Ram and Logic

I have a Mac Pro dual quad 3 GHz machine on snow leopard 10.6.3 running logic 9+ (at 32 bit mode)
as expected I run quite a lot of plugins (Stylus, Trillian, Waves etc) and do have quite an elaborate sample library, I do electronic music, so not alot of audio tracks involved, but more soft synth/sample based.
I currently have 3 gigs of RAM (512 x 2, 1 x 2) on my 8 available slots... Im going to upgrade and im thinking of getting 11 gigs altogether.. question is... should I get more than 11?? will there be a substancial difference in performance had I gotten say.. 16? more??
Is it true that Logic wont recognise more than 4 gigs of RAM at 32 bit mode?
Thanks!

Hi
johnny_cruze wrote:
Is it true that Logic wont recognise more than 4 gigs of RAM at 32 bit mode?
Yes... no application can access more than 4G in 32 bit mode (and Logic doesn't like using more than 3 generally).
The solution these days is to run in 64bit mode, with as much RAM as you can sensibly afford.
All the info is here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3989
Note that MacPro's tend to perform better with the RAM in matching sticks (ie all the same), and, depending on the particular Mac, they work best when the RAM is installed in groups of 3.
CCT

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Has anyone had a problem using Mainstage 2 and Logic 9 with PreSonus fire studio Mobile?

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Hi
There have been several reported issues on this forum about problems a) with Roland controllers (Sending MIDI Clock and 'All Notes Off' ???), and b) MIDSport interfaces
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17138809#17138809
https://discussions.apple.com/message/17011191#17011191
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Will logic pro x run on my mac mini dual core intel i5 with 4gb of ram and mountain lion ?

hi there guys,
will logic pro x run on my mac mini dual core intel i5 with 4gb of ram and mountain lion ?
I'm not sure if my machine is 64 bit - it is the current model base mac mini.
Many thanks for any help you can offer !
Simon

SkiJumptoes is right. 4GB is not enough to comfortably run Logic X.
Your Mac Mini will need DDR3 SODIMM RAM. That website seems incredibly steep though. I guess that's the price of finding it for you. You're better off going to any below:
http://www.ebuyer.com/191206-kingston-4gb-ddr3-1066mhz-laptop-memory-kvr1066d3s7 -4g?utm_source=google&utm_medium=products&gclid=COqM6KzdxbgCFcfJtAodoicARg
http://www.ballicom.co.uk/cmso4gx3m1a1600c11-corsair-value-select--memory--4-gb- -so-dimm-204pin--ddr3--1600-mhz--pc312800--cl11--15-v--unbuffered--nonecc.p87434 0.html?ref=5&gclid=CKyej_HdxbgCFQSS3godEjwAug

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Morris133 wrote:
Why is Logc crashing and giving me "Memory Low" errors all the time?
Because your memory is low?
I am running 4GB of Mem with Logic Pro 32bit.
Try running Logic at 64 bit. I've noticed that even with 4 GB RAM it does make a difference with "memory low" projects.
I currently have a 27 track project and it is crashing all the time. Yet the sample "Killers" project is 80+ tracks and a video and Logic has no problem, I don't get it?
I get it. The number of tracks is not a very constant unit of measurement, it depends what kind of tracks they are, what plugins are loaded etcetera. You can have memory problems with 10+ sampler tracks, and room to spare with 100+ external MIDI tracks, to give a simple example.
What am I doing that is sucking up so much memory and how do I fix it?
How on earth would anybody but you know what you are doing?
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21.5" Imac with 2.8ghz Quad-Core i7, 16gb ram and 2 TB hd to use for professional audio recording with Logic 9?

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In addition to the 256 SSD, the Mac Pro has a total of 4 TB of storage space with two separate 2 TB hard drives for storing massive amounts of data. (2 open bays if you wish to add more storage).
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I used an original iMac G5 with Logic Pro 7, and it handled my work flow fine, but as the saying goes, your mileage may vary. You will want to have at least 1.5 gigs of RAM, and it, of course, won't be as powerful a dual tower. But I found it very capable power-wise.
However, I sold my original iMac G5 because the fan noise level was unacceptable to my ears; however, the new models are a new design, and I would imagine that Apple has fixed many of the noise issues.
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I posted this on the NI forum too.I have 1 instance of Kontakt 4.1.1 in Logic 9.1.1 64bit with only 4 sounds loaded and have to set the buffer to Max 1024 otherwise all I get is clicks and pops on playback.The strange part is,when I first loaded this kontakt patch, it ran great with a buffer of 128.I left my computer for a couple hours and when I returned and hit play, everything was glitching out.When I bypass Kontakt, the song plays fine at a low buffer setting.when I run Kontakt, I get one of the CPU meters in Logic hitting red.Kontakt shows very low RAM and voice usage and I have 8 GB of RAM in a Mac Pro 2.66 Duo core.I have tried Logic in 32 bit mode,enabled Kontakt memory server,reloaded a blank Kontakt then loaded the patch.switched between Digi 192 (core audio) and Motu 828 MKII,rebooted,repaired permissions.The only way to get smooth playback is to set Logic's audio buffer to 1024 which makes it virtually impossible to play a part in real time.I know this isn't right as it was working fine at first.Any thoughts?

Hello -
I have a similar set-up (noted below, with Mac OS X 10.6.4). I'm still experimenting with different configurations. Currently, I have Kontakt's memory server (don't remember its official name) engaged when in 64-bit mode (both Kontakt 4 and Logic Pro). On one project, I have a total of about 32 instruments in use including ones from Kontakt and EXS. All is well.
Now, it's my understanding that when in 64-bit mode, one doesn't need to use Kontakt's memory server. Have you tried either engaging or disengaging the server?
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Pls. refer to my earlier post for what i recommended to you.

How to run Pro Tools 7.4 LE and Logic Studio 8.0.2, simultaneously..

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Thanks

Monster Mash wrote:
My setup: single Quad Core 2.8GHz 8GB of RAM, running Logic Studio 8.0.2 (projectmix)
Single 1.8 GHz G5 running Pro Tools LE 7.4 (digi 002 rack)
I want to set up Logic (as master) as my main sequencer, to run Pro Tools for audio.
What's the best setup?
1. Midi the two interfaces together, sync by MTC, or Midi Clock….if so, what are the settings, as I had an unsuccesful run at it using MTC...
or
2. Run both programs on my Quad Core - is there a way to have Logic run Pro Tools on the same machine - with two different interfaces on separate firewire ports?
Any info would be appreciative.
Thanks
I did the following:
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CSOUND Read the title please:
Re: Macbook Pro 10.6.8 RAM Upgarde to 8 GB
The amount of RAM is not dependant on the operating system. It is all about the model of you Mac.
10.6.8 is the version of OS X that is installed on your system. It has no real baring on the amount of RAM that CAN be installed.
Personally I have never had good luck with Corsair RAM. I have always had good luck with Crucial and Kingston.
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Macbook and Logic pro, HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!!

Hey
Just about to buyy a Macbook 1.83, will this run my logic ok? I realise I might need more Ram but will it be ok?
I would buy the next model up but money is money.
Thanks
Dave

I don't see why not. My MacBook Pro runs it like a dream, and the hardware in the MacBook is pretty much identical with the exception of the GPU. And Logic certainly doesn't do much 3D rendering.
Besides, I've seen numerous reports on various Logic forums that it does in fact run great on the MacBook.
Back to the original question -- the 1.83 should do fine. I've yet to get close to maxing out my 2.0 in Logic. However, in my opinion it would be worth the upgrade to the 2.0ghz model. The one thing that really does matter with Logic is the CPU (and memory, but you already mentioned upgrading that).
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Looking to buy a laptop. The most I do with my current iMac is record music using logic pro, edit video in iMovie and edit photos in photoshop.
I'm planning on travelling for a decent length of time and would like to continue to do this on a laptop.
The weight and SSD of the macbook air are really appealing to me. I'm wondering if it will be able to perform the above tasks? I read some reviews of people using photoshop on a 2011 macbook air with no issues, and from what I understand, the cheapest 2012 macbook air 13' is faster then the ultimate macbook air of 2011?
So I'm considering purchasing a 2012 MacBook air 13' with the 1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 and upgrading the RAM from 4gb to 8gb.
Will this be able to meet my needs? I say I will be editing photos and recording music with it, but I'm still really amateur and I'm sure my needs are also.

Thanks for the reply DWB,
USB should be fine as far as I can see. Is there a firewire adaptor just in case?
I was planning on keeping an external drive, and if I wanted to edit any substantial amount of footage, transfer it from the external drive to the MBA hardrive then just edit it from there.
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What is the mximum ram which logic 8.02 supports

hi this is kamal from hyderabad INDIA.I`am using Logic 8.02 on intel mac dual core*2 2.66 Ghz. please do anyone inform me that what is the highest amount of ram which logic 8.02 supports.

hi kamal,
logic itself won't access more than 3.7 Gb at a time, but the application and the plugs don't really need that much, even on really big projects. the only exception to this is apple loops which for technical reasons have to be stored in RAM.
the only reason you may be interest in RAM for logic (more than the 3.7 Gb limit) is if you are running big orchestral libraries. if you have more than 5 Gb of RAM installed, the EXS will be able to access that physical RAM outside of logics memory space. that means you can have 4Gb (well at least 3.7) of samples loaded per instance of EXS. vienna instruments and the new PLAY fro EWQLSO can do the same thing.
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