Ram vs CPU ?

WaveLab
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I am struggling with getting my DM-24 working in Windows 7 64bit

That being said I am trying to determine if I really need to.

I have an intel i5 proc and 16gigs of ram. My real question is what do I gain with more then 3.40 gigs of accessible ram?

How much of Cubase 6 is CPU intensive and how much is RAM intensive?


I am trying to decide if it is worth the cost to change my I/o from the DM-24 if it is even possible, I am looking in to TDIF right now.

Thank you in advance for your time

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It’s not about how much CPU or RAM Cubase is using. It’s about your plugins.

I am trying to decide if it is worth the cost to change my I/o from the DM-24 if it is even possible, I am looking in to TDIF right now.

Good options for TDIF connectivity are for example MOTU 2408 or RME HDSP 9652 with TEB expansion cards.

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Thank you for the reply, I will look at those cards.

So what I am thinking is to use two TDIF cards for 16 channels of recording sends. ADAT for the returns and MIDI for the faders and transport control. Will this work?

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It does, but TDIF’s are bi-directional. No need to use ADAT, if you’re already using TDIF. And note: with your DM-24 you can’t use ADAT at the same time as TDIF-3.

I would recommend one of following setups:

  1. MOTU 2408 => 3xTDIF IN/OUT => 24 ch I/O
  2. HDSP 9652 + 1 TEB => 1xADAT + 1xTDIF IN/OUT => 16 ch I/O
  3. HDSP 9652 + 2 TEB => 1xADAT + 2xTDIF IN/OUT => 24 ch I/O
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i found a great mix map that allows me to use all 32 faders, but with 23/24 used for the return I loose those 2.
I there a way to gain them back?

I asking on the TASCAM forum as well.

thanks
Robert