Kontakt as plug in or standalone In Logic Express?

I run Logic Express in a Mac book with 2,4 Ghz dual core 2 and I have 2 giga ram.
I recently got Kontact, how is better to run it as a AU on every instrument track
or in a Standalone version routing the outputs to Logic.It seems to me that the CPU works alot now that I use it as AU plugin and i get lot of Audio warning that the system is overload.I dont use audio tracks only midi tracks.
Do I need more ram?
Thanks for help

Hi,
1st: upgrade to 4GB RAM for serious Kontakt usage.
2nd: The CPU usage is there wether you run standalone or plugin. But as a plugin, you can make better use of Logic's automation and these things. If you search about CPU handling in Logic, you can see how to lift some load off it when running heavy plugins. Basically, raise the buffer size and have an empty audio track selected while playing back your MIDI project to prevent CPU breakdowns. Having an active software instrument track selected puts Logic in a kind of "focused" mode where it reserves huge CPU ressources waiting for realtime processing of MIDI inputs to this software instrument. Having an empty Audio track selected makes Logics realtime processing more relaxed.
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