Sean Mccoy
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Q: Logic redrawing overview files every time

Hey all. Recently started teaching my audio recording class at the local university again, and in the interim they had installed all new iMacs and re-installed Logic Express 9.1.8, which we use for the class. Now the overview files re-draw every time I open a project, some of which contain a lot of files, bogging the system down for an extended period. I've never experience this before, and I can't find a preference that might address the issue. Any ideas?

Posted on Apr 10, 2014 3:37 PM

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Sean Mccoy

Q: Logic redrawing overview files every time

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  • by Guitartist,Helpful

    Guitartist Guitartist Apr 11, 2014 8:03 AM in response to Sean Mccoy
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    Apr 11, 2014 8:03 AM in response to Sean Mccoy

    This could possibly be a permissions issue. I seem to recall a similar issue on the Logic Pro forum where someone commented that if he set permissions so that "everyone" could read & write (e.g. your students) it doesn't let the overviews be written permanently. If this is indeed the case, you might need to reset permissions so that you are the only one who can save the project files.

     

    Of course, you could also try trashing the logic .plist file in your user library preferences folder. Logic will simply create a new one the next time you launch it. You may want to keep a copy of your current one as a precaution if you've set LE up in a particular way for your class.

     

    Also, if these are all brand-new iMacs they are probably running Mavericks, which has proven to be problematic with regards to Logic 9.

  • by Sean Mccoy,

    Sean Mccoy Sean Mccoy Apr 11, 2014 8:51 AM in response to Guitartist
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    Apr 11, 2014 8:51 AM in response to Guitartist

    Thanks much for the ideas. I'll check everything out before next class and see what happens. For some reason I had assumed these systems came with ML, but you're right in that they're more likely Mavericks. I had lobbied for going to LogicX but they couldn't get their administrative act together in time. Next year...

  • by Guitartist,

    Guitartist Guitartist Apr 11, 2014 9:52 AM in response to Sean Mccoy
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    Apr 11, 2014 9:52 AM in response to Sean Mccoy

    Another thing to consider: someone experiencing a similar issue read that long file names could cause this and once he shortened his file names the overviews stopped refreshing every time the project was opened.

     

    Also, if it turns out that you are indeed running Mavericks you might consider installing the latest GarageBand on your computers. It's free and is for all intents and purposes the new "Logic Express X" since the interface and application core are like Logic Pro X. And GB now comes with Drummer, which is very cool. You could even use it just to create drum tracks which you would then export as audio or MIDI files and bring into LE9.