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Originally Posted by trbguy
Mostly the problem is system overload in playback. And yes my finger points mostly to exs24 sampler. I've tried all the buffer configurations found on the apple support site. System overload can happen with only one track including esx24 bassline. On the other hand I can have dozens of tracks including third party orchestral plug-in with no problem. Large pack of good sounding soft synths was a big factor deciding which sequencer to buy. I have Imac 20" with 2.5 gig of memory. I' ve never had any problems with audio only projects.
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Ah the lovely system overload problem. Apple have never really solved that have they? I think that 8.02 is better than 8.0 but many users still report that problem.
And back to my point about communication with Apple – we have absolutely no idea if they are working on it, can’t recreate it or just ignoring it.
You’re iMac should, as you say, be capable of handling quite a bit.
The soft synths in Logic were not a factor for me – I didn’t really know about them. I just liked the idea of the hardware manufacturer also writing the software – I though it would be a killer combination but in reality it’s awful because there is no communication.
I have tried most DAWs to try to find the best for me (and because I am trying to find the mixture of best company/best DAW) and am back with Logic.
I was with Cubase for a long time but could no longer stay with a company that blatantly lied (after a year long wait for the never-to-arrive SX3 upgrade). Sonar was very good, great company, but I wanted to move away from Windows. DP was very interesting, but just too many mini-bugs and things just-quite-not-working for me.
If I had a choice? Sonar on a Mac, but I can’t see that ever happening!
Actually, my real choice would be Logic with proper Apple communication and elastic audio. But I don’t ever see that happening either.
