Bandstand 1.0.2 Quickload preset

Hi all,

after releasing the UB version of Bandstand, we now have the long awaited Quickload preset available for download. please note the disclaimers and warnings in the readme which I also added below.

to cut a long story short, this preset will improve loading times dramatically for the majority of users. it will not work in certain scenarios which are mostly related to limited memory.

however, the Bandstand team wants to make this update available at least as a service on the user forum. at this point, this update is not included in the Update Manager and unsupported.


enjoy,
Markus

*** Readme

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Native Instruments BANSTAND Quickload Preset Readme File
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(c)2007 Native Instruments. All rights reserved.

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CONTENTS
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1. Introduction
2. Version History
3. Important Notes
4. Known Limitations and Issues
5. Contact


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1. Introduction
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Thank you very much for downloading the BANDSTAND Quickload
preset! This preset solves the problem of long instrument loading
times either at the beginning of a song or during a song. This
preset is provided as is - Native Instruments does not provide any
support for scenarios in which this preset does not work as
expected or shows side effects like the ones listed below.

WARNING!

You need to have at least 1.25 GB of RAM installed! If using any
other applications, 2 GB are strongly recommended.

Do NOT use this preset on machines with 1 GB of RAM or below!
Depending on your operating system, you memory will fill up and be
swapped out to your hard disk. This can result in any of the
following: Slowdown, freeze, or crash of the whole system.
BANDSTAND cannot prevent this from happening.

Installation:

* Close BANDSTAND
* Copy the NKM file contained in this Zip file to the Presets
folder in your BANDSTAND library

Usage:

* Start BANDSTAND
* Select the Quickload preset from the Prest drop-down list
* Play back your MIDI files


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2. Version History
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Version 12/12/06

- This is the first version of the Quickload preset. All samples are
preloaded into RAM when loading this preset. This will take about
1 to 2 minutes depending on your machine. Program changes times
are then minimized to splitseconds per instrument.

- See the last section of the following document for more details.
This file is installed with the BANDSTAND 1.0.2 update and located
in the Documentation folder inside the application folder.

Getting the Best from Bandstand.PDF


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3. Important Notes
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- Make sure that you have at least 1.25 GB installed before loading
this prest. Your machine might otherwise slow down, freeze, or
crash because your memory is full and being swapped to your hard
drive.

- If you are using any other applications but Bandstand at the same
time, e.g. a sequencer,2 GB of RAM are strongly recommended!


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4. Known Limitations and Issues
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- The preset loading status might appear to be stuck although the
samples are being loaded in the background. Please wait 1 - 2
minutes for the whole preset to load. You can check the progress
e.g. in the Task Manager.

- Pressing the New Preset button will reload the empty default
preset that is loaded at the start of the application. You should
adjust your workflow accordingly and not use this button or any
other preset in combination with this preset.

- The internal MIDI file player will still wait for all presets to
finish loading before starting playback. If time is critical for
you, please us an external MIDI player and a virtual MIDI cable to
load and play back at the same time.

- Professional MIDI files will contain 2 - 3 empty bars at the
beginning of the song and about 2 silent bars between two
different instruments on the same channel. If you still have
problems with instruments not being loaded in time, ensure that
your song optimizes the above settings.

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5. Contact
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For more information about other Native Instruments products please
visit the NI homepage

www.native-instruments.com

or contact NI at

info@native-instruments.com


Enjoy the power of BANDSTAND!
Your Native Instruments Team