Hi there, > Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 13:58:58 -0600 > From: Mike Connelly <mpc@...> > Subject: LAM - OMS - why no name manager support in logic? > > >>> Just wondering if there's any problems or incompatibilities regarding LAM >>> and OMS, and if there is any good reason to _not_ install OMS when using >>> native MIDI access, apart from the system resource usage. >>> >>> I'm working on something (to be exact: an update of FXpansion Series One >>> Bundle) which needs OMS (and the "IAC Bus" loopback device) to activate >>> some features under Logic, and I'm wondering if "requiring" OMS will be >>> regarded as a major or minor inconvenience by potential users. > > I've always used OMS - I've found it much simpler to set up instruments and > it's almost a necessitity if you're running multiple midi apps (I could see > not using it if you're only running one midi program at a time). > > So why doesn't emagic support patch names from the OMS names manager? I > can get all my patch names in protools no problem, in logic just general > midi names (and yes, I've tried SoundDiver. it was a fiasco). AFAIK either in 5.0 or sometime soon after this kind of thing will be implimented. with regards, -- Lachlan Deck ldeck@... www.applemidi.com