The following guide recommends optimizations to improve or troubleshoot the performance of Sample. 

Host DAW

Sample is a plugin used within a host DAW (Digital Audio Workstation). Many optimization steps for using Sample effectively depend on the host DAW.

The DAW manages overall performance and resource allocation, which can significantly impact how well Sample operates. Therefore, it is very important to follow the optimization guidelines provided by your specific DAW.

Please see the officially supported host DAW guides below for optimization steps specific to your DAW:

Ableton Live

• Optimizing Windows for Audio
• Reducing the CPU load on macOS

FL Studio

• Optimizing FL Studio performance

Logic Pro

• Avoid system overloads in Logic Pro for Mac

Maschine

• Mac Tuning Tips for Audio Processing
• Windows Tuning Tips for Audio Processing

Serato Studio

• macOS Optimization Guide for Serato Studio
• Windows Optimization Guide for Serato Studio

Plug In specific

You can make workflow adjustments within the Sample plugin and DAW to optimize its performance. These include managing the audio files you are sampling and the number of instances of the plugin active.

• Length of Samples: Longer and larger audio files loaded into Serato Sample place more load on the DAW and your computer. If you intend to use multiple instances of Serato Sample in the same project, try to keep the length of each loaded audio file short. Alternatively, consider rendering, exporting, or flattening the audio once you are done sampling to reduce the load.
• Number of instances: Running multiple instances of Sample can also impact your system's performance. Each instance of the plugin requires CPU and memory resources. To optimize, try to minimize the number of instances running simultaneously. Consider rendering/flattening your chops to audio.

Additional Tips

• Power Adapter: Ensure your computer's power adapter is connected. Using Sample in a DAW (or any CPU-intensive application) with battery power can result in CPU throttling, which could cause performance issues.
• Close programs: Ensure unnecessary foreground programs, such as web browsers, instant messengers, or unnecessary software other than the DAW, are closed. These can all take computer resources and begin seemingly random operations in the background, which could cause intermittent issues.
• Restart Your Computer: Regularly restarting your computer can mitigate or avoid issues such as audio drop-outs, distortion, hangs, freezes, and crashes.
• Audio Settings: Adjust the Audio Buffer Size in your DAW's setup window to find a suitable setting that balances latency and performance. A higher sampling rate can reduce latency but exert more stress on the CPU. Refer to the Host DAW section for more information.
• Optimize Power Settings: Adjust your computer's power plan settings to improve resource allocation.
• Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: Disabling these can help resolve errors and free up system resources on lower-spec computers.

Following these optimization steps can ensure better performance and stability when using Sample within your DAW.