For everyone's information, I've found that in "Project... Settings", if I disable "Copy IR files", the plugins no longer get reinstanciated every time I save. As you crazy Americans say: "Go figure." Ian ------------------------------ Ian G. Morris - Tonewright ian@igmusic.co.nz http://www.igmusic.co.nz http://www.thdudes.co.nz http://www.stupidad.co.nz On 28/10/2007, at 24:06 , rafmaymusic wrote: > > > > For the first time ever, yesteday I created a new song and allowed > > Logic (7.2.x) to make a project folder, copy EXS24 instruments > etc. I > > normally set up my own folder structure and do my own housekeeping > > (force of habit after using Logic for 15 years!) > > > > Now every time I hit "Save", all my TDM plug-ins are re- > instanciated. > > The song at the moment has very few plug-ins, but I am already > > tearing my hair out as I have got into the habit of hitting "Save" > > after just about every edit I make. Once the song gets larger I can > > see myself sitting, waiting for 20 or 30 seconds while hundreds of > > plug-ins reload every time I Save. > > > > Can I change this behaviour? Is it the Project Manager, or have I > > done something else wrong? > > Hi Ian, > if you want to avoid the problems, it's probably better to only > save as a project folder > when you are finished working with the song. Set your record paths > as you used to in 7.x. > > When you do save as project, the new copy of your audio recordings > will be all grouped > together without the folder organisation you would have set up: I > avoid the 'save as > project' thing totally because of this.