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8GB of RAM enough for Logic Pro X?
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Most DAW's don't require more then 4gB RAM. After that, it's the CPU and (at some extent) HDD speed that slows you the most down.
My next (and first) Mac is gonna be a quad-core i7 with an SSD, just to optimize my resources ^^
My next (and first) Mac is gonna be a quad-core i7 with an SSD, just to optimize my resources ^^
It all depends on what you DO with logic. Mostly 8GB is fine but what if you are running a virtual instrument that has a truly huge sample library. Some sampled pianos are like that. Then you decide to layer two of these. You can fill up RAM. The samples are not all loaded in RAM but the first bits of each one must be
That said if I were buying RAM I'd go with 16GB because you might want to do something else with the computer.
Thanks for the advice. The only samples I'll be using is for drums. I may be getting Addictive Drums, if I don't use the kits included with LPX.
I'm honestly not sure how much RAM that would take, but I need to choose between getting 16GB of RAM or getting a quad core cpu. I can't afford both.
I'm honestly not sure how much RAM that would take, but I need to choose between getting 16GB of RAM or getting a quad core cpu. I can't afford both.
You can upgrade the RAM later when you get the extra $$$. But you can't upgrade the CPU. I'd get that the faster CPU.
You can sell the 8GB RAM for about 2/3 what you pay for it so the later upgrade to 16 MB will not be quite as expensive.
That's the problem. I'm getting a retina Macbook Pro so I will be stuck with the RAM since it is soldered to the board. In the past I've gotten just the base model and upgraded later, which has worked out well.
8GB is more than enough for DAW work. We used to mix top 40 songs with just 512MB and hundreds of tracks. Fast HDD is a must, any SSD will go a long way. A good trick with a spinning HDD is to copy the contents of all your project to another drive, trash the original and move it back again. Any larger files over 20MB get fragmented and files become contiguously stored.
If resources get a problem then you can freeze tracks or folders of tracks.
If resources get a problem then you can freeze tracks or folders of tracks.
i have Core i7 2.6 , Os X 10.9 , 4GB Ram DDR3 . its enough ?!
What all (plugins and virtual instruments) do you run simultaneously?
If you do scores for movies, hell no. Then you need to get as much RAM as possible. If it's regular dance music, 8 gb is more than enough.
But it all depends on the setup. I got external hardware which sounds alot better than all those software plugins which does all the processing. So I don't require a powerful system for producing music.
Some other people who rely on software only will have much higher requirements than me.
But it all depends on the setup. I got external hardware which sounds alot better than all those software plugins which does all the processing. So I don't require a powerful system for producing music.
Some other people who rely on software only will have much higher requirements than me.
yes every thing is normal but i didn't work hard with that , i think my RAM isn't enough !! what about u ?!
I find an SSD makes working in any DAW a billion times faster, I was so surprised how much faster import, export, waveform rendering, etc. was with an SSD...it was MUCH more of a speed bump than going from 6GB's to 8GB's or even a HDD to an SSD in FCP X. I think 8GB's is plenty though, hell I think 6GB's is plenty of RAM but 8 on a notebook usually means both sticks are the same size so better speed.
I have two installations of Logic X. One ( the main work tool ) on my 27" iMac with an I7 3.4GHZ CPU 2GB 680MX GPU and 32GB of RAM. That machine does the recording.
The send install is on my 13" rMBP i7 3GHZ with 8GB of RAM...It's used for edits and runs logic well, if a little more slowly...Nothing that would prevent me from using it though.
The send install is on my 13" rMBP i7 3GHZ with 8GB of RAM...It's used for edits and runs logic well, if a little more slowly...Nothing that would prevent me from using it though.