Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

I think that "genius" was just trying to make a bigger sale. I'm using
a 2.4ghz 24" iMac with 4gigs ram, 320 HD and Logic Pro, and my iMac
has never over heated, and I using Logic all day long. I also work
from the internal drive.

While my sessions aren't huge (average of 20 to 30 tracks), I always
have multiple programs running while editing and mixing on Logic. So
the CPU is being pushed. Additionally, with a lot of my sessions I'll
have a good handful of instances of Revalver mkIII running which can
be very taxing on the CPU, along with Space designer, Delay Designer,
etc. Granted, for my work I'm not running huge sessions that some
music productions involve, but I really wouldn't worry about it.
Although if you're going to be running huge sessions with tons of
plug-ins and VI's, maybe the Mac Pro would be the best option.

He said it 'could' over heat. Yeah, it 'could', but it probably won't,
IMO.






--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, "Norton, Mike - BUP" <MNorton@...>
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> Hi,
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> I am an amateur musician who uses Logic Pro on a G5.
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> I am now looking to go Intel. 
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> My question is simple: Do I need to buy a Mac Pro or will a high-end
> iMac do the job? Is anyone out there using Logic Pro with an iMac and,
> if so, what spec (Ram, HD etc) have you gone for?
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> I asked an Apple "Genius" the same question yesterday and his advice was
> that although the iMac was perfectly capable, after a solid hour of
> Logic Pro use it could overheat and turn itself off! "It's not a
> problem," he added, "It's all about ventilation and that's what it is
> supposed to do." Has anyone had that happen?
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Mike 
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