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Hi there. I'm wondering if anyone else has run into performance issues with the new Core Duo macs running 7.2. I use my Macbook for live performance playing software synths. I only ever play on synth sound at a time, and my system performance meter (the audio meter) jumps up quite high when only playing one software instrument, no other tracks playing or recording. Some of the synths actually break up due to overload! I checked the Processor Activity Monitor in OS X and the processor never even reaches 100%, yet in Logic, it seems to be overloaded.
Another interesting thing is that some other universal binaries I've tried, the processor gauge in Activity Montior goes past 100% indicating that with two processors, you technically should be able to achieve 200% processor performance.
Before my MacBook, I used an ibook 800mhz (!!!) for my live performances, and it doesn't seem that I have much more ability using the Macbook!!
I reformated and reinstalled everything on the Macbook, and I didn't transfer any settings or files from my old iBook, but I still am not getting the performance I would expect out of Logic. Any ideas?!?!
Also, it seems that 7.2 has not fixed the processor leak on the Software Instruments... After playing and switching between several instruments, the audio performance meter keeps building until you restart Core Audio.

Hey again Craigery,
FWIW, Not Ignorance. Simply put, Your buffer size is the number of samples between Logic and the audio hardware. A high buffer setting will give you high latency (unusable for softsynths), a lower setting will give you less latency. Less latency also means that you wil give the computer less time to calculate the data. Most people will set this as low as possible while recording and editing and often increase the buffer size at the mixdown stage. You can set this in audio hardware and drivers (in the audio menu and in audio prefs). Hopefully that reduces problems.
Any chance you're running it under Rosetta?
Cheers, J

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