The big news: I have DSL!!
It's up and running, thanks a million to G. The next step is to get the airport running... Which will involve a quick visit to the Mac Store (700 NE Multnomah) this afternoon to pick up an ether cable. After that: get Jaguar running on the workhorse upstairs, and create a plan for backing up files on mph's server.
Made my first pilgrimage to the Apple Store in Tigard last night. Yes indeed, it was just like a visit to planet Kamino from "Attack of the Clones". Everything was laid out to impress, and it did. The things that most caught my attention, however, were the software packages. Unlike every other computer store I've ever been to, they actually had music software in stock. ...Got very frustrated however, trying to figure out if these programs would do what I want. The sales people just don't know what they're talking about, when it comes to music.
For future reference, here's what I'm looking for (unprioritized as of yet): (A) Software that's mac native. (B) The ability to sync with Quicktime, so I can score my movies. (C) Ability to input notes in classical musical notation. [Bonus if I can also print sheet music.] (D) Ability to both play music in with MIDI instruments, and *play out* on MIDI instruments. (E) Ability to create and tweak new sounds within the program -- or minimimally, to be able to load in "instruments" from off the net, e.g. as .wav files.
My big frustration is that some of my MIDI sound boxes may now be outdated. I've been hoping to be able to use them for the soundtrack to my next Lovecraft film... I may wind up having to record on a 4-track, then digitize. A workable solution, but far less elegant than it ought to be, and more difficult when it comes time to sync with events on the screen.
What started all this was hearing about the release of Garage Band. It sounded like it would do what my current program, Deck, does -- but for $50 instead of $400, and with total integration with other apple software. In all likelihood I'll still wind up buying Garage Band this afternoon... It looks like with one little cord adapter, I should be able to record instruments (e.g. the piano) directly into the laptop. That in itself is probably worth it to me -- skipping the awkward intermediary step of recording on a 4 track and then digitizing, when I want some quick and dirty sound for a movie.
It's up and running, thanks a million to G. The next step is to get the airport running... Which will involve a quick visit to the Mac Store (700 NE Multnomah) this afternoon to pick up an ether cable. After that: get Jaguar running on the workhorse upstairs, and create a plan for backing up files on mph's server.
Made my first pilgrimage to the Apple Store in Tigard last night. Yes indeed, it was just like a visit to planet Kamino from "Attack of the Clones". Everything was laid out to impress, and it did. The things that most caught my attention, however, were the software packages. Unlike every other computer store I've ever been to, they actually had music software in stock. ...Got very frustrated however, trying to figure out if these programs would do what I want. The sales people just don't know what they're talking about, when it comes to music.
For future reference, here's what I'm looking for (unprioritized as of yet): (A) Software that's mac native. (B) The ability to sync with Quicktime, so I can score my movies. (C) Ability to input notes in classical musical notation. [Bonus if I can also print sheet music.] (D) Ability to both play music in with MIDI instruments, and *play out* on MIDI instruments. (E) Ability to create and tweak new sounds within the program -- or minimimally, to be able to load in "instruments" from off the net, e.g. as .wav files.
My big frustration is that some of my MIDI sound boxes may now be outdated. I've been hoping to be able to use them for the soundtrack to my next Lovecraft film... I may wind up having to record on a 4-track, then digitize. A workable solution, but far less elegant than it ought to be, and more difficult when it comes time to sync with events on the screen.
What started all this was hearing about the release of Garage Band. It sounded like it would do what my current program, Deck, does -- but for $50 instead of $400, and with total integration with other apple software. In all likelihood I'll still wind up buying Garage Band this afternoon... It looks like with one little cord adapter, I should be able to record instruments (e.g. the piano) directly into the laptop. That in itself is probably worth it to me -- skipping the awkward intermediary step of recording on a 4 track and then digitizing, when I want some quick and dirty sound for a movie.
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