I bought a new Ibook and it came with a Panther Upgrade CD only. It will not allow you to install Panther from scratch. You have to install Jaguar first then use the upgrade disk.

Does anyone know how to easily upgrade os X on a computer that does not have internet? I have a music system where I removed the modem to put a stealth port, and another internet machine. I just saw last night that there is a new upgrade 10.3.3 and I uploaded it automatically. However, it seems to be a big hassle to try to manually find all the updates (sometimes there are 6 or 7 at once, to various system components from Apple). This seems like a common problem for music people with dedicated systems.

On 3/26/04 4:00 PM, "TazmnianDv@..." wrote: > Does anyone know how to easily upgrade os X on a computer that does not have > internet? I have a music system where I removed the modem to put a stealth > port, and another internet machine. I just saw last night that there is a new > upgrade 10.3.3 and I uploaded it automatically. However, it seems to be a big > hassle to try to manually find all the updates (sometimes there are 6 or 7 at > once, to various system components from Apple). This seems like a common > problem > for music people with dedicated systems. > Just look on the downloads page, you can dl the 10.3.3 update on your internet comp and then transfer it to your music comp. http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/apple/

Hi Guys, I've been recommended the third party utility Cocktail for OSX system maintenance. Do I really need that for doing music production on a G5 or is Cocktail just for "Mac freaks suffering from paranoia"? Best wishes Per Boysen -- www.boysen.se www.looproom.com

Can you be more specific? Suppose you want to time correct a beat. This is what I do. I make a rough cut of the audio file on the arrange page. Then click on the section to bring up the sample editor. Then you can move the starting point, but make sure you select the menu option NOT to update arrange position. Before or after, you open the event listeditor to move that audio to 1 1 1 1 (or use shift drag and look at the popup event list for that one item) This is an area of Logic which is clumsy. I really wish they would overhaul it. Make a grid, be able to move things around on the sample window to snap to the grid. Otherwise its amazingly time consuming and picky work. It helps to have some keycommands set up, with different zooms, move to front or back of selection, etc.

> I've been recommended the third party utility Cocktail for OSX system > maintenance. Do I really need that for doing music production on a G5 > or is > Cocktail just for "Mac freaks suffering from paranoia"? Cocktail is a great system-optimization utility to have... it really has nothing to do with whether you're using your machine for audio, art, video, writing, whatever... there's nothing paranoid about having a "well-groomed" system, is there? Brian :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Logic Audio Pro 6.4.1 PowerMac G4 933MHz OS X 10.3.3 1 GB RAM M-Audio Delta 24/96 (fed via S/PDIF from a Yamaha DSP Factory)

On 04-03-28 18.03, "Brian Pylant" <bappo@...> wrote: >> I've been recommended the third party utility Cocktail for OSX system >> maintenance. Do I really need that for doing music production on a G5 >> or is >> Cocktail just for "Mac freaks suffering from paranoia"? > > Cocktail is a great system-optimization utility to have... it really > has nothing to do with whether you're using your machine for audio, > art, video, writing, whatever... there's nothing paranoid about having > a "well-groomed" system, is there? Of course not ;-) I guess I'll put Cocktail on my shopping list then. Thank you for the feedback! Best wishes Per Boysen -- www.boysen.se www.looproom.com

> I've been recommended the third party utility Cocktail for OSX system > maintenance. Do I really need that for doing music production on a G5 > or is > Cocktail just for "Mac freaks suffering from paranoia"? Use Yasu, it's free and does practically the same. And yes, you should use it once every couple of weeks or so. It keeps your system healthy. http://homepage.mac.com/jim.mitchell/yasu/index.html Remco

> Use Yasu, it's free and does practically the same. And yes, you should > use it once every couple of weeks or so. It keeps your system healthy. > http://homepage.mac.com/jim.mitchell/yasu/index.html As nice as Yasu is, and a price that can't be beat, it really doesn't do nearly as much as Cocktail does... Brian :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Logic Audio Pro 6.4.1 PowerMac G4 933MHz OS X 10.3.3 1 GB RAM M-Audio Delta 24/96 (fed via S/PDIF from a Yamaha DSP Factory)

--- In logic-ot@yahoogroups.com, Brian Pylant <bappo@b...> wrote: > > Use Yasu, it's free and does practically the same. And yes, you should > > use it once every couple of weeks or so. It keeps your system healthy. > > http://homepage.mac.com/jim.mitchell/yasu/index.html > > As nice as Yasu is, and a price that can't be beat, it really doesn't > do nearly as much as Cocktail does... just learn some unix and do it in a bash shell. ;) rob

On 04-03-29 16.52, "rob" <orbitborn@...> wrote: > just learn some unix and do it in a bash shell. ;) > > rob Oh man.... Changing guitar strings and backing up data is already stealing too much time from creating music ;-) Why can't computers maintain themselves and just work? Best wishes Per Boysen -- www.boysen.se www.looproom.com

On Mar 29, 2004, at 3:54 AM, logic-ot@yahoogroups.com wrote: > Subject: Re: OSX maintenance with "Cocktail"? > >> Use Yasu, it's free and does practically the same. And yes, you should >> use it once every couple of weeks or so. It keeps your system healthy. >> http://homepage.mac.com/jim.mitchell/yasu/index.html > > As nice as Yasu is, and a price that can't be beat, it really doesn't > do nearly as much as Cocktail does... > > How about Onyx? It does everything that Cocktail does, and it's free. http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11582

>> Use Yasu, it's free and does practically the same. And yes, you should >> use it once every couple of weeks or so. It keeps your system healthy. >> http://homepage.mac.com/jim.mitchell/yasu/index.html > > As nice as Yasu is, and a price that can't be beat, it really doesn't > do nearly as much as Cocktail does... > Ok, but what does Cocktail do that Yasu doesn't that is essential to keep your Mac healthy? I mean, sure it's nice you can custimize the Finder and the Dock, but do you need Cocktail for that? On the other hand, it's nice the app does it and it's not so expensive. Remco

> >> Use Yasu, it's free and does practically the same. And yes, you > >> should use it once every couple of weeks or so. It keeps > your system > >> healthy. http://homepage.mac.com/jim.mitchell/yasu/index.html > > > > As nice as Yasu is, and a price that can't be beat, it > really doesn't > > do nearly as much as Cocktail does... > > > > Ok, but what does Cocktail do that Yasu doesn't that is essential to > keep your Mac healthy? I mean, sure it's nice you can custimize the > Finder and the Dock, but do you need Cocktail for that? On the other > hand, it's nice the app does it and it's not so expensive. > I highly recommend Macaroni for automatically maintaining your mac. Its $10.

> How about Onyx? It does everything that Cocktail does, and it's free. > > http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/11582 Never heard of it, but thanks for the lead - I'll have to d/l it and give it a whirl... Brian :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Logic Audio Pro 6.4.1 PowerMac G4 933MHz OS X 10.3.3 1 GB RAM M-Audio Delta 24/96 (fed via S/PDIF from a Yamaha DSP Factory)

> Ok, but what does Cocktail do that Yasu doesn't that is essential to > keep your Mac healthy? I mean, sure it's nice you can custimize the > Finder and the Dock, but do you need Cocktail for that? On the other > hand, it's nice the app does it and it's not so expensive. Take another look at the Cocktail feature list - the UI section is but one small portion of the list. Networking, cache cleaning, unlocking files... Cocktail does quite a bit, and well. Brian :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Logic Audio Pro 6.4.1 PowerMac G4 933MHz OS X 10.3.3 1 GB RAM M-Audio Delta 24/96 (fed via S/PDIF from a Yamaha DSP Factory)

These may be elementary questions: If I insert a plug-in (ESX, EVP, Mini-Moog, etc) in an instrument track I can only record midi data. How do I record it as an audio track? (How do I get instrument input to an audio track input from my plug-ins?)Do I need to output and patch back in through my patch-bay? ( I need to conserve processor power. If I can record my virtual instruments one at a time to an audio track and close them, It would help.) System: Motu 2408MKIII, Express XT, G4 OSX, Logic 6 Pro Can anyone help..........? Thanks

On 04-03-30 04.20, "Wolfgang Neitzsche" <mzartop6@...> wrote: > These may be elementary questions: > > If I insert a plug-in (ESX, EVP, Mini-Moog, etc) in an instrument > track I can only record midi data. How do I record it as an audio > track? Solo the virtual instrument channel/track and "bounce to disc" (done by clicking the little "bnc" button at the main stereo out). Then put the resulting audio file on an audio track. > Do I need to output and patch back in through my patch-bay? This is another method. Some people simply "re-record" the output to an audio track because it's a faster way to convert virtual midi instruments midi tracks to audio. > ( I need to conserve processor power. If I can record my virtual > instruments one at a time to an audio track and close them, It would > help.) Freeze! I just scanned the Emagic pages and found no indication that the freeze function is not a part of your version as well (Express) Best wishes Per Boysen -- www.boysen.se www.looproom.com

On 04-03-30 06.38, "Brian Pylant" <bappo@...> wrote: >> Ok, but what does Cocktail do that Yasu doesn't that is essential to >> keep your Mac healthy? I mean, sure it's nice you can custimize the >> Finder and the Dock, but do you need Cocktail for that? On the other >> hand, it's nice the app does it and it's not so expensive. > > Take another look at the Cocktail feature list - the UI section is but > one small portion of the list. Networking, cache cleaning, unlocking > files... Cocktail does quite a bit, and well. Fine. But the question still remains: "which system maintenance function do we need for using G5:s for music production"? Usually a computer is getting better with audio if you keep the system slim and tidy. Best wishes Per Boysen -- www.boysen.se www.looproom.com

At 2:20 Uhr +0000 30.03.2004, Wolfgang Neitzsche wrote: >How do I record it as an audio track? Look up freeze in the manual look up bounce in the manual Cheers Hans

On Mar 29, 2004, at 6:20 PM, Wolfgang Neitzsche wrote: > These may be elementary questions: > > If I insert a plug-in (ESX, EVP, Mini-Moog, etc) in an instrument > track I can only record midi data. How do I record it as an audio > track? (How do I get instrument input to an audio track input from my > plug-ins?)Do I need to output and patch back in through my patch-bay? > ( I need to conserve processor power. If I can record my virtual > instruments one at a time to an audio track and close them, It would > help.) > > System: > Motu 2408MKIII, Express XT, G4 OSX, Logic 6 Pro > > Can anyone help..........? > > Thanks Hi Wolfgang, Open up Logic Pro, and under the Help menu, open "Logic Audio Help". In the search window, enter "bounce". For my copy of Logic Audio 6.3.1, it contains all the info one would need to solve your problem. Mark

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Seeing how many Logic 6/ Mac people are happy with Native Instruments Battery drums as VST plug-in in their set-ups, thinking of getting it, sounds great on the demos! Ease of use, sounds etc? Many thanks, Paul.

On Mar 31, 2004, at 11:08 PM, Jules Bromley wrote: > PS. I promise I have nothing to do with the great man, in case anybody > suspects I have a vested interest! I doubt anyone who has ever read his stuff will ever think about that. For me personally his materials have always been the greatest help, plus following his advises led me and my mates to constructing truly amazingly sounding studios (decent clock generators, Benchmark Audio's DAC-1, etc.). Also I had a pleasure of hearing some works before and after his mastering, and I must admit I was positively shocked though I usually have quite a lot of healthy skepticism when talking about big names in the industry. Best, Andy

<quote> ------------------------------ **<Bleep>ing GarageBand!** Apple Computer today announced the availability of Bleeper, a free innovative Audio Units plug-in for use with Apple's entry-level digital music program, GarageBand. In a technological first for a plug-in designed for a music- creation program, Bleeper integrates with Mac OS X's built-in Speech Recognition technology to detect and "bleep" potentially profane or obscene language in speech or singing in real time. Bleeper can be applied either to existing audio tracks (to create "radio mixes" of your GarageBand songs) or to vocals being recorded in real time (so parents and teachers don't have to worry about children creating potentially offensive material with GarageBand). You can even apply Bleeper to instrumental tracks, although the results can be a little unpredictable. Bleeper itself is highly configurable, enabling music creators to insert silence, a wide variety of substitution tones, or even vanity noises whenever Bleeper detects a potentially offensive word. ------------------------------ </quote> I guess this funny app would work with Logic as well. I wonder if you can edit the list of "bad words"? Don't have the time to check it out right now so I thought I should see if someone here on the list have tried Bleeper? Best wishes Per Boysen -- www.boysen.se www.looproom.com