Apple Logic Pro 9 - Manual (Page 46)

Networking Considerations
The primary (host) computer will be a Macintosh computer with an Intel core processor,
equipped with a Gigabit Ethernet port. Ideally, node machines need one or more Intel
processors (a Gigabit Ethernet port is standard on all Intel Mac computers).
If you want to run multiple nodes, a Gigabit Ethernet switch is required.
It is recommended that you only use the network for distributed audio processing when
Nodes are active—other activities will affect performance.
Note: You must disable the software firewall. If you want to access the Internet via your
network, use of a router with a hardware firewall (or separate computer with a firewall),
is recommended.
Plug-in Considerations
Some Audio Units effects may not support the Node functionality of Logic Pro. You can
disable the Node processing for incompatible Audio Units effects in the AU Manager
application.
A number of Node-compatible third-party Audio Units effect plug-ins may open a dialog
on the Node machine. You will not see this dialog on the host machine (unless Remote
Desktop is in use). The Open dialog will lead to timing errors, and the connection to the
Node will be disrupted.
Important: You can only process a plug-in on Node machines when all Nodes have an
identical version of this plug-in installed.
Enabling Distributed Audio Processing
The following assumes that you have correctly installed the Logic Pro Node application
(and have an identical plug-in set) on all Node machines, and that it is open.
To set up, and activate, nodes in Logic Pro
1 Open the Nodes preferences by doing one of the following:
• Choose Preferences > Audio (or use the Open Audio Preferences key command), then
click the Nodes tab.
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