--- Mike Newman <newnew777@...> wrote:
> Ok I decided to come over to Logic and I'm not just sticking my toe in the
> water, I'm diving in head first! I just purchased Logic 5.5 (ordered
> upgrade to Logic 6) and all the Synths (EXS24, ES2, EVB3, EVD6, and EVP88)
> and have my order in for the VSL library for EXS24. For Logic 6 I've
> ordered a new G4 1.42 Ghz with two GIG of RAM and two 20" Cinema Displays.
Yow! I wish I had that much pocket money! ;-)
> --- Any recommendations on how to use the manuals and addendum (should I
> read the 3 year old 4.0 manual)?
The Whilst 5/6 is different, theres still mostly common ground. Just ignore
all the V4 automation details and read up on the v5 TBA stuff in the
addendum.
> --- Should I just focus on the version 5 addendum and wait for the Logic 6
> manual to be released?
I'd just get cracking with the v4/5 mans. They're pretty comprehensive, and
most of the v6 stuff is new features, not changes to existing ones so it's
not a case of re-learning anything.
> --- Any word on when the Logic 6 manual will be released?
Not sure. If I find out soon I'll post/email you and let you know though!
> --- Any "highly" recommended Logic books/videos?
Not especially. Given that you're an existing DAW user, most of the concepts
should come fairly naturally. I would consider subscribing to the logic-users
list (but I would say that!) but be aware that its high traffic, so digests
are recommended!
> - What would you recommend for the optimum audio and EXS24 mk II hard drive
> set-up with the G4 1.42 GIG? It has an ATA 100 bus (master/slave) and ATA
> 66 bus (master/slave) and comes with one 120GIG 7200 RPM drive on the AT
> 100 bus.
As usual you'll always get the best performance if you relegate the system
and sway space to one physical hard drive, and access audio from a second
physical drive. The faster the drives, the better.
> --- Would EXS24 get better disk streaming performance from another ATA 100
> drive (slave) on the ATA 100 bus or an ATA 100 or 66 on the ATA 66 bus
> (Master)?
Its not a case of whether its master or slave, but a case of is it sharing
that bus with a second device. IDE devices can only access the bus one at a
time, so in theory, giving the audio drive its own ATA66 bus should be better
than slaving it to the system drive on an ATA100 bus. However, given that you
have 2G RAM, swap space usage *should* be negligible, and during a session,
access to the system drive should be minimal, so putting it on the same
ATA100 bus should let it make use of the extra bus bandwidth. Personally, my
set up is that I have the system drive on the ATA66 bus all by itself as the
drive itself cant saturate the bus, transfer-wise. I then have my audio drive
on an ATA100 bus by itself. YMMV though. I'd recommend reading an article on
IDE drive use/setup from somewhere like Toms Hardware or Anandtech though -
it equally applies to Macs as well as PC's and should help you make your own
mind up. Don't take my word for it!
> --- Does an 8 meg cache make a big difference over a 2 meg cache when it
> comes to audio and disk streaming?
Yes, it does :-)
> --- Which ATA bus for audio? for disk streaming?
Not sure what you mean there in the context of the above.
Hope that helps a little,
~Pev
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