On Jun 2, 2005, at 13:27, PrjStd@... wrote: > To clarify-by the "freeze problem" I meant having to take out the > time to > freeze let's say at least 8-10 tracks and then unfreeze if you want > to edit > them.....it disturbs the work -flow. By "how much faster a > computer" means > what's the least amount of money I need to spend to solve the problem. > Thanks again. I can't tell you how much money you have to spend, since prices differ all over the world, and I can't tell you what you might consider a problem when freezing or not needing to freeze. But I can give a real-world example: I very rarely freeze any tracks on my main machine, a dual 2 GHz G5 with 2 MHz ram and a RME Multiface. A typical "small" pop production with twelve to twenty virtual instruments and ten to twenty audio channels can be run without freezing anything. There's still headroom to use a lot more audio channels, when needed. I really understand your point, because I also own a 1.25 MHz Powerbook that starts to call for freezing already by eight to ten virtual instruments. I once did a typical production, as given above, on this machine and the routine of freezing and unfreezing was extremely slow. Greetings from Sweden Per Boysen www.looproom.com (international) www.boysen.se (Swedish) ---> iTunes Music Store (digital) www.cdbaby.com/perboysen