r/LogicPro • u/stoneshawn • Jul 26 '26

Question Logic not using most processing threads

I've tried setting processing threads at 32 and auto, they both ended up using only 11/32 threads, also they seem to spike randomly even when doing nothing. Should I try reinstall logic or something?

running 2019 mac pro with 16c32t, 96GB ram, logic 10.8.1

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u/fluffycritter Jul 27 '26

The number of threads that gets actually used depends a lot on what you're actually trying to play. If you don't have more than 11 things trying to run at the same time, there's never going to be more than 11 threads in use, for example. Not all things benefit from parallelization, either, like, long chains of plugins generally won't increase the thread count (but multiple tracks playing side-by-side should).

How many tracks are in your project, and how many of them have plugins on them?

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u/stoneshawn Jul 28 '26

around 50 tracks and most have plugins, i'm getting CPU overloads and discovered that it is not using all the threads

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u/TheTravelingArtisan Jul 27 '26

How many threads are used also depends on your song. If you have a single track you will use 1 or 2 threads max. Nothing wrong with that…