Plugins are getting heavier

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  1. bigboobs

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    1.: Yea, but it's pretty close to js, not important at this point :D
    2.: There is no framework, just doublecheck the source code. Just 3 dependencies, and that's it. The "framework" is Reaper itself :yes:
    3.: Bundled, open source libraries, overall 500kb. Just look into it: https://forums.cockos.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=47138&d=1638317897
     
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    Funny shit, this meme came up in my 'Facebook Memories' this morning and it seems even more applicable for this thread hah.
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  3. Quantised Noise

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    Yeah, but you couldn't download movies to the LEM though either :disco:
     
  5. Guitarmaniac64

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    In plugin world its 99,9% GUI files nothing else
    If they didnt have a nice GUI the size would have been a few mb maybe even kilobytes depending on what type of plugins it is.
    Just look at Airwindows GUI free plugins good sound no GUI
     
  6. demberto

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    Its 2022, everybody should just use SVG, that will solve most of the scaling issues probably. Android has been doing it for long. Windows 10 has it in icon fonts. Plus from a dev POV its super simple to manage. Most frameworks already support this I guess, JUCE included.

    No need to make photorealistic interfaces with wood at the sides. Fucking waves plugins look like 1980s when scaled to anything different than 100%. And they made it the feature of Waves v12 literally.
     
  7. pikachu9

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    Is there a consensus in which processor models are the best for handling VST heavy projects?
     
  8. Wolfang

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    LOLOLOLOLOL
     
  9. Wolfang

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    You get the point always, Xupito ;)
     
  10. Wolfang

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    Cuz it brings some of my song out better result sometimes. Plus, they are kinda time savers when you are busy.
    I'm not so impressed with Neutron, but SmartEQ works better.
     
  11. Olymoon

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    Read Sound on Sound magazine, this month they have a very detailed article bout this question.
     
  12. Olymoon

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    Yes, I've done all this.
    The power supply is far to be cheap and I tested it, it's working perfectly.

    There is no more MB like this one on the market.

    Anyway, I just mention that to explain my policy in term of computer buying / renewing. I don't want to deviate the thread form its original topic.
     
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    space travel without cell phones and computers? :rofl:
     
  14. BEAT16

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    Ebay !!! So and back to the topic:

    Some virtual software synthsizers like the Omnisphere 2, for example, have added a WAV import function, so sound designers make libraries with imported WAV's and the Omnisphere 2 gets "fatter" with the many Wav's and its loading times are naturally longer.

    The Avenger needs almost 20 seconds or more to load its sound library.
    Conclusion: You should install as few sound libraries as possible, otherwise performance suffers.
     
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    I found that Izotope plugins use a lot of ressources, even if you don't use their wannabe AI crap. I'm a big fan of Tokyo Dawn plugins, but unfortunately they demand quite a lot of resources too. I'm sure it's not a big issue if you have one of the current generation computers, but my setup is still based around a 3rd generation i5 CPU.
     
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    I had also tested many great plugins and was thrilled, sound and operation were great and then came the nasty surprise
    of the CPU controller turning red. I then deleted the plugin and replaced it with a more resource-efficient one.
     
  18. Wolfang

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    That's exactly what we need!
     
  19. Wolfang

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    Well, my laptop is just 6 yo. i7-6700HQ 2.60-3.2Ghz, 16GB ram, 1TB SSD with GTX960m. This is a gaming laptop, so I think it's not so bad for the recent plugins though. Plus, I don't use too many plugins for a single project.
     
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