What's more efficient?????

cannone · Post by **cannone** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 6:00 pm

On a mac (power mac is what I have but for Intel chips too), what is more CPU efficient......Live 6 or Logic Pro?

I was wondering if Logic used the CPU resources better since it's an apple software package.

Any thoughts?

Thanks,

cannon

Lord Kahn · Post by **Lord Kahn** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:11 pm

Really quite hard to say, it'll depend on what you're doing with either. And you have to be doing exactly the same thing in order to make a proper comparison, (this is a big deal with the built in instruments) The fact that Logic is written by Apple shouldn't have a major impact on CPU I would've thought.

The amount of difference really shouldn't be enough to outway things like the actually usability etc of the software.

anti-banausic · Post by **anti-banausic** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:27 pm

Disclaimer: I don't run either on new intel mac, in fact, don't run logic, though wish I could.

That being said, it is true it depends on what you are doing, but logic is much more efficient in that:

You probably will be able to run many more plugs in Logic than you can in LIVE. This is mostly because LIVE is designed to run everything in real-time.

Again, I don't know this, but in my desire to get an intel mac and logic, I have been "listening" to a lot of the discussions about this.

Best,
AB

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:32 pm

it depends on what you want.

If you want real-time looping, a really fluid production flow, the ability to perform your tracks out; Go with Ableton Live.

If you're talking track-for-track vst performance, go with Logic. I did that. Once. Then I ditched Logic (like many here have) and I use Ableton Live exclusively.

Apples and oranges.