Plug-In Streaming Buffer Size

(Structure Plug-In Only)

This setting appears in the Playback Engine only if the Structure sampler instrument plug-in is installed on your system (this applies to Structure LE and Structure Free as well). The Plug-In Streaming Buffer Size determines the amount of memory DAE allocates for streaming playback from disk with the Structure plug-in. This setting only affects playback if disk streaming is activated in Structure’s plug-in controls (see the AIR Virtual Instruments Guide for more information).

The optimum Plug-In Streaming Buffer Size for most sessions is 250 ms; Level 2 (Default).

Plug-In Streaming Buffer Size settings lower than 250 ms; Level 2 (Default) reduce the amount of system memory used for sample playback and free up memory for other system tasks. However, reliability of sample playback may decrease.

Plug-In Streaming Buffer Size settings higher than 250 ms; Level 2 (Default) improve the reliability of sample playback, but they also decrease the amount of memory available for other system tasks, such as Native plug-in processing.

Using a larger Plug-In Streaming Buffer Size leaves less system memory for other tasks. The default setting of 250 ms (Level 2) is recommended unless you are experiencing problems with the reliability of streaming playback from disk.

To change the Plug-In Streaming Buffer Size:

1 Choose Setup > Playback Engine.

2 From the Plug-In Streaming Buffer Size pop-up menu, select a buffer size.

3 Click OK.