please help me, i can't fix my GB :( "too many real instruments"

i've tried everything to optimizing GB performance

Have you tried everything in this document? See:

GarageBand '11: Optimize GarageBand performance

Does it happen for each and every project or only for your recent project?

If it only happens for your current project, create a new project.

Where is your project stored? If it is on a slow external drive, a daisy-chaned drive, or network drive, move it to your internal drive.

And make sure you have plenty of free disk space. If other programs are running cuncurrently (Safai, Mail, iPhoto, iMovie, ...) quit them and restart the computer before you start working with GarageBand.

-- Léonie

Good luck! 🙂

Are you using any audio interface or plug-ins with GarageBand? Update all software and check, if it is really compatible with Mavericks. Uninstall any drivers or plug-ins that cannot be updated to Mavericks compatible versions. Check at the manufacturers websites for compatibility.

Any drivers or plug in like what?

Like any VST plug-ins for additional instruments, sound fonts, etc.

"too many real instruments" again but "disk is too slow or system overload" i'm really stuck with this problem 😢

And did you move the project to your internal drive?

Move the project you are currently working on to your system drive, but make sure, your internal disk has at least 20GB of free space.

Check with the utility "Activity Monitor" (from applications > Utilities), if there is a problem with memory. Sometimes it happens that applications do not release the memory they are using. If you are seeing, that the memory used is the same as the available memory, then try to find out, which app is hogging all memory. Don't launch it again concurrently to GarageBand.

you may also want to look at the "Disk" tab.

Hi all, I am starting to have a similar issue. Getting the System Overload/ Disc to slow pop-up , after that the project stops.Thank goodness for the auto-save feature. This is happening when I use Alchemy Player by Camel Audio. My macbook pro is 1 yr. old with 4gig. Just upgraded to GBX.

Any help would be great.

Thanks, Jim.