It's not the timing I'm worried about, it's the stability of the OS. If
they would only port Logic to FreeBSD then we would be rock solid!! heh..
----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Zero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Mark Holloway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 11:31 AM
Subject: Re: RM1x Pattern or Song mode?
> A 12 year old box can get you into other types of trouble too.. ;))
>
> Remember kiddies, IDs can be faked!
>
> Honestly, though, Logic is fairly solid, but, of course, as once was said:
> Get System Commander, make a fresh partition with ONLY the driver needed,
> and then install only your music related software on it, and nothing
else..
> Then it will *probably* be safe to use.. I have a laptop set up like this,
> with a fresh partition in wfw3.1, which has solid timing from hell.
>
>
>
> Rob
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Mark Holloway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 12:53 PM
> Subject: Re: RM1x Pattern or Song mode?
>
>
> > That's why I won't use Logic in a live situation! Some people are
ballsy
> > enough to do it, but I think using a software sequencer live is worse
than
> > playing live in terms of reliability. A Hardware Seq is the only way to
> go!
> > Er, well, the Alesis MMT8 can be a bit flakey sometimes too, but that's
> what
> > you get with a 12 year old box.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Rob Zero <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 10:41 AM
> > Subject: Re: RM1x Pattern or Song mode?
> >
> >
> > > I realize that this has been discussed before, but there are MANY
> reasons
> > > NOT to risk your @ss and play live.
> > >
> > > Yes, us *musicians* and other musically-learned ppl might not
appreciate
> a
> > > "press play and go" approach, but honestly, the average boob (and
> > promoter)
> > > cares not a bit about how GOOD you are, but will care lots about how
BAD
> > you
> > > are.. IE ppl soon forget a good performance, but will almost never
> forget
> > a
> > > bad one.
> > >
> > > Its oftentimes not worth risking a mistake or a hardware hiccup to
mess
> > with
> > > the mo-sheen while its doing its thing.
> > >
> > > I do a combination: I usually have a recording setup on a puter to
> > playback
> > > audibly if needed, I have a hardware sequencer loaded with the midi
> files,
> > > and I have the same midi files loaded on the puter too.
> > >
> > > So, if ANYTHING goes belly-up or doesnt work as planned or I get ahold
> of
> > > some bad stuff before the show (er, u know, drink too much beer or
> > whatever)
> > > , I can still play good and no one will know the diff! ;)
> > >
> > > BTW, the audio playback method is so boring that I want to cry, but I
> have
> > > needed to do it for a few songs before cuz someone messed with the
> mixing
> > > board and one of my synths volumes was messed up and since no one was
> > > watching the board, I ran over to the puter which was on a different
> > channel
> > > and faded in the volume before anyone knew what was up.. Not to
mention
> > too,
> > > this gave me enough time to go get the derelict soundguy and rip him a
> few
> > > new ones.
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, this is overkill, but with the "quality" of *some*
> events,
> > I
> > > leave nothing to chance. Believe me, if you screw up, the ppl are
going
> to
> > > talk bad about YOU, not the promoter or who hired you no matter what
> kind
> > of
> > > proof you have to offer about how incompetent the support personnel
> were.
> > >
> > > If getting ready for a show isnt hard work, you probably arent doing
it
> > > right and its only a matter of time before it gets the best of you.
> > >
> > > Sure, some ppl are inherently lucky, but its not worth chancing it.
> > >
> > >
> > > Rob
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: Dustin Zahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, April 30, 2000 11:06 AM
> > > Subject: Re: RM1x Pattern or Song mode?
> > >
> > >
> > > > I plan to build my music in pattern mode, then arranging it into
song
> > > > mode for recording - but I'll keep the piece in pattern mode for
live
> > > > performance.
> > > >
> > > > Sonic Wallpaper
> > > >
> > > > Dude, why don't you just play it out live when you're recording?
Give
> > > people
> > > > their money's worth.
> > > > Dustin
> > > > P.S. Just a thought
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > > Sent: Saturday, April 29, 2000 9:08 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: RM1x Pattern or Song mode?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Mark Holloway wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Are omst you writing your tunes in Pattern Mode or using Song
> mode?
> > > > Just
> > > > > > curious! If you are using pattern mode, why? Thanks!
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Pattern... Because I'm focused on live performance than recording
> now.
> > > > > Everyone and the grandma is making tracks these days... the only
way
> > to
> > > > > stand out, in my eyes, is to take your music live :)
> > > > >
> > > > > Although - I'm not having the easiest time making the transition
> from
> > > > > computer based sequencing to the hardware sequencing... I'm
visual -
> > so
> > > > > it helps for me to see everything. I'm sure some of this came from
> the
> > > > > years of using a computer sequencer...
> > > > >
> > > > > I plan to build my music in pattern mode, then arranging it into
> song
> > > > > mode for recording - but I'll keep the piece in pattern mode for
> live
> > > > > performance.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sonic Wallpaper
> > > > > _______________________
> > > > > http://www.sonicwallpaper.com
> > > > > http://www.mp3.com/live
> > > > > http://www.mp3.com/remixes
> > > > > http://www.mp3.com/junglewarfare
> > > > > http://www.mp3.com/sonicwallpaper
> > > > > http://www.mp3.com/projectcathedral
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
