Activity Monitor clearly shows NO MORE RAM going to VSL-Server, but instead a new process starts up called 'Vienna-Instruments-Standalone', and it gains RAM space (the VSL-Server process does not). Now run VSL Standalone on the same computer and load a preset. Activity Monitor will show VSL-Server gaining RAM space as you load a preset into the VSL AU. Try this test: Open the Apple Activity Monitor (in utilities folder in applications).
MIDIPIPE ALTERNATIVE MAC
This does not appear to be true on my Mac running Logic VSL AU and VSL Standalone. If on the same computer you launch VI stand-alone the memory ALSO goes to the VSL-server. SVONKAMPEN wrote: "When launching a VI plug-in in Logic7 (or any daw), the memory used by that plug-in does NOT go to Logic, it goes to VSL-server. In Logic you have access to circa 3 gig of RAM.Use that RAM for old EXS24 VSL and you can still open in the same session another circa 3gig of VI instruments (since the VI RAM does not increase the RAM used by Logic. So if you only have 1 computer, your DAW will allow for it's own 3gig of EXS24 AND an additional 3 gig for VIs.it took me a gruelling week of trouble shooting to figure all this out The thing to do is have a 2nd computer, on which you create a Plogue Bidule session, that you pipe back into the main Computer.you don't even need a Midi Interface on the MAC since you can go to AudioMidiSetp and run Midi over ethernet cable. So you CANNOT gain access to more VI memory since even when using VI as plug-in it is actually stand-alone. When launching a VI plug-in in Logic7 (or any daw), the memory used by that plug-in does NOT go to Logic, it goes to VSL-server.
Please post if you have success with either of these. Routes MIDI to and from different apps, such that Logic should be able to send MIDI to VI Standalone. No documentation, but go to the 'Forum' area from the developers web site to read about basic setup. This allows routing of audio from one app to another (such as from VI Standalone into Logic, so that Logic can use your Core Audio device and VI Standalone will be routed out Core Audio device also) Here are the apps I've started experimenting with: This means that if Logic AU and VI Standalone are run at the same time on the same computer, you can access much more RAM for VI than running just Logic alone or Standalone by itself! Using Apple's Activity Monitor, I can see that Logic VI AU uses the VSL-server app to load samples into RAM, but VI Standalone uses its own (different) app to load RAM.
MIDIPIPE ALTERNATIVE SOFTWARE
I've started experimenting with two software applications to do this.
MIDIPIPE ALTERNATIVE HOW TO
"Does anyone have a suggestion on how to run a standalone VI and Logic at the same time?"