[MPA] iMac MIDI set-up

[Jay Shaffer]

Tom
If you boot into OS 9x you should still be able to run Cubasis VST., I 
have run Cubase VST on an ice book with 8 tracks of audio plus MIDI 
with no real problems. and If you are transitioning to OSX I still like 
Cubase SX. If you are MIDI oriented and don't need much in the way of 
audio recording why not go with Reason 2.5? For theater, I just load 
sound cues into the samplers and trigger them real time. Plus the MIDI 
instruments and effects sound great.
My $.02
--
Jay Shaffer
Composer/ Sound Designer
Multimedia Specialist
jshaf at jayshaffer.com
http://jayshaffer.com/
http://macaudioguy.com/


On Monday, September 1, 2003, at 09:02 AM, Tom Dempsey wrote:

> I am returning to music and sound production after a long time. I was 
> involved in music production in the pre-digital era.
> My current set-up is:
>
> Yamaha PSR 225 keyboard
> G3 iBook running MacOS 9.2
> midisport 1x1 USB interface
> Cubasis VST
>
> I have a new 17" iMac running OS 10.2.6 and I would like to do MIDI 
> work with it. A big problem is that Cubasis VST is MacOS 9 only and 
> won't run in Classic. I recently used Cubasis with my iBook to provide 
> music in a small theater production and I found Cubasis to be a little 
> jittery in that during rehearsals it would never play the same song 
> the same way twice in a row. It always sounded different.
>
>  A friend suggested trying out Deck 3.5 on the 14 day free trial basis 
> which I would like to do. Before I download the trial version I would 
> like to ask if anyone on the list can tell me what else I'm going to 
> need to try out Deck 3.5. Will I still need the USB interface or are 
> there alternatives? Are there special cables I will need? Will the 
> MIDI keyboard plug directly into the iMac? What internal software will 
> I need in addition to Deck what Apple provides. Is OMS which I use in 
> MacOS 9.2 needed in MacOS 10.2.6? What is the MIDI set-up supposed to 
> look like?
>
> Is Deck 3.5 something I should be trying out? Are there alternatives 
> better suited to MIDI work?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated.
>
> Tom in Skopelos Greece
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