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Re: How Many Tracks before Computer Non-Compliance?

2007-05-20 by pellefri

Hi,
limit... I mix songs with 70-80 tracks without problems. It is usually the disk that is slow.
How much ram do you have?

Pelle
G5 2*2, 3,5Gb
Fireface 800
2-UAD1
Powercore

--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, "pete_buchwald" <pete_buchwald@...> wrote:
>
> So does anybody have a rough track number in their head for their Logic Pro's limit?  
> Without an Ensemble.
> 
> 
> > What audio hardware? What version of Logic? What OS? What sample  
> > rate? What file type? ... ... Have you checked the mixer/audio routing?
> 
> 
> Audio Hardware:   I tried both my MOTU 8-Pre and my MBox (1).  
> 
> Logic Version:  7.2.3 (Academic)
> 
> OS:  10.4.8
> 
> File Type:  .wav (created in Pro Tools) 44.1/16 bit I think.  
> 
> Intel Macbook
> 
> Not sure what you mean by "checking the mixer/audio routing."  
> 
> Thanks for any input.  
> 
> > 
> > > Hey Gang,
> > >
> > > This is both a quasi survey, and a quest for tech help.
> > >
> > > I started a re-mix project yesterday.  My friend Rachel Loy let me  
> > > have a copy of her Pro
> > > Tools TDM session for my audio students to try mixing.   I was able  
> > > to truncate her 50
> > > tracks down to the 32 required for Pro Tools LE.
> > >
> > > I decided to try mixing the session myself in order to practice  
> > > mixing.
> > >
> > > When I pulled the files into Logic to start mixing .... it just  
> > > wouldn't play!!  Maybe a
> > > measure and then a window pops up and says "sorry charlie" so to  
> > > speak.
> > >
> > > I've tried all kinds of things with buffer size, with putting the  
> > > project on external firewire
> > > drive (through a hub), or internal drive.
> > >
> > > When I open up the project in Pro Tools on the same computer (G5  
> > > Macbook) it plays fine,
> > > and I can insert plugins without any complaints from the CPU.
> > >
> > > I'm tempted, in Logic, to add tracks one by one and see when the  
> > > computer finally
> > > surrenders.
> > >
> > > I'll have to resort to doing sub-mixes of drums, etc. in order to  
> > > mix this.   But wanted to
> > > see if any solutions other than Ensemble or somthing were  
> > > discovered among my Logic
> > > Pro peers.
> > >
> > > Thanks for any input on these matters!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>

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