Howdy.
I'm getting ready to do some recording and editing in Logic Pro 9. I'm running a 2011 iMac
2.7 GHz Intel Cor iS
Memory 8 GB 1333 MHz DDR3
I TB HD
OSX 10.6.8
Is 8 GB enough memory for Logic, or should I bump it up to 16 GB?
Thanks!
Logic Pro, iOS 6.1.2
Depends on if you're going to be working with software instruments that require huge sample libraries. The sampler "Kontakt" comes to mind. If you're working with mostly audio files and software synrhs, Logic's EXS sampler...etc, 8 gig should be fine.
What kind of recording & editing?
'Sorry, Iwas away from my computer for a while.
To answer your question... Much of what I do invoves "raiding" the loop library and piecing things together. As time goes on, I'm getting more & more into original "progressive" type stuff. I'm not in a band nor am I affiliated with any other musicians, so I heavily dependent on loops.
I haven't had any memory issues (yet), but I just read something about freezing tracks taking some of the load off of memory.
Question:
Are you writing your creations to an External Hard Drive or are you Reading and Writing to the same internal drive.
Right now, I'm doing it all with the iMac's on-board HD.
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diaphones wrote:
Right now, I'm doing it all with the iMac's on-board HD.
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Would suggest you get an External Drive to use as your Writing to disc...
and another EHD to Save All your Creations to... INCLUDING ALL ASSESTS...
And, IMO, you will find that 8 GB of RAM will serve you well...
For EHD have a look here > http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/
Thanks again... I'll check out those options.
You're Welcome.
diaphones wrote:
To answer your question... Much of what I do invoves "raiding" the loop library and piecing things together. As time goes on, I'm getting more & more into original "progressive" type stuff. I'm not in a band nor am I affiliated with any other musicians, so I heavily dependent on loops.
I haven't had any memory issues (yet), but I just read something about freezing tracks taking some of the load off of memory.
If you're using mostly loops you have plenty of RAM.
Also, if you're not laying down a bunch of recorded audio tracks.. (like recording a band) your single TB hard drive should do fine. Freezing comes into play when the CPU is nearing load limit because of heavy use of software instruments and effects that demand a lot of CPU.
I would say for what you're doing at this time, your system is fine as it is.
If it ain't broke don't fix it.. if/when you run into a problem then deal with it, it's not like you're operating a commercial studio.
My suggestion would be to learn how to use Logic's effects correctly.. (Reverbs, Compressors, EQ, Delay...etc)
Use a Reverb or Delay on a bus, then several tracks and use the same effect, if you use all effects as inserts you're wasting CPU.
Learning how to use your system (as is) is FAR more important than how much RAM, what model Mac or how fast your CPU is.
A good engineer can make a world class recording in Garageband. Don't get to caught up in what you have or don't have.. have fun, be creative.
You probably already know this, but be sure to run in 64bit mode to access anything above 4gb of ram.
How Much Ram Do I Need To Run Logic Pro 9
