Re: [microsound] laptop for home recording and live amplification

[junior <isjtar@xxxxxxx>]

ok, check available disc space on your computer (just select your hd 
and press command-i)
google and install anacron for tiger -i assum you're using tiger.
then tell me exactly what you're doing that slows things down, editing 
audio, playing instruments, recording,...
maybe you'd better reply off list...
Op 1-dec-05 om 11:59 heeft Jozif Goodwin het volgende geschreven:

> My mac gets particularly slow when im editing in logic or even garage 
> band!
> Admittedly, my itues is quite full (I get sent all my trax on cdr and 
> then I
> bang them itunes as a back up) but this cant be slowing her down that
> much....
> Maintenance??
> Ive only had her 1month or so...oh....and im no computer genius..in 
> fact im
> a bit sh*t.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: junior [mailto:isjtar@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 01 December 2005 10:54
> To: microsound
> Subject: Re: [microsound] laptop for home recording and live 
> amplification
>
> you should try to work around such things. every computer can be
> slow.anyway, live is a pain, it runs very slow on any mac, it's a known
> problem. logic should do fine, though you may have to freeze tracks 
> with
> hungry plug-ins like reverb and synths. i also have my audio partition 
> on
> the outer rim of my hd, some people told me it doesn't make a 
> difference
> these days, but i still do it.
> when is your computer getting slow? you do do your maintenance often?
> install anacron if you don't.
> Op 1-dec-05 om 11:27 heeft Jozif Goodwin het volgende geschreven:
>
> > The reason I ask is that I have only just got my pb.....have all the
> > usual mac stuff but have logic, logic express and now a ableton 5 demo
> > ion it.
> > It just seems horrendously slow whenever Im putting trax together..
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: junior [mailto:isjtar@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 01 December 2005 10:17
> > To: microsound
> > Subject: Re: [microsound] laptop for home recording and live
> > amplification
> >
> > i use a lacie, though i use it for backup purposes only, i'm quite
> > satisfied with my hd's performance. (1.5Ghz pb, 5200 rpm HD)
> >
> >
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