for me , and fast cpu , gpu , ram , just wondering if reaper will use all these specs , this powerfull pc runs windows 10
my imac is old 8gb and my macbook too ,again just wondering if reaper will use all my new machine (i paid around 1.700€ only for the pc without monitor,speakers and audio card ,keyboard and so on...)
i like to sing ,play my acoustic guitar , electric and my korg keyboard
thanks
cheers

[serr]

Reaper will use your system to the fullest by default.

There are details to dig into for different scenarios. Optimal workflow and all.

I do understand that Windows needs to be 'tweaked' for best performance whereas OSX works right out of the box. You're probably just not going to like using Windows after having the experience using OSX. It may also be that your Macs are higher spec machines?

I use OSX too. I'll be moving into DIY builds and Linux as Apple crumbles.

Anyway, just because you don't see absolutely all of your system resources being used in Activity Monitor doesn't mean anything is "switched off". There are just a few variables regarding the max render speed you see. Even in OSX.

[Cranky Emu]

Originally Posted by Gaia

a friend built a powerfull pc for me , and fast cpu , gpu , ram

I have an i7, 16GB RAM and a 4GB GPU and everything runs fine for me, I am on Win7.
I did read in another thread that Reaper doesn't use your GPU, unless your doing video, then I guess it would - not sure about the video side of it as I don't use it.

As for audio, you shouldn't have any problems at all - I have had some projects with over 50 tracks and FX on every track and it still ran without any issues. The only thing you might want to look at getting in time is an Audio Interface (if you haven't already), this will improve your recording quality over a generic sound card that is on the motherboard or a sound card.