Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Hi list,

I'm new to the list and fairly new to Logic.

I have a mac G5 1.8GHz 1.2gig ram and a 17" G4 Powerbook, 1GHz, 1gig 
ram. I use an Edirol firewire audio in/out box.

I have

I'm starting to rack up a number of good AU instrument and effect 
plugins. Is there a simple way of using the resources of both machines 
linked together? Share the load of plug-ins across both processors? 
Obviously Logic Pro can, but I want to work my skills up to that to 
justify the expense. Apple X-grid looks interesting but I'm sure it can 
only help such tasks as rendering to MP3 etc, no live stuff.

Also, has anyone tried the M-Audio Keystation M88 pro? I'm looking for 
a decent hammer action weighted keyboard and plugin controller.

All ideas welcome!

Thank you

Regards

Jon

Share the load of plug-ins across both processors?
> > Obviously Logic Pro can, but I want to work my skills up to that to
> > justify the expense. Apple X-grid looks interesting but I'm sure it can
> > only help such tasks as rendering to MP3 etc, no live stuff.

Well done, I forgot to mention this one...

Bedroom Metal, lying there and I am not afraid of the spider on my wall.
A close friend owns a couple of JMC 900's, mine add to 2.4 square meters of sound.

Oh Lord, won't u buy me a Mercedes Benz, my friends all drive Porsches...

What's this material world all about, more is better, for whom? 

Probably for Jobs who pointed out at a Mac presentation, 
"We all do own more than one computer".
Shure we do, because one does'nt fulfill our needs.

Skills, the ability, once you've got beaten and robbed, to raise and start from the 
beginning over and over again.

The computer industry has reached the point we'd expected, this ancient machine is 
capable to deliver results, R2D2, just shut up.

P.S: Render mp3's at 192 kb/s