Waves CR8 Sampler Updated

[Larry Shelby]

Run Waves Central to update

[Esteban Villanova]

Does it still use 1 GB RAM per instance?

[KYSOMT]

D.

Edited October 9 by KYSOMT

[abacab]

Buy more RAM!!!

[Doug Rintoul]

6 hours ago, cclarry said:

Run Waves Central to update

Not seeing the update :(.

[abacab]

Are you WUP to date?

[Doug Rintoul]

10 hours ago, abacab said:

Are you WUP to date?

Yup. But I just checked my version # and it is the latest. So it must have gotten updated when I updated Waves today.

Edited November 15, 2022 by Doug Rintoul

[ZincT]

16 hours ago, Esteban Villanova said:

Does it still use 1 GB RAM per instance?

Just tested it after the update and yes it does still use 1Gb of RAM per instance.

[Doug Rintoul]

Looks like only one thing fixed in this update:

Fixed in CR8 Creative Sampler v14.0.155.156: Filter setting now loads correctly after moving between any factory presets.

[abacab]

6 hours ago, ZincT said:

Just tested it after the update and yes it does still use 1Gb of RAM per instance.

I don't really see that as a problem unless someone plans to run dozens of CR8 instances in your project. Most folks have at least 16-32 GB of RAM available. Freezing instrument tracks or bouncing them to audio is also an option to free memory (and CPU) after you have finalized a track.

And for those that absolutely need a sampler with a smaller footprint, check out the free Grace sampler by One Small Clue. Not as fancy as CR8, but only uses 269 MB of RAM. https://www.onesmallclue.com/

https://bedroomproducersblog.com/2015/09/14/grace-sampler-free/

"Compared to various more powerful (and quite often needlessly over-bloated) sampler instruments on the market, Grace is an absolute joy to use. Granted, it does have its limitations (more on those below), but it is the perfect tool for handling a substantial percentage of everyday sampling tasks."

Edited November 15, 2022 by abacab

[ZincT]

@abacab

Agreed, I don't see it as a problem (I have 32gb of RAM which rarely gets fully used). I was just answering the question. 

[abacab]

Just now, ZincT said:

@abacab

Agreed, I don't see it as a problem (I have 32gb of RAM which rarely gets fully used). I was just answering the question. 

I was just quoting you for context in my reply, not actually directed to you. But I figured others may benefit from the related info! Cheers!

[KYSOMT]

D.

Edited October 9 by KYSOMT

[abacab]

3 minutes ago, KoreyCreative said:

Waves audio has the money to fix it, but the issue could be they're trying to pay the developers $29.99... Okay, weak sarcasm at Waves, but still the plugin in my eyes shouldn't use 1GB of RAM.

Normally I wouldn't care about the updating process for a virtual plugin, but with Waves plugins being directly linked to an update service model, I'm very cautious of what I use in productions.

So then just don't use it. I doubt Waves are going to "fix" anything.

[KYSOMT]

D.

Edited October 9 by KYSOMT

[abacab]

43 minutes ago, KoreyCreative said:

I don't use Waves CR8

So just out of curiosity, please share what you are using for a sampler.

[Esteban Villanova]

I use a ton of samplers with different one shots (Kontakt). I just would like something with a nicer interface. I’m trying Reason+ right now and Mimic is pretty nice.

[KYSOMT]

D.

Edited October 9 by KYSOMT

[Kal Elle]

On 11/15/2022 at 4:01 AM, ZincT said:

Just tested it after the update and yes it does still use 1Gb of RAM per instance.

Thanks man, I guess I won't install it (even though I downloaded its whole sample pack).

I don't see it very useful for my tastes (although I bet it's very useful to others).

[abacab]

9 hours ago, KoreyCreative said:

I use Sample One and Impact XT from Studio One 5.6 professional. I also use loopcloud 4 (it's old), but allows me to find samples with ease and drag and drop into the DAW.

Good choice! It's probably best to use the integrated samplers that come with one's DAW, where available.

For those with Cakewalk only, unfortunately there is no sampler included. So those users must seek a 3rd party solution. I have Cakewalk, Studio One, and Ableton Live so more choices!