Martijn Hostetler wrote: > what kind of desktop computer can i get that will allow me to use, say, 9 > or > 10 looping audio instruments without having to freeze? or is there > ANYTHING i can do to improve my laptop's performance? My Macbook (2GHz CoreDuo, 2GB RAM) is doing such a job easily. So any other actual Mac should be up to the task as well (unless you're running 10 tracks of Sculpture with full polyphonic chords). > any advice is highly appreciated..... i am feeling stymied by my > computer's > performance. it's baffling because ProTools rarely runs out of power, but > these audio instruments just kick my computer's butt. Yeah well, audio instruments really require a powerful CPU. But, fwiw, for now, whenever you can, try to use the EXS as much as possible. It's by far the most efficient virtual instrument coming with Logic (the reason being that it doesn't need to create the initial sound in the first place, as it's a sampler). Things such as Sculpture and the EVB3 however will really bring your system to a halt rather soon. Regards Sascha