diff --git a/vall_e/emb/process.py b/vall_e/emb/process.py
index 16ade46..247bd2c 100644
--- a/vall_e/emb/process.py
+++ b/vall_e/emb/process.py
@@ -170,10 +170,10 @@ def process(
 	slice="auto",
 	batch_size=1,
 	max_duration=None,
-	max_samples=None,
 	min_utterances=None,
 	skip_existing_folders=False,
 	low_memory=False,
+	batch_threshold=0,
 	strict_languages=False,
 
 	device="cuda",
@@ -209,6 +209,15 @@ def process(
 		"audio": []
 	}
 	dataset = []
+	jobs = []
+	waveforms = {}
+
+	def check_and_process_jobs(jobs, speaker_id=""):
+		if len(jobs) < batch_threshold:
+			return False
+		
+		process_jobs( jobs, device=device, speaker_id=speaker_id, raise_exceptions=raise_exceptions, batch_size=batch_size, dtype=dtype if not amp else None )
+		return True
 
 	if input_voice is not None:
 		only_speakers = [input_voice]
@@ -276,13 +285,11 @@ def process(
 				dataset.append(f'{group_name}/{speaker_id}')
 
 
-			jobs = []
 			use_slices = slice == True or (slice == "auto" and len(metadata.keys()) == 1) or group_name in always_slice_groups
 			if min_utterances and len(metadata.keys()) < min_utterances:
 				continue
 
 			for filename in sorted(metadata.keys()):
-
 				inpath = Path(f'./{input_audio}/{group_name}/{speaker_id}/{filename}')
 
 				"""
@@ -371,19 +378,8 @@ def process(
 								continue
 
 						jobs.append(( outpath, waveform if presliced else waveform[:, start:end], sample_rate, text, language ))
-						if max_samples and len(jobs) >= max_samples:
-							break
-					if not low_memory and max_samples and len(jobs) >= max_samples:
-						break
 
-				# processes audio files one at a time
-				if low_memory:
-					process_jobs( jobs, device=device, speaker_id=f'{speaker_id}/{filename}', raise_exceptions=raise_exceptions, batch_size=batch_size, dtype=dtype if not amp else None )
-					jobs = []
-			
-			# processes all audio files for a given speaker
-			if not low_memory:
-				process_jobs( jobs, device=device, speaker_id=speaker_id, raise_exceptions=raise_exceptions, batch_size=batch_size, dtype=dtype if not amp else None )
+			if check_and_process_jobs(jobs, speaker_id=speaker_id):
 				jobs = []
 
 	open(f"./{output_dataset}/missing.json", 'w', encoding='utf-8').write(json.dumps(missing))
@@ -399,7 +395,7 @@ def main():
 	parser.add_argument("--output-dataset", type=str, default="training/dataset")
 	parser.add_argument("--transcription-filename", type=str, default="whisper.json")
 	parser.add_argument("--raise-exceptions", action="store_true")
-	parser.add_argument("--low-memory", action="store_true")
+	#parser.add_argument("--low-memory", action="store_true")
 	parser.add_argument("--skip-existing-folders", action="store_true")
 	parser.add_argument("--strict-languages", action="store_true")
 	parser.add_argument("--stride", type=int, default=0)
@@ -407,8 +403,8 @@ def main():
 	parser.add_argument("--slice", type=str, default="auto")
 	parser.add_argument("--batch-size", type=int, default=0)
 	parser.add_argument("--max-duration", type=int, default=0)
-	parser.add_argument("--max-samples", type=int, default=0)
 	parser.add_argument("--min-utterances", type=int, default=0)
+	parser.add_argument("--batch-threshold", type=int, default=0)
 	
 	parser.add_argument("--device", type=str, default="cuda")
 	parser.add_argument("--dtype", type=str, default="bfloat16")
@@ -441,12 +437,12 @@ def main():
 		slice=args.slice,
 		batch_size=args.batch_size,
 		max_duration=args.max_duration,
-		max_samples=args.max_samples,
 		min_utterances=args.min_utterances,
+		batch_threshold=args.batch_threshold,
 		skip_existing_folders=args.skip_existing_folders,
 		strict_languages=args.strict_languages,
 		
-		low_memory=args.low_memory,
+		#low_memory=args.low_memory,
 
 		device=args.device,
 		dtype=args.dtype,