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excelav is currently offline  excelav   
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;>>had going were pushing the limit already, but when I tried
>>>>>running them in v3, they started to glitch & have playback
>>>>>problems - you could see the CPU meter in the "VST Performance"
>>>>>window, go up a little more than it had in v1.xx - apparently
>>>>>just enough to cause problems). So I get a new mobo/CPU combo -
>>>>>an AMD Athlon 64 3000+ sitting on a Gigabyte GA-K8U with a ULi
>>>>>M1689 chipset.
>>>>>
>>>>>I install the new stuff, and expect the usual - a few glitches,
>>>>>a handful of reboots, and we're off & running, right? Nope.
>>>>>This thing has been a nightmare from day one - lots of issues,
>>>>>including getting stuck in a boot loop that took me half-dozen
>>>>>attempts of having to boot into "safe" mode in order to undo,
>>>>>and finally, getting stuck in another boot loop, at which point
>>>>>I even brought it to a service tech - never had to do that
>>>>>before... ended up having to wipe the hard drive clean,
>>>>>reformat, and reinstall WinXP.
>>>>>
>>>>>OK, so now it should be OK, right? I try to install the drivers
>>>>>for my RME Multiface, and no luck, the PC is not recognizing it.
>>>>>I e-mail Synthax (the folks that do RME support for the US),
>>>>>and they tell me that it might be my card - which is an older
>>>>>version and has been known on some systems to have problems -
>>>>>but the good news is for $40 and a return of my card, I can get
>>>>>a factory refurb which addresses these issues. So in the
>>>>>meanwhile I decide to buy a new card, since I've been wanting
>>>>>to go to 16 inputs anyway & I have two of the Multiface i/o
>>>>>boxes.
>>>>>
>>>>>I get the new card, install it, load the drivers, and after
>>>>>several hours of trying every combination of possible drivers,
>>>>>flash updates to the firmware, clearing out extraneous entries
>>>>>in the ASIO portion of the system registry, and another e-mail
>>>>>to Synthax just to make sure I'm not missing anything, I
>>>>>FINALLY get it to work... what worked was to reinstall the
>>>>>chipset drivers, THEN reinstall the RME drivers, then reboot.
>>>>>Why the chipset drivers? I dunno, I just figured I'd try it.
>>>>>I have major suspicions about this chipset by now, so why not
>>>>>give that a shot?
>>>>>
>>>>>So now we should be OK, right? It works, right? Nope, I install
>>>>>CubaseSX v1, which you have to have residing on the PC before
>>>>>you can install the v3 upgrade), install the update to v.1, and
>>>>>that all works fine, USB key is recognized, etc... everything's
>>>>>cool. Set a system restore point titled something like: "OMIGOD,
>>>>>SX V1 IS WORKING!", and proceed to install CubaseSX v3...
>>>>>everything's cool, USB license key is recognized, I open up a
>>>>>project & it plays fine... open up another project, same thing,
>>>>>everything's working (I'm missing some plugin's of course,
>>>>>because I haven't reinstalled any of those yet) then all of a
>>>>>sudden I get a glitch.... an error msg that spews out a bunch
>>>>>of numbers, and I didn't have time to grab a pen & write it
>>>>>down. Hmmm... SX won't re-open. OK, reboot. Now my USB License
>>>>>Key isn't being recognized... and neither is the key for SX v1.
>>>>>
Re: My NAMM Show picks,...and the winner is!!! [message #64283 is a reply to message #64224] Tue, 07 February 2006 00:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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>>>>> John,
>>>>> Call it a $90 lesson you got for free.
>>>>> Such a deal!
>>>>> Tom
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "John" <no@no.com <mailto:no@no.com>> wrote in message
>>>>> news:441ca90b@linux...
>>>>> Not only is an expensive card required but it appears to ONLY
>>
>>
>> be
>>
>>>>> in PCI
>>>>> Express form and not AGP so I also need a new computer and oh
>>>>> yeah it
>>>>> won't support win98se either. Oh well, it was fun dreaming.
>>>>> Back to
>>>>> the return counter. It's a good think staples and office
>>
>>
>> depot
>>
>>>>> don't
>>>>> charge restocking fees cuz circuit city and best buy do and I
>>>>> would have
>>>>> lost $90 due to their lack of knowledge of the product they
>>
>>
>> are
>>
>>>>> selling.
>>>>>
>>>>> double fawk
>>>>>
>>>>> John wrote:
>>>>> > Hey! Only $700 for a video card to support a $600 lcd.
>>
>>
>> Fawk
>>
>>> !
>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>> http://www.matrox.com/mga/workstation/video/news/press_rel/2 005/parhelia_dl2
>>
>>
>>> 56.cfm
>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > John wrote:
>>>>> >
>>>>> >> Ok, so DJ 'made' me buy the Gateway 21". Now I get it
>>
>>
>> home
>>
>>>>> and my
>>>>> >> win98se does 1600x1200 and even higher resolutions but
>>
>>
>> this
>>
>>>>> monitor
>>>>> >> only does 1680x1050 and 1440x900 and other crap that mine
>>>>> doesn't do.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Is there an AGP video card that works on win98se and does
>>>>> 1680x1050?
>>>>> >> Otherwise I have to take it back. It only does 1024x768
>>>>> while showing
>>>>> >> my taskbar, any higher and it goes off the screen.
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> Thanks,
>>>>> >> John
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> computers suck
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> John wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >>> If I go for the Gateway 21" model what's a good cheap
>>
>>
>> video
>>
>>>>> card for
>>>>> >>> Paris preferably dual head. I saw some at Staples with
>>>>> 128mb ram for
>>>>> >>> $80. That should be plenty of ram for Paris video yes ?
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> John wrote:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>> Yeah, i just found that out. Mine runs at 1280x1024 and
>>
>>
>> I
>>
>>>>> guess now
>>>>> >>>> I need a new agp video card. If i get the gateway 21"
>>>>> with 1680 x
>>>>> >>>> 1050 is there an AGP card I can get that will do it and
>>>>> can I get
>>>>> >>>> the DVI cable in a 30 ft length? Seriously.
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> EK Sound wrote:
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>>
Re: My NAMM Show picks,...and the winner is!!! [message #64285 is a reply to message #64283] Tue, 07 February 2006 01:22 Go to previous message
excelav is currently offline  excelav   
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Cujo,
I placed a vote for Blizzard and your singer today.
Good luck! Maybe I'll come see you play, I'm nearby.
Tom
"Cujo" <chris@nospamapplemanstudio.com> wrote in message =
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Phil, by the way, we cut 8 new basic tracks in 2 days, the drums sound =
is
frigging giant! Let me know when you need to do more drums for your =
stuff.
I may need to rent your receptor soon, call me tomorrow.

"Cujo" <chris@nospamapplemanstudio.com> wrote:
>
>
>Except the lovely and sublime keyboard flourishes from one of =
Boston's best
>on the ivory whites (who can also pen a tune) Mr Phil Aiken,
>Hey Phil!
>
>
>"Phil Aiken" <phil@philaiken.com> wrote:
>>
>>What Chris so modestly didn't mention is that he engineered and =
produced
>almost
>>all of the songs on the album in his home Paris based studio.
>>
>>"Cujo" <chris@nospamapplemanstudio.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>Thanks guys! you guys are all right, no matter what those Protools =
guys
>>say,
>>>Really it is a small thing, but I appreciate the help.
>>>
>>>
>>>"Neil" <OIUOI@OI.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Me too... go get 'em!
>>>>
>>>>Neil
>>>>
>>>>"Suad" <suad@sail.hr> wrote:
>>>>>I voted too!
>>>>>
>>>>>Wish you luck!
>>>>>
>>>>>Suad
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>"Cujo" <chris@nospamapplemanstudio.com> wrote in message
>>>>>news:441ac09f$1@linux...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey all,
>>>>>> No big deal in any way, but my band got nominated again in =
another
>best
>>>>>music
>>>>>> poll.
>>>>>> We seem to get this every year in one of the RI mags, but we =
never
>win!
>>>>>> I'll be 72 by the time I do,
>>>>>> So, I'm rocking the vote.
>>>>>> If anyone has a free minute here's the link
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.motifmagazine.net/poll/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The catagories are best band (alterntative) and best Male =
Vocalist
>>>>>(Alternative)
>>>>>> My band is called the Blizzard of 78 and our Frontman got the =
nod
too
>>>>for
>>>>>> vest lead vocalist his name is Pip Everett.
>>>>>> One of our friends is nominated in Roots male vocalist =
catagorie his
>>>name
>>>>>> is Eric Fontana, if you need to knwo who else to vote for.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If you want to learn before you vote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.theblizzardof78.net
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Again, no big deal, I sort of side with John Lydon on these =
things,
>>>>>> But any exposure for us is important as we have a new CD coming =
out.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
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