Hi Greg, yes I´m on the old PCI computer. I´ve heard that the first generation G5 2x1,8 are pretty stable. Have you gone through your system with disk warrior and idefrag though? They can make a LOT of difference if you have many DSP-intensive instruments running concurrently. If your problems occur when you stress your internal DSP:s this may prove to make a welcome change. Although I´m far from sure this is at the core of your problem. I use two internal SATA disks, one being the system disk and the other one containing most of my sample libraries (Apple Loops, NI komplete, RA, Percussive Adv, East-west Gold XP orchestras, choirs, Siedlaczek etc, everything Kontakt-or NI related) except for my EXS libraries which reside on the system disk. I keep the work files (audio) on an external FW disk. I´ve narrowed down my (part ex- AKAI) EXS library using EXS Manager which a.o. deletes duplicates of samples and makes analog instruments point to the same common sample(s). Are you still on PT 7.1? My dealer/ repair guy states that PT7.2 and above causes lots of problems with Logic. I just talked to another person at the dealer´s who said that the old G5 computers come at a pretty high price because of their rep for being reliable. All the best /E --- In logic-tdm@yahoogroups.com, Greg Critchley <greg@...> wrote: > Erik - is yours a PCI or PCIe system? This might be why your is working > OK, because it's a slightly older computer? > > > On Feb 27, 2007, at 1:09 AM, Erik Häusler wrote: > > > Hi, > > no problem with my setup. ESB works like a charm. > > PT7cs10 is a good update but the last one recommended for use with > > Logic AFAIK, avoid PT 7.2 and above. > > > > Preferences/Audio/Drivers/Process buffer range: large > > Rewire behavior: Playback mode (but I´ve had it on live behavior for > > years without any hassle. Just a safety precaution). > > > > Repairing permissions, going through the HD:s using Diskwarrior and > > iDefrag is crucial and essential. > > > > I couldn´t work at all six weeks ago, I was doing a big job with > > loads of heavy cpu load instr. and was plagued by constant crashes, > > meaning I got one hour´s work done in 7-8 hours. > > Going through the rig with these three programs was what finally got > > me back on track. Using the same settings (except rewire beavior) as > > before. > > If I had the chance I would never have updated from OSX 10.4.6, but > > now it´s perfectly stable on 10.4.7 (after the Big Three treatment). > > But if I ever update again I´ll do it for a reason! > > > > Stop the update frenzy > > Yours truly > > /E > > > > G5 2x1.8, 4Gb RAM, OSX 10.4.7 PPC,HD Accel 3, PT 7.1cs10, L7.2.3 > > _______________________________ > > Erik Häusler > > Future Love Productions AB > > erikhausler@...