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thiagotgc · Joined: 15 Jan 2015 Posts: 47 Location: São Paulo

I have installed 4GB of RAM my my Kronos 1.

The system only recognizes 3GB, and only frees 2GB for Samples.

Is correct?

I see many saying that for samples they are 3GB total, but in my it only appears 2GB, see the image.

OS: 3.1
Kronos 1 61
2x 2GB Ram
SSD1 30GB
SSD2 120GB

NormC · Full Member Joined: 09 Jun 2015 Posts: 158

That is correct.
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thiagotgc · Joined: 15 Jan 2015 Posts: 47 Location: São Paulo

voip · Platinum Member Joined: 27 Nov 2014 Posts: 3772

The Kronos only uses 3GB RAM. 1GB of this is used for the operating system and the ROM sample data, leaving 2GB to be shared between EXs sample data, user sample banks and sampling mode.

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Drummond · Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2017 9:32 pm Post subject:

It doesn't matter if you have 3 or 4gb installed. In either scenarios you'll have 2gb for samples. And with those 2gb you can access around 55gb of sample content beucase of hard drive streaming.
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19naia · Platinum Member Joined: 29 Nov 2012 Posts: 1216

Nows the time to sort through sample management and figure out what has the option to be streamed from "virtual memory" disk.
I never select RAM as a storage option. RAM is what i use for when the system offers no other option.
And going by that, i have tons of memory space. "Virtual memory" is the kronos term for disk streamed content.
"Memory" is the term for RAM.

There are also options to sample wave file direct to external USB drive and even play back from External USB drive, but the streaming of it in engines or sequencer requires moving files to internal SSD.

Sample management and shuffling things around the various media, makes for virtually unlimited content on all levels. Even entire EX collections can be removed, replaced and restored again when needed. I guess the cache for authorization codes would be the actual limit but even those can be uninstalled and you hold on to the code for when you want the sound set back. And the uninstalled sound sets can store externally until needed again. It is extra work but not much once you get the hang of sorting banks to sound sets installed, because thats where it can get confusing.

It just takes some effort and keeping good track to make it all work despite having enough sound sets to overflow ram and virtual memory capacity in one auto load setup.

Maybe you already know this but it is good info for people who may get the idea that Kronos could be low on memory at 3gb max.
Virtual memory is way up depending on if you have 30gb ssd or the 60gb ssd.
Either way, rotating content in and out via external storage, makes it virtually unlimited.
I cant Imagine needing to rotate through loading sample sets or EX collections in the middle of a show. Sample manage and PCG creation can come together to make a huge custom auto load setup. Even at my auto load set up i see around 20 EX libraries at a time.
Even if each of my gig sets has a sound from a separate EX collection, i can go through around 20 sets in just one auto load. Thats just what i have tapped into. i suspect i can fit more in there before needing to consider rotating loaded EX libraries and eventually rotating through installed EX collections.

3gb is plenty considering it is just the tip of the iceberg.

AntonySharmman · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 3:52 am Post subject:

Drummond · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:04 pm Post subject:

Nice info Antony, I said 55gb because I had read it on your original post Razz

But I get it now!
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AntonySharmman · Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:16 pm Post subject:

scohof · Joined: 19 Feb 2017 Posts: 9

OK, I am still struggling with loading the Preloads and EX collections 11, 12, and 19 into my Kronos2 3G of RAM at start up. It is showing me short about 100m of RAM. I've tried the Virtual Memory thing, etc. Are you saying there is a way to do that without an external drive? Your help would be sincerely apprectiated.

scohof · Joined: 19 Feb 2017 Posts: 9

OK, I am still struggling with loading the Preloads and EX collections 11, 12, and 19 into my Kronos2 3G of RAM at start up. It is showing me short about 100m of RAM. I've tried the Virtual Memory thing, etc. Are you saying there is a way to do that without an external drive? Your help would be sincerely appreciated.

AntonySharmman · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2017 10:23 pm Post subject: