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Hi bro Luis! :) I think Mainstage is OK regarding CPU usage compared to other hosts. But like Per said, you have to watch the plugins you are using, some can be very CPU hungry, for examples the Logic plugin "Space Designer" which is a convolution reverb. Regarding latency, for me 128 and even 256 is OK, I'm used to a slight delay when looping acoustic instruments like piano or guitar. Btw: I'm no longer using Mainstage with Mobius, both are not running stable on my Macbook. I have been using from Jan 2009 till Feb 2010 but I have noticed serious memory leakes, random CPU spikes and audio drop outs causing 100% silcence while performing live...not funny. The memory leak was probably caused by Mobius. Upgrading to the latest versions of Mainstage and Mobius, OSX 10.6 and Motu firewire drivers did not solve the issue. I do know that the CPU spikes issue is a known issue in Logic 9, this info can be found on multiple internet forums. It's a pity because the Mainstage plugins and instruments are really good. Anyway, I recently switched to Ableton Live with multiple instances of Augustus Loop as my live setup and, as an alternative, I have created a similar setup in Bidule . Live has been very stable so far, it has very good built in plugins and the integration with midi controllers is really good. What I also like are the automation options in Live as an alternative for scripting. I have to dig into this but my idea is to investigate if you can create clips which function as scripts like in Mobius, either triggered by playing these clips or trigger them by midi. Don't know if the last is possible though. -- Sjaak Overgaauw http://premonitionfactory.com/ http://livelooping.be/