Clicks And Pops With Vst's Options

[sonickid23]

Setup: G4 Powerbook/512 RAM; Firewire Solo for Audio; I have a external hard drive, however right now I'm not recording to it, M-Audio Uno for Midi.

Everything records and plays fine until I get to a section with three seperate MIDI tracks all running MOTU virtual symphony instruments, then it starts sputtering and skipping. I really don't want to have to bounce them to audio, any other suggestions?

Also, will recording to my external help? If so, do I simply "Save As", or is there somthing else I have to do.
Thanks for the advice

[rickenbacker]

1Gb of RAM is about £110 in the UK. At the Apple Store it's considerably more expensive. You don't have to buy this "Apple Certified RAM", but if there are any further issues, Apple will tell you to remove the third-party RAM before they'll troubleshoot your computer any further. Apple simply doesn't support any RAM other than its own. However, it's never been an issue for me - I always buy my RAM elsewhere: Crucial.com, for instance.

Do all your recording on the external drive. Leave the Mac's hard disk for running Logic, your VSTis, plug-ins, automation etc. Samples can also be on the external drive if you like.

As for the sound card, everything works through Core Audio. Don't confuse Core Audio with Built-in Sound. Your interface is OK. If you spent a lot more on a higher-end device, you would get better results. Stands to reason. But you don't _need_ to upgrade, unless your ears tell you otherwise.

The computer might simply be stuttering because you've got three complex instruments happening in real time simultaneously. Your G4 suddenly finds itself doing a whole lot of work at that point… maybe too much. Freeze tracks?