Cache Size valuer?

[AnderTools]

Hi, what cache size (playback engine) would be optimal for a MAC with 12g of RAM? I would like to optimize performance

Thanks and sorry for my English

[Darryl Ramm]

Nobody here can answer questions like this. What is best depends entirely on the size of your sessions and how much RAM you need for large VIs or other things.

What is important to know us "standard"==cache disabled. Start at 2GB or so and play and see how things go.

[Chief Technician]

The maximum cache size would equal the size of the Audio Files folder for the session you are working with. For example, if your Audio Files folder has 3 GB of data, setting the cache size higher than 3 GB will give you ZERO performance improvement to Pro Tools. In fact, it will hinder the rest of your system, because any amount above 3 GB (in this example) would be allocated to Pro Tools, unused by Pro Tools, and unavailable to any other process running on your computer.