bluesfordan
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I have a mid-2012 mac mini running Sierra's latest version (but not High Sierra) with 16 GB RAM and 2.something GHz processing and gobs of storage space.
recently I put down 3 tracks of guitar using amp patches in GarageBand. Most of these patches have 5-7 plugins (native to GB, they are part of the patch). All was well and good. Decided that I'd like to dub in some leads in a verse of rhythm. However when I add another track with an amp patch, upon start of either playback or record, the existing tracks are all slowed down and mega distorted and I start getting an error message about midi and audio not being in sync, frequency such and such recognized and to check hardware connections.
If I shut most of the plugins off, I can get it to work but of course it no longer sounds like I want it to. To me I think I've run out of horsepower and am expecting the mini to carry too large a load. I'm a little disappointed because I don't think 4 tracks is a lot do ask but I admit to not knowing a lot about the hows and whys and gozintas and goesouttas of DAWs. I'm probably asking a four cylinder to do the work of a nitro burning dual super charged fire belching 8 cylinder big block. It's ok, you can tell me that I'm being stupid, I didn't stay at a Holiday Express any time in the last couple of years.
I see videos all the time of people with 24, 32 + tracks open at once. What kind of computer power do you need to do that?
recently I put down 3 tracks of guitar using amp patches in GarageBand. Most of these patches have 5-7 plugins (native to GB, they are part of the patch). All was well and good. Decided that I'd like to dub in some leads in a verse of rhythm. However when I add another track with an amp patch, upon start of either playback or record, the existing tracks are all slowed down and mega distorted and I start getting an error message about midi and audio not being in sync, frequency such and such recognized and to check hardware connections.
If I shut most of the plugins off, I can get it to work but of course it no longer sounds like I want it to. To me I think I've run out of horsepower and am expecting the mini to carry too large a load. I'm a little disappointed because I don't think 4 tracks is a lot do ask but I admit to not knowing a lot about the hows and whys and gozintas and goesouttas of DAWs. I'm probably asking a four cylinder to do the work of a nitro burning dual super charged fire belching 8 cylinder big block. It's ok, you can tell me that I'm being stupid, I didn't stay at a Holiday Express any time in the last couple of years.
I see videos all the time of people with 24, 32 + tracks open at once. What kind of computer power do you need to do that?