I look forward to using my pc for SoundDiver and mac for Logic. My pc will be a graphic editor/lib appliance. It will be the only reason to keep the beige box. It's like the fruitcake you could never get rid of. It would be cool if Reason supported SoundDiver as a plug-in. OK, I know I'm spinning off course here but I dream about these things. I mean you could have a rack of softsynths but one module is an ed/lib for your outboard gear. So now you have an integrated environment where the ed/lib is graphically 'racked' with the soft synths. Too bad I'm worthless when it comes to code. -K >From: "cybermooks" <cybermooks@...> >Reply-To: sounddiver-users@yahoogroups.com >To: sounddiver-users@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [SoundDiver] "News" on SD for OSX >Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 02:20:48 -0000 > >--- In sounddiver-users@yahoogroups.com, Will Thomson <will@d...> wrote: > > > According to > > > Dr. Lengeling, several reasons: the transition to software > > > instruments over hardware instruments, the growing expectation that, > > > rather than conform to "universal" editor/librarian software, > > > individual manufacturers should now write their own software for > > > their hardware, ... > > >1. While it is true that new synths, especially from Roland, come with >their >own software, it is generally pretty crummy and/or doesn't work right with >OSX. > >2. The "transition" to software instruments has been oversold. There are >limits to how many you can run even on the most powerful computer and do >other things. I personally prefer HW/SW combinations like Nord Modular, >Creamware cards, add on processors, etc. in fact that is how an Editor/ >Librarian has always worked for me. I've always tried to avoid synths that >don't have one available. > >3. Thus the Editor/Librarian is invaluable because it IS in fact the ideal >HW/ >SW combination. > >I have over 50 synths and will volunteer to beta any of them. People who >are >dumping their hardware cheap now are going to regret it one day. > >I have to assume, given the continuing support of this product here, that >something is in the works for OSX. > >Otherwise, that would leave only one real up-to-date alternative, >MidiQuest, >on a PC. That would be the height of irony; years ago I considered midi >on a >PC a joke. But now if you're looking for a stray editor or librarian for >some >piece of hardware that doesn't have a module it is likely to be PC only. >It is >just unbelievable that the Mac platform would not be current with this and >pretend to be a pro musician vehicle. > >I really don't see what the problem is. SysEx hasn't changed. > > > > > >UNSUBSCRIBE: email sounddiver-users-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > _________________________________________________________________ <b>MSN 8:</b> Get 6 months for $9.95/month. http://join.msn.com/?pageÞpt/dialup