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Originally Posted by its2loud
Plug-ins, VI’s, and Disc Cache. Avid Video Engine uses RAM too if you’re using that.
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This.
Algorithmic (a.k.a. normal) plugins do not consume much memory, you could have lots of those in sub-gigabyte systems two decades ago. Audiosuite as well, not a problem as it is CPU constrained nonrealtime process. Video Engine should be turned off if you do not need it and using Disc Cache is optional, but here's the thing... some VI's are optimised to use as much memory as there is while some older ones (such as Synthogy Ivory II) are optimised to use as much storage performance available, reducing memory footprint and making your storage scream.
I am currently testing a fully loaded M1 Mac Mini which obviously maxed at 16GB memory. No problems so far (except Sonnox Pro Codec does not work yet), but adding huge amount of VI's becomes a problem at some point. Looks to be enough for my workflow though.