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[GEN] Macro size limits vs object memory sizes (was: Cable Limits)

--- In logic-users@yahoogroups.com, christian obermaier
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> Um, er, no. Do you ?

Courtesy of Mr Oink (sizes in bytes):

The maximum size for a macro is 31560
packing adds 436 to the size.

text-fader 3242
transformer 430
monitor 354
chord memoriser 316
voice limiter 314
arpeggiator 296
keyboard 284
channel splitter 228
vector fader 182
all other faders 170
ornament 170
delay line 154
audio object 204
Instrument 210

mapped inst/touchtracks 4306

Multi Instrument 2250
+2048 for each extra bank initialized
[30922 with all banks initialized]

every outlet from a cable-switcher adds 4

John Pitcairn




Tue Sep 30, 2003 1:13 pm

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I'm trying to figure techniques to reduce the number of cables in my environment -- I'm hitting the limit. In the archives, a poster says the topic was covered...
Adam Kendall
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Sep 30, 2003
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... No. In fact that seems to increase the cable count by 2. ... Global. The crucial point to understand is that the cable limit is a running count PER EVENT,...
John Pitcairn
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... Great post, John Christian ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get...
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... Thanks. Lots of long, hard, head-banging testing was involved. While the cable-switcher solution doesn't completely get rid of the cable-limit problem, I...
John Pitcairn
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Sep 30, 2003
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... Hmmm, i wonder if you have a secret weapon against the Macro size limit problem... Christian ...
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... I wish. Why the damn things have to have a size limit in the first place instead of dynamic memory allocation escapes me, just shortsighted programming I...
John Pitcairn
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One further note about this - if you're testing the serial cabling limit by cabling lots of faders serially, inputting a value to the first fader and seeing...
John Pitcairn
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... Um, er, no. Do you ? Christian ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends?...
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... Courtesy of Mr Oink (sizes in bytes): The maximum size for a macro is 31560 packing adds 436 to the size. text-fader 3242 transformer 430 monitor...
John Pitcairn
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... See my last post: if you're right, then I'm wrong in saying that transformers are smaller than faders :-). I guess you're right -- makes intuitive...
Hendrik Jan Veenstra
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Oct 1, 2003
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... I posted the object memory sizes under a different subject: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/logic-users/message/147352 John Pitcairn...
John Pitcairn
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... No secret weapon, but you should realise that different objects use up a different amount of memory. If you need a 'zero' object, use an Ornament instead...
Hendrik Jan Veenstra
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... Nice tip, thanks. I'm notorious for using Y-cable transformers just to aid myself remembering what i was thinking some months ago :o) ... Oh so true. I've...
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... Oops, I meant Monitors instead of Ornaments, sorry. I use ornaments religiously as 'zero' objects. And if there's still room left, I even use them as...
Hendrik Jan Veenstra
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Hi, I found the thread I was looking for: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/logic-users/messagesearch/123 636?query=cable%20limit I just set up an environment with...
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... Thanks, John, that's a great rundown. Anyone who does environment work ought to put it aside somewhere. Adam -- http://www.hellbender.org ...
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... I think I'll format it nicely and stick it on my website. John P...
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... I've saved it for inclusion in the FAQ (if I ever find the time again to update it, with this new job and all... phew). Is that okay with you? -- Hendrik...
Hendrik Jan Veenstra
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... Maybe just briefly outline the problem then link to it - it's cleaned up, edited so it's a little more accurate in places, and nicely formatted, at...
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