Logic Pro: Using DSP powered plug-ins with systems that include nodes
Summary
Logic Pro 8 allows you to utilize the processing power of additional computers (nodes) on a Gigabit ethernet network. Most of the plug-ins native to Logic, and many third party Audio Unit plug-ins, can be processed by node computers.
Learn more about using DSP powered plug-ins (plug-ins that run from a card or externally connected device, rather than directly from the CPU) and nodes.
Products Affected
Logic Pro 8, "DSP Powered" plug-ins
You must install third party and DSP powered plug-ins on all node computers and the main computer. This means that all nodes need the physical hardware required to run the plug-ins. For example, to run Universal Audio (UAD) powered plug-ins from a node, the master computer needs a UAD card and each node connected to the master needs a UAD card. However, there is no practical advantage to running DSP powered plug-ins on nodes. Any DSP powered plug-in assigned to a node computer will also be opened from the main computer, so there is no net gain in power.
If your system consists of a dedicated main computer and one or more other computers that are used exclusively as nodes, there is no need to install DSP powered hardware and plug-ins on the node computers; install them just on the main computer.
If your system consists of several Macs that you use as main computers as well as nodes, and each has a DSP powered product installed, do the following on each Mac used as a main computer:
- Open Logic Pro.
- Choose Logic Pro > Preferences > Audio Units Manager.
- In the Audio Units Manager window, deselect the check box in the Nodes column for each DSP powered plug-in.
- Click Done.
Additional Information
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