On Jul 31, 2006, at 11:34 AM, James Richmond wrote: >> So long as bypassed plugins don't consume CPU power, (and I don't >> think they do) that's a fantastic idea! > > Unless something has changed I always thought that bypassed plugins > DID still use processing power. > Protools is different- you can make plugins inactive- but under Logic > I am pretty sure this is not the case. > James, Thanks for the post. Running Logic on an iBook I have to pay pretty close attention to CPU load so I hope to get the best info possible on this. I may have been mistaken, but some time ago I thought I saw a post that said muting a track with plugins still used the same amount of CPU, but that bypassing them by either opening the plugin and selecting bypass or option-clicking them would prevent them from using CPU. The manual says something similar when it talks about software instruments indicating that a muted instrument track still used the same amount of CPU. Currently I have 3 instances of MH Channel Strip on 6 tracks in a project and use the bypass automation to switch between them and I don't see much change in the CPU performance as indicated by the system performance meters in LE, but often the Activity Monitor utility is a better indicator. I haven't checked that yet. Anyone else care to chime in? Thanks, Stuart-