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<blockquote data-quote="JUKE179r" data-source="post: 1343778" data-attributes="member: 129964">I originally wrote this for the Native Instruments' Traktor DJ Forum but figured it would benefit here also...I have an '07 MBP with OS 10.6.8 and these are the things I do to optimize my notebook when using Traktor Pro 2 and other music applications...1) Max out RAM.2) Upgrade internal hard-drive to 7200RPM. See the difference: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCIViHUYbxI" target="_blank">speed comparison : 2010 i7 MacBook Pro 5400 vs 7200 rpm hdd</a>3) Update Programs/Applications to the most stable version. (*See <a href="http://metaquark.de/appfresh" target="_blank">Appfresh</a>)4) Use an external powered Firewire 800 HD and eSATA to store/load music and music projects. (I don't have USB3 or Thunderbolt)5) Disable BlueTooth, WI-FI (AirPort), Expose (and Acitive Screen Corners), Spaces, Dashboard and TimeMachine. 6) Run &quot;Activity Monitor&quot; and quit processes not needed in the background.&nbsp; &nbsp; *** USE CAUTION QUITTING PROCESSES YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT! ***7) Remove all the clutter from Desktop and quit apps running on &quot;Menu Bar&quot;.8) Change &quot;Energy Saver&quot; settings to &quot;Never&quot; for both Battery and Power Adapter settings. Untick/uncheck &quot;Put the hard disks to sleep when possible&quot;.9) Delete all Languages not needed. Not necessary but adds more HD space. (*See<a href="http://monolingual.sourceforge.net/" target="_blank"> Monolingual</a>)10) Run “Disk Utility” and “Repair Disk Permissions” on system hard drive. (*See<a href="http://nomulous.com/goodies/ACLr8/" target="_blank"> ACLr8</a>)*As a DJ, Your laptop is your instrument now. As much as a guitar is to a guitarist and the drums to a drummer.Please add more helpful info...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JUKE179r, post: 1343778, member: 129964"] I originally wrote this for the Native Instruments' Traktor DJ Forum but figured it would benefit here also... I have an '07 MBP with OS 10.6.8 and these are the things I do to optimize my notebook when using Traktor Pro 2 and other music applications... 1) Max out RAM. 2) Upgrade internal hard-drive to 7200RPM. See the difference: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCIViHUYbxI"]speed comparison : 2010 i7 MacBook Pro 5400 vs 7200 rpm hdd[/url] 3) Update Programs/Applications to the most [b]stable[/b] version. (*See [URL="http://metaquark.de/appfresh"]Appfresh[/URL]) 4) Use an external powered Firewire 800 HD and eSATA to store/load music and music projects. (I don't have USB3 or Thunderbolt) 5) Disable BlueTooth, WI-FI (AirPort), Expose (and Acitive Screen Corners), Spaces, Dashboard and TimeMachine. 6) Run "Activity Monitor" and quit processes not needed in the background. *** USE CAUTION QUITTING PROCESSES YOU DON'T KNOW ABOUT! *** 7) Remove all the clutter from Desktop and quit apps running on "Menu Bar". 8) Change "Energy Saver" settings to "Never" for both Battery and Power Adapter settings. Untick/uncheck "Put the hard disks to sleep when possible". 9) Delete all Languages not needed. Not necessary but adds more HD space. (*See[URL="http://monolingual.sourceforge.net/"] Monolingual[/URL]) 10) Run “Disk Utility” and “Repair Disk Permissions” on system hard drive. (*See[URL="http://nomulous.com/goodies/ACLr8/"] ACLr8[/URL]) *As a DJ, Your laptop is your instrument now. As much as a guitar is to a guitarist and the drums to a drummer. Please add more helpful info... [/QUOTE]

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