Logic 9 - Memory Overload - Out of the blue / all of a sudden

I have been working with Logic Pro for about 4 years on a circa 2007 iMac (2 Core, 2GB RAM), 10.9.4 - and have produced about 30 projects - ranging in total number of tracks from 12-36; medium use of plug ins and always Bus Space Designer.
I would get the Overload Message intermittently over the years, but could solve that by closing anything else running on the machine, restart Logic and be back in the game. Everything seemed to work very well for years. I have not made any changes to the set up, either Logic or the machine, apart from latest software updates, etc. When I started Logic today, I can't even play a project; I have tried to Play several projects, some with very few tracks, some with heavier tracks; both crash after about 15 seconds of play.
I have run Clean My Mac2, emptied the trash, etc. I realize that my RAM is very low, but I can't work out why this has happened all of a sudden. Any advise?
Thanks.

Hi John,
1) Dont use anything.. OS X can take care of itself...
2) It's Firefox.. As you have found out it can really hog resources....I would suggest you uninstall it and use Safari... unless you have a really good reason not to do so...
2a) What is Escrow Security Alert.app? (Its part of Mavericks/Keychain and its not using any real resources of note so no worries..)
3) Ok.. so it's a System Overload and thats likely being caused by Firefox as others have reported....
4) Growl is a program that puts msgs being reported by other apps, up onto your screen. Not really needed these days thanks to OS X's own notification system...
http://growl.info
http://growl.info/documentation/growl-package-removal.php
5) Absolutely yes... Personally I'd add more if you can....(I think your Mac might actually take 6GB...) Check with OWC to find out for sure... as Apple often state low minimums for memory when the hardware can support more than is officially listed..
https://www.macsales.com
...as the more memory, the better the system operates I've found.... 2GB is the absolute bare minimum when running 10.9 and Logic.. and is going to make your Mac under perform for sure... Make sure you are running Logic Pro 9 in 64bit mode to make use of the extra memory above 4GB...
Crucial is fine for memory.. so long as it is the exact correct type for your Mac Model...
Final tip: Make sure nothing is running in the background when running Logic.. Quit all other apps.... including any apps that launch on startup....as your Mac is unpowered as it is for use with modern OS X versions.. (The modern OS X versions make much higher demands on the hardware.. which is why many of us using older Macs.. use Snow Leopard along with Logic Pro 9 whenever possible) so ensure you provide all the CPU/Memory resources you can when running Logic...
Cheers..
Nigel

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