Drummer spinning wheel problem

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Drummer spinning wheel problem

Wondering if anyone can help me with a problem I've been having using Drummer in Logic Pro?

Every time I try to edit a drummer region, I get the spinning wheel for 10-20 seconds. Even simple actions like extending or shortening of a region gives me the spinning wheel immediately. It's become almost impossible to do anything with drummer in Logic. I'm pretty sure it's not a CPU or HD issue, because the CPU meter is low. I do have Drummer following another rhythm track. Could that be the culprit? Any suggestions/solutions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

using: MBP 13 (2013 / 8 gb), OS 10.11.5, Logic 10.2.3

Posted on Jun 28, 2016 11:58 AM

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Answer 1

BenB

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Jun 29, 2016 9:12 AM in response to turby

You need more RAM for sure, 16GB minimum, despite what Apple posts.

I'd also be concerned about your drive. What's the capacity, how much free space?

But RAM, that's something you'll definitely get use out of.

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Answer 2

turby Author

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Jun 30, 2016 6:20 AM in response to BenB

I have 500 gb flash drive with 250 free, so the hard drive should be ok. Was thinking the RAM might be too low, but if that's the case, wouldn't that show up on the CPU meter?

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Answer 3

BenB

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Jun 30, 2016 7:21 AM in response to turby

No, low RAM will not show up in the CPU meter, as the CPU is working with the data it can get it hands on. Low RAM simply means ti doesn't get its hands on very much data at a time.

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Answer 4

Pancenter

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Jun 30, 2016 12:40 PM in response to turby

1. If your MBP has dual graphics adapters, one hardware the second software (to extend battery life) You will need to go into System Preferences... probably Display and disable automatic display switching. This will force the hardware adapter to handle all the graphics.

2. Do Not run any other software in the background, especially the Firefox browser.

Restart the machine, run only Logic, any improvement?

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