Logic pro optimization

Hello my name is Amirel and this is my 1st time on the forum
could any one advice me in regards to optimizing my logic pro on a macbook pro? I interface audio via motu traveler.
Thanks

Hi Amirel,
Ive been using a setup similar yours for almost 6 months now.
There is no neeed to optimize anything as you already have everything you need to get going.
Although..one suggestion would be to record audio to an external firewire drive, with the macbook pro you're better off going with FW 800 rather than 400.
Also, try to let your battery run completely flat about once a week, you'll extend the life of your battery in the long run.
cheers
dan
Macbook Pro   Mac OS X (10.4.9)   2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo 2GB SDRAM

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    Ok, here's a first draft of the proposed sticky for this forum. After looking at what we had, I decided to basically do it in four parts - introductory stuff (please post version numbers etc), problem solvers, tips, and audio general stuff.
    I'm not making this a work of art, but value feedback in order to make this useful before we ask the mods for a sticky. It's not complete, such a task is a much bigger job, but it's a start. What's not there? What's confusing? Is it too much stuff? Too newbie unfriendly?
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    This is a compilation of Logic tips, useful threads and information for Logic Pro users, compiled mostly by Eriksimon (thanks!) with additional contributions from Bee Jay and (final forum member list to be completed)
    - Getting the best help from the Apple Logic Pro Discussions
    This forum is intended to be a user-to-user support form to users of Logic Pro.
    Please keep your posts on the topic of Logic Pro, or you risk your post being removed for being off-topic. There are plenty of other general audio and recording forums better suited for asking general audio questions.
    Questions about third-party software and hardware are welcome as long as they relate directly to using these products in conjunction with Logic.
    This forum is dedicated to the post-Apple versions of Logic, which means questions for Logic Pro 7, Logic Pro 8, and Logic Pro 9 are welcome. However, please include the version of Logic you are using, in order to give useful advice (as things change between versions.) Better still, put your Logic versions and system information in your signature, to save having to ask for it.
    If you are a user of Logic Express, you should post in the Logic Express forum, rather than the Logic Pro forum, in order to get advice suited to your particular software version (as some things are different between Logic Express and Logic Pro).
    Remember that many questions, especially if you are new to Logic, have been asked multiple times before, so it's good practice to use the Discussions Search feature in the top right of the page to search for previous discussions relating to your issue. You will find a wealth of information. Often you can find a solution to your question without needing to post and have someone type out a response they've already typed out hundreds of times before - or worse yet, have your question ignored.
    Please be respectful of the members on the board at all times - we are happy to help people out, but do so in our own free time and don't have a duty to do so.
    Posts discussing non-Logic related items, off-topic or controversial subjects, abusive posts and harsh language are not welcome and will likely be removed, as will posts discussing illegal software. Please read the Terms of Use of this board for more info at:
    This post is a user-contributed compilation of links to content on this forum, official Apple documentation, and occasionally some other outside content where useful to Logic users. It is not in itself an official Apple document, and Apple do not take responsibility for it's content. It is not intended to be complete or comprehensive, just a helpful start for common issues.
    Logic feature requests and feedback to Apple Logic team:
    http://www.apple.com/feedback/logicpro.html
    - General Help, Issues, Errors & Troubleshooting
    Logic Pro 8 (*probably also for Lo9ic): Troubleshooting Basics
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2375
    Logic Pro, Logic Express: Remove Audio Unit plug-ins to troubleshoot issues (9?)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2852
    Logic Pro, Logic Express: Spinning disc cursor after recording
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24239
    Logic Pro/Express 8 - Logic seems to stop responding (hang) while "Searching for Audio Unit plug-ins" when starting up (9?)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1086
    Logic 9 (and all other LS2.0 apps) crashing on startup, other Logic Studio apps as well. Solutions:
    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9879826#9879826
    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9907434#9907434
    Corrupted Plug Ins and a possible solution:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1912373&tstart=0
    Delete AU cache - problems with invalidated Plug Ins:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1856107&tstart=0
    How to open songs from Logic 4 or earlier (L7 + L8 needed)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3612
    Why do you get 'kernel panics'?
    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9954472#9954472
    Logic Pro 8, Logic Express 8: Cannot select USB mic as an audio input
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2648
    Logic crashes: MelodyneRewireDevice or MelodyneBridge or Rewire need an update.
    http://www.celemony.com/userforum/viewtopic.php?p=9807
    Logic or GarageBand may quit unexpectedly when starting with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard if Melodyne is installed
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25071
    Links/RSS feed of all Apple support docs released the past year concerning Logic Studio apps:
    http://rss.support.apple.com/logic
    Logic Pro/Express 8: Error when bouncing files with normalize checked (9?)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1094
    Logic Pro/Express 8: Converted Apple Loops play in different key and tempo than expected (9?)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1283
    Logic Pro/Express: Freeze cursor appearance prevents Audio Instrument track editing (9?)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA23365
    Logic Pro, Logic Express: Instrument not triggered as expected (9!)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA22915
    Logic Pro 8: Missing content after install:
    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6602988#6602988
    Logic: Dense clusters of automation nodes can cause audio to stutter
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2139
    Logic: Rebuilding the Loop Index
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3443
    Solutions for noise in the audio signal
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2743?viewlocale=en_US
    Logic Pro, Express: Solo Safe mode may not remain disabled for a particular channel strip
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1939
    Logic Pro/Logic Express: Error while trying to sync Audio and MIDI
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2111
    Logic Pro 9: Number of recent items sometimes resets to 10
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2810
    Logic Pro 8, Logic Express 8: ReWire inputs in existing projects may shift unexpectedly
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2466
    FAT32 disks
    Message: I/O ERROR RESULT -36
    Beachball when recording
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2053469
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1940763
    Logic: Resetting MIDI Drivers
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    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1989370&tstart=0
    Logic Pro: EVB3 Organ Instrument does not play
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7344356&#7344356
    Logic Pro: Inserts disappear from output channel strips
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6796713
    Logic 8: Where is the Tutorial DVD mentioned in the manual?
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7401134&#7401134
    Logic: If new AU plugins don't show up, reset AU cache
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6247833&#6247833
    Logic 8: Remove serial number / license
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5636506&#5636506
    Logic 8: Logic only runs when XSkey is connected
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1106
    Logic 8: Hybrid Morph missing
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6289860
    - General Logic Useful Tips & Techniques
    Logic: CoreAudio System Overload Messages
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24535
    Logic: Learn about I/O buffer size and monitoring latency
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1314
    Logic Pro 8 (*probably also for Lo9ic): Tips for balancing multi-core performance
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3161
    Logic Pro 8, Logic Express 8 (*probably also for Lo9ic): Startup modifier keys
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2047
    How to setup Aggregate devices (help, my USB Mic doesn't work):
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1215
    Official Logic Pro 9 PDF manual:
    http://documentation.apple.com/en/logicpro/
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    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9974746#9974746
    Logic Pro/Express 8: Discussion of the Normalize feature in the Bounce dialog
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    Logic Pro/Express 8: How the EXS24 sampler addresses RAM in Logic 8 (9?)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1041
    Logic Pro, Logic Express: About compressed audio and track counts (9!)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3331
    LP8: How to make readable lyrics that follow song
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    Performing a loopback test:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1883662&tstart=0
    The novice quick guide to buses:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2108996&tstart=0
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    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3927558
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5137845
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=5081924
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3007887
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3946575
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    How to use MIDI Controller Knobs
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    Aligning audio tracks
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1988906
    How to split one stereo file into two mono.
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    Off, Read, Latch, Touch, Write
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    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25098
    Logic: Compress types discussion
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1272696&tstart=0
    GarageBand, Logic: Where loops get installed
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1045
    Why level control is important, and hot recording is outdated.
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2114225&tstart=50
    How to use multiple keyboards in Logic:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6929093
    How to use arpeggiators in Logic:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7812007&#7812007
    Why are my MP3 bounces so loud?
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2047411
    Destructive Input processing
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6000085
    Compressing during recording
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1260375&tstart=0
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    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10115536#10115536
    How to set iTunes to 'neutral' playback
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    - Audio General
    Final mix too quiet
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1343759
    Wikipedia: Audio bit depth
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audiobitdepth
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    http://audiocheck.net/audiotests_index.php
    Very useful utility for checking vital stats
    http://ragingmenace.com/software/menumeters/index.html
    How to Record an Electric Guitar on Your Mac: Optimizing Your Analog Signal
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    ---------------------------------------------

    Bee Jay wrote:
    This is a compilation of Logic tips, useful threads and information for Logic Pro users.
    - Getting the best help from the Apple Logic Pro Discussions
    Remember that many questions, especially if you are new to Logic, have been asked multiple times before, so it's good practice to use the Discussions Search feature in the top right of the page to search for previous discussions relating to your issue.
    The search still doesn't work, for anything pre-Snow Leopard... maybe you should omit this tip until it works again...
    - General Help, Issues, Errors & Troubleshooting
    Okay, here I marked some of the links because at the time it was not clear if they adress things that are still actual in L9.
    It may be a good idea to name the topics that apply to all Logics' (7, 8 and 9) simply Logic Pro (or leave 'm nameless), and the others after the specific version they apply to. The topics with a (9?) behind it, have still to be confirmed to also apply to L9 (.0.2)
    I used underlining to mark text that can be deleted.
    1. Logic Pro _8 (*probably also for Lo9ic)_: Troubleshooting Basics
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2375
    2. Logic Pro, Logic Express: Remove Audio Unit plug-ins to troubleshoot issues (9?)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2852
    3. Logic Pro, Logic Express: Spinning disc cursor after recording
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24239
    4. Logic Pro/Express 8 - Logic seems to stop responding (hang) while "Searching for Audio Unit plug-ins" when starting up (9?)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1086
    5. Logic Pro 9 (and all other LS2.0 apps) crashing on startup, other Logic Studio apps as well. Solutions:
    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9879826#9879826
    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9907434#9907434
    6. Corrupted Plug Ins and a possible solution:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1912373&tstart=0
    7. Delete AU cache - problems with invalidated Plug Ins:
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1856107&tstart=0
    ...and continue to number like this.
    How to open songs from Logic 4 or earlier (L7 + L8 needed)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3612
    Why do you get 'kernel panics'?
    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9954472#9954472
    Logic Pro 8, Logic Express 8: Cannot select USB mic as an audio input
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2648
    Logic crashes: MelodyneRewireDevice or MelodyneBridge or Rewire need an update.
    http://www.celemony.com/userforum/viewtopic.php?p=9807
    Logic or GarageBand may quit unexpectedly when starting with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard if Melodyne is installed
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25071
    Links/RSS feed of all Apple support docs released the past year concerning Logic Studio apps:
    http://rss.support.apple.com/logic
    Logic Pro/Express 8: Error when bouncing files with normalize checked (9?)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1094
    Logic Pro/Express 8: Converted Apple Loops play in different key and tempo than expected (9?)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1283
    Logic Pro/Express: Freeze cursor appearance prevents Audio Instrument track editing (9?)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA23365
    Logic Pro, Logic Express: Instrument not triggered as expected (9!)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA22915
    Moved these together:
    Logic Pro 8: Missing content after install:
    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=6602988#6602988
    Logic 8: Hybrid Morph missing
    http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6289860
    Logic: Dense clusters of automation nodes can cause audio to stutter
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2139
    Logic 8: Logic only runs when XSkey is connected
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1106
    - General Logic Useful Tips & Techniques
    Logic: CoreAudio System Overload Messages
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24535
    Logic: Learn about I/O buffer size and monitoring latency
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1314
    Logic Pro 8 _(*probably also for Lo9ic)_: Tips for balancing multi-core performance
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3161
    Logic Pro 8, Logic Express 8 _(*probably also for Lo9ic)_: Startup modifier keys
    http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2047
    How to setup Aggregate devices (help, my USB Mic doesn't work):
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1215
    Official Logic Pro 9 PDF manual:
    http://documentation.apple.com/en/logicpro/
    -click on View as PDF and the PDF will be downloaded.
    If it doesn't download, ⌥-clicking on the link might work.
    How to make the PDF manual appear in Logics' help menu:
    http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=9974746#9974746
    Logic Pro/Express 8: Discussion of the Normalize feature in the Bounce dialog
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2890 _(also 9?)_
    Logic Pro/Express 8: How the EXS24 sampler addresses RAM in Logic 8 (9?)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1041
    Logic Pro, Logic Express: About compressed audio and track counts (9!)
    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3331
    (no edits for the rest of the list.)
    I like the format, btw, simple and easy to 'scan'. No need to 'pimp' it much more.
    Great Job BJ!

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