ItsCharlie

Just incase anyone had/has a similar issue, I have now upgraded to a 500GB SSD and have doubled my RAM all for around £140 and it had fixed all my issues, its even faster than when I first got it!

Okay I'll do some research on the SSD, what are your thoughts on the RAM situation? Should I be fine just adding an 8GB stick to have 12GB? or would having two different sticks cause an issue?

How come? is there that much difference between them?

How come? Is there that much difference between them?

So I've just loaded in 3 audio files in a 4 bar loop and can confirm that when I get to about the 2nd beat on the 4th bar I get the overload message every time without fail. I'm currently using the internal core audio and don't own an external audio interface to be able to test. At this point I'm thinking of just going for it and upgrading my RAM and change to an SSD but I need some advice, do you really think I need 16GB of RAM or would I be okay just getting one 8GB stick to add to my 4GB so I would have 12GB in total? Production is just a hobby for me at the moment and I don't push Logic to its limits by any means and obviously the less I can spend for the best performance the better. This is the SSD I'm thinking about getting - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-MX500-CT500MX500SSD1-NAND-Internal/dp/B0784SLQM6/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=S0FCAO3XZAA9&keywords=500gb%2Bssd%2B2.5%2Bmac&qid=1585744571&s=computers&sprefix=500gb%2Ccomputers%2C252&sr=1-1-spons&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUE2NTBOUVJLTFZKM04mZW5jcnlwdGVkSWQ9QTAwMzMxMTkzMDFWUkdQUVpLUUVYJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA4NTM2NDUxNEozNUoyTFJBS1FLJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ&th=1 And this is the RAM I am looking at - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crucial-CT102464BF160B-PC3L-12800-SODIMM-204-Pin/dp/B006YG8X9Y/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=16GB%2B(%2B2%2Bx%2B8GB%2B)%2C%2B204-pin%2BSODIMM%2C%2BDDR3%2BPC3L-12800%2Bmemory%2Bmodule&qid=1585744547&s=computers&sr=1-2&th=1

So I've tried using a temporary account and am still having the same issues. Also the CPU seems fine when using ES2, it seems to be when logic tries to playback audio files and other synths that I get the issue, but it's strange because not very often but sometimes I can load logic and It will work totally fine, usually for a very short period but once the message pops up it will keep doing it without fail after about 4-5 seconds of playback.

No I haven't, I'll give that a go now. Also I have done some more testing and I am seeing that now almost every time I get the message the CPU meter is peaking, there are 4 levels for the 'Processing Threads' and the one on the far left peaks every time I get the error message so I'm thinking now maybe its a CPU issue?

Thanks for the advice. I timed how long it took from the point I pressed the power button to entering my password and actually getting to the desktop and it took 1 min 58 secs which isn't really too bad I guess. I am still confused as to why this is only now becoming a problem, I understand that the RAM and/or disk RPM is likely part of the issue but if thats the case then why did I used to be able to use Logic without any issues? Like I used to be able to have multiple audio/midi tracks, all with effects, automation and plugins, but over the past year or so I can no longer do this. I do fully understand that my Mac isn't recent and obviously technology slows as time goes on but I didnt think it would be this bad. I think I am going to go down the SSD route and see if that makes a difference.

It can happen with any instrument. I have checked the CPU and I/O monitor and sometimes the CPU peaks and sometimes the I/O peaks but other times it's neither. It does appear to happen more often with audio tracks which is suggesting to me that it may be a read and write issue with the drive when its trying to pull samples? Also I don't have an audio interface, I'm just running straight off my mac.

Running Latest version of Logic and OS, I have run first aid multiple times and haven't found any issues. I'm not working from a custom template and reseting NVRAM or SMC hasn't helped. Other apps appear to work totally fine, depending on what I'm doing i can get the spinning wheel sometimes. I feel like maybe its a problem with the hard drive? I literally cannot think of what else it could be as there is no indication, I was even thinking of possibly swapping my HDD for an SSD and seeing if that changes things

MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2012) 2.9 GHz Intel Core i7 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3 And I have 460GB spare in my internal 750GB HDD

So for quite a while now i've been experiencing the 'Disk too slow or System Overload' error. Now before you ask I have already tried virtually every fix I could find on the internet and have had no success. This issue occurs on every project I open, even if I load one instrument and record some midi and try to play it back it will bring up this message usually within 3-4 seconds of playback, I never used to get this problem and it has just randomly started occurring out of nowhere. I have tried changing the buffer size, closing every other program so it's just Logic running, totally reinstalling Logic, checking the Activity Monitor while the problem happens to see if the CPU is overloading or if its a RAM issue and nothing. I've asked friends and other producers about this and no one seems to be able to pin down why this is happening, I am at a total loss and physically can't produce music while I'm having this issue which is obviously very frustrating. If anyone has any fixes or tips I would be really grateful.