Macbook pro, logic 7.2 & motu question.

Hi
I have recently bought a new macbook pro with 1.83 ghz processor, 1.5Gb ram and the logic crossgrade to 7.2. I have recently updated my motu 828mk2 hardware.
I have been working on 3-4 minute songs that consist of 4 or 5 midi tracks only using sculpture,EVP88, B3 plug ins. The problem is the audio engine can't seem to handle all the data, playback stops frequently and generally struggles to play a song all the way through.
Considering the spec of the machine and that i have bought the latest updates i expect this to run smoothly, i hope someone may have an idea as to what i'm doing wrong?
Thanks in advance.
Macbook pro Mac OS X (10.4.5)

I am really new to Macs so please take my advice with a pinch of salt but I've read somewhere that it is always good to have a pair of 512 RAM for optimum performance. So I'd recommend you upgrade to 2GB RAM. But that will not be the cause of the stuttering playback. Your machine is more than adequate in its spec and in combination with the MOTU MKII you EASILY have enough processing power for the software sythns and plug-ins you use. Don't worry about your hardware, it's awesome!!
Are you sure you have set up the MOTU correctly with the Mac?

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