Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Hey All,

    I just had an idea, so simple, but never thought before to try it.

    Has anybody ever used MIDI to connect one Logic computer to another?   It seems like, it 
could quickly and easily give you more CPU to deal with some heavy stuff (instruments, 
reverbs, etc.)

    I know you can do CAT 5 between some models of Macs, but thought the MIDI 
interconnection might be worth a try.  I'm maxing out my old dual G4 on every project, and 
any way I can beg, borrow, or steal some more power (without freezing/unfreezing/
freezing ... takes a long time) I'll do it.

    Just do the work on separate computers, and bounce tracks down and move to the single 
computer whenever you're ready.  Or use an external mixer to sum.

   I could probably find uses for my old G3 even with MIDI connectivity, make it earn it's keep 
beyond educational video games for my toddlers.

    Pete

On Oct 11, 2007, at 2:07 PM, pete_buchwald wrote:

> Has anybody ever used MIDI to connect one Logic computer to  
> another? It seems like, it

You might want to check this out.   http://www.musiclab.com/products/ 
rpl_info.htm



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Logic has node support. But usually you need a far better system than
a G3 to really get any benefit from it,  the slow network + slow
computer will just slow down your main computer, too, in such a node
network.

I would just use the G3 as a nice Terabyte disk server for backup
purposes.  I used to have a 2x867 G4 PowerMac in the studio, but
switching to just a G5 PowerMac made a *huge* difference, not to speak
of Intel systems today.


--Kent

> switching to just a G5 PowerMac made a *huge* difference, not to speak
> of Intel systems today.
> 

I just switched to a Mac Pro 2.6*4 (4 gb ram) and it seems slower at times 
than my old G5/1.8*2 with 4 gb ram - I am suspecting that the quad processors 
share that ram and leave less left over for applications. Either that or its the 
30 inch monitor. (By the way I got a 30" Dell monitor from Costco for $1279 - 
which supposedly uses the same screen as used in the apple 30" displays).



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On Oct 11, 2007, at 4:57 PM, Kent Sandvik wrote:

> Logic has node support

If I understood what Pete was asking about was midi connectivity  
between machines. Totally different beast than nodes for processing  
in Logic. Possible fun stuff is using sequences created in old midi  
software like Opcode Studio Vision running on my old G3 in OS 9.2  
synched to Logic. The ability to midi synch 2 different apps on 2  
different machines is cool stuff and there are somethings I still  
can't do in Logic that were easy to do in Vision. Thanks Gibson.



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On 12/10/2007, at 7:07 AM, pete_buchwald wrote:

>  I know you can do CAT 5 between some models of Macs, but thought  
> the MIDI
> interconnection might be worth a try.

OSX.4 offers midi over ethernet right now. No need for external midi  
cables. Simply run the audio externally. All you need is an ethernet  
cable.

Kind regards


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