Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

You can download a free testing program call Xbench. I ran these tests ...

Mac G4/400   (AGP graphics) .... 61
Mac G4/ with sonnet 1.2 ...........128   (those cards go for $265 now)
Mac G5/dual 1.8........................185   (disappointing)

> I ran these tests ...
> 
> Mac G4/400  (AGP graphics) .... 61
> Mac G4/ with sonnet 1.2 ...........128  (those cards go for 
> $265 now) Mac G5/dual 1.8........................185  (disappointing)

My iMac came in at 65.53

Why do you consider 185 disappointing?

Kamm

I used to have a G4 400 Gigabit and my G5 Dual 1.8 is about 8 times 
more capable in the real world. Xbench is a poor indicator of actual 
performance.

On 20/02/2005, at 6:53, GAmoore@... wrote:

> You can download a free testing program call Xbench. I ran these tests 
> ...
>
>  Mac G4/400  (AGP graphics) .... 61
>  Mac G4/ with sonnet 1.2 ...........128  (those cards go for $265 now)
>  Mac G5/dual 1.8........................185  (disappointing)

> Which imac? The original 233 mhz g3, or the 1.6 ghz g5?

800MHz G4 17" iMac

> As the other fellow said, these things are to be taken with a 
> grain of salt.. or even a good sized hill of salt. But I was 
> disappointed that $265 gives me a 100% increase, but $1800 
> only gives me 50% additional improvement.

Okay, I can see how that might raise your blood pressure a bit.

> Hey Kamm, you're a good programmer. Maybe you can write a 
> Kbench that will do audio tests ... read from 20-40 audio 
> tracks in real time, do some heavy real time computations 
> like done by soft synths, etc.

Hmmm. Good idea, then I can tell all my friends that *I* have the fastest
computer. :)

Kamm

> As the other fellow said, these things are to be taken with a 
> grain of salt.. or even a good sized hill of salt. But I was 
> disappointed that $265 gives me a 100% increase, but $1800 
> only gives me 50% additional improvement. The benchmarks are 
> clearly not taking into account the dual processors.

Benchmarks aside, how is Logic doing for you on your new G5? I truly hope
that things are going better now. I know you've been a bit peeved with Logic
on our old Mac.

By-the-way, I just ordered a Motu 828mkII and am hoping it will cure a few
audio problems I'm having. It appears to be the perfect replacement for my
Mackie 1202 VLZ. Once Tiger comes out and Logic owners confirm that Logic
runs okay on Tiger, I'll be buying a new Mac. It is still up in the air as
to whether that will be a G5 iMac or Dual CPU Power Mac.

Kamm

> I don't yet. I've been spending hours installing, 
> registering, copying over and repairing permissions. Its 
> really pretty annoying that the presets for different plugs 
> are saved in half a dozen places.

Well, I hope you're able to get it all squared away soon. I'm dying to know
how it all works together.

> Hey does anyone know how to change the 'default song' for 
> logic when you open it? I searched the help and it makes 
> frequent reference to the default song but no way to alter it. 

I believe that if you create a song named "AutoLoad" and put it in the 

~/Library/Application Support/Logic/Song Templates  (from memory, could be
slightly off)

Directory that it will become the default song when Logic starts up. At
least that works for my system.

Kamm