EXS 24 Logic Sampler Users Group

Hi,
I have a 2001 QS733 w/640 PC133 RAM and 300Gigs internal. Bus speed is 133. 
I'm thinking of taking the dual upgrade plunge. But I have a few questions:
1) Does anyone have any experience with the dual upgrades? Any insights? I 
know xlr8yourmac.com has benchmark and realworld tests, but none of them are 
audio oriented, and I know that audio is not only processor heavy, but 
relies on all the computer's busses, so with that in mind...
2) Does the 167 bus speed and DDR in the mirror Macs make that much of a 
difference? How would my QS w/upgrade fare in comparison to a similar mirror 
mac in areas that require heavy bus thru-put (streaming samples/audio)? How 
about plug-in count?
3) Will Logic be able to take advantage of the dual proc.'s fully, for 
instance will the 2nd processor trick work on audio tracks (the I/O helper 
trick I think its called)?

Please help a finance conscious musician (with a even more finance conscious 
fiancee who has something in the oven and wants a house) make the right 
decision. I just ordered Logic 6 and I'm hoping that it'll help me make the 
most of my processor so I won't have to upgrade.

So anyone have any details on freeze? I know the theory, but how does it 
work in use? Does Logic remember freeze settings upon re-opening a saved 
song? If so where does the 'freezed' track's audio live? Is there some sort 
of protected area reserved on the audio partition? Or does it simply 
re-freeze tracks upon re-opening?

And also, anyone else here running Sampletank? It just abuses my processor, 
but I've heard others say it's their most CPU friendly plug. But for me it 
eats up 30-40% of my processor when it sits on the selected arrange track, 
unused, transport not running. Does that sound right?

Mark

PS: I sent this to all three lists, hope you guys don't mind.


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