A bunch of questions
How does the emulated electric guitar and effects sound? If I were to emulate distortion guitar with a MIDI controller (not a real guitar), does it sound realistic or cheesy?
Can I play notes directly on the Mac (without an external MIDI controller)? For example, could QWERTYUI map to an octave? This would be if I'm out somewhere and just want to fiddle around without bringing an external MIDI.
Let's say I have 4 layers, and I want to assign 4 physical faders/knobs to control their volumes. If my MIDI keyboard doesn't have multiple faders (such as the M-Audio 88 Key), can I connect a second MIDI device to adjust the 4 layers coming from the keyboard? Also, is it possible to assign mac keyboard shortcuts to adjust volume up/down for 4 layers?
If I have multiple Macs, do I need to buy a copy for each Mac? Or can I uninstall from one Mac, then reinstall on the second? Is there a trial version of MainStage?
Thanks in advance for any answers!
Hi
buckym wrote:
How does the emulated electric guitar and effects sound? If I were to emulate distortion guitar with a MIDI controller (not a real guitar), does it sound realistic or cheesy?
That'd depend on how well you played it, and on the complexity of the intended guitar parts.
buckym wrote:
Can I play notes directly on the Mac (without an external MIDI controller)? For example, could QWERTYUI map to an octave? This would be if I'm out somewhere and just want to fiddle around without bringing an external MIDI.
Yes
buckym wrote:
Let's say I have 4 layers, and I want to assign 4 physical faders/knobs to control their volumes. If my MIDI keyboard doesn't have multiple faders (such as the M-Audio 88 Key), can I connect a second MIDI device to adjust the 4 layers coming from the keyboard?
Yes ( you could also use Logic Remote on an iPad)
buckym wrote:
Also, is it possible to assign mac keyboard shortcuts to adjust volume up/down for 4 layers?
No
buckym wrote:
If I have multiple Macs, do I need to buy a copy for each Mac? Or can I uninstall from one Mac, then reinstall on the second?
Technically, the AppStore licence permits you to install on as many Macs as you "own or control".
2. Permitted License Uses and Restrictions.
A. Mac App Store License. Subject to the terms and conditions of this License and as permitted by the Mac App Store Product Usage Rules set forth in the Mac App Store Terms and Conditions (http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/ww/) (“Usage Rules”), you are granted a limited, non-transferable, non-exclusive license:
to download, install, use and run for personal, non-commercial use, one (1) copy of the Apple Software directly on each Apple-branded computer running OS X (“Mac Computer”) that you own or control; and
(ii) if you are a commercial enterprise or educational institution, to download, install, use and run one (1) copy of the Apple Software for use either: (a) by a single individual on each of the Mac Computer(s) that you own or control, or (b) by multiple individuals on a single shared Mac Computer that you own or control. For example, a single employee may use the Apple Software on both the employee’s desktop Mac Computer and laptop Mac Computer, or multiple students may serially use the Apple Software on a single Mac Computer located at a resource center or library.
The full details can be found on the AppStore pages
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No OTA tuner in any FIOS DVR, correct? Correct.
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I'll probably think of a few more, but that's it for now.
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To support P&L account activity:
FBL3N G/L account line items
The problem we are running into is that, for example, impairment losses are processed by retiring all the assets of the company and reacquiring them at the new fair market value. The net difference is the loss on impairment. Unfortunately, it shows up in our reports as a very large retirement followed by a very large acquisition. These need to be netted together on our schedules for the auditors. The problem right now is that we dont have a good detail report to find impairment retirements/acquisitions, for when we select list assets in the retirements or acquisitions report it gives a hierarchical style report, which is almost impossible to export and process in Excel.
So, my question is really twofold. Firstly, is it possible to turn off the hierarchical setting of a retirements or acquisition report when list assets is selected? Ideally, I'd like to see all the same data on a single row.
Secondly, my real dream report would be more of a standard general ledger with a beginning balance, activity, and ending balance for the period that I could use for all my balance sheet and P&L accounts. Ive tried using the FBL3N report for the balance sheet accounts and it works okay, but I havent been able to figure out how to get it to show the transaction types from the fixed asset ledger. I read something in another post that talked about using the BWASL field to show the transaction types, but I wasnt able to locate it in the available fields list. Do I need to do something special when I run the report?
Thank you so much!Hi Andreas,
Thanks for getting back to me so quickly!
I thought a custom query would probably be best. I'll need to request access to the transaction before I can try it out, but I'm sure I'll have a bunch more questions to bug you with when I do!
Thanks again,
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Post-Kernel Panic: Various questions on iTunes, mail, stability, help!
I recently experienced a Kernel Panic on my Macbook Pro from late 2010 (2.53 ghz, 4 gb ram, 500 gb OS X snow leopard etc).
First, a quick overview of the Kernel Panic process:
I had a lot of stuff running simultaneously, and the system started hanging for several minutes. I then made a manual shutdown by pressing the power button, and when I started it up again, I entered the wonderful realm of Kernel Panic.
Extended hardware test found nothing wrong.
Disk Utility told me there were a corrupt sibling file, as well as about three corrupt record files (I think they were called that - it looked pretty generic, but unfortunately I didn't write anything down).
I couldn't start in safe mode, a PRAM boot didn't do anything, nothing worked. I couldn't reinstall OS X, as I got a message saying there couldn't be written to my harddisk.
I didn't have any Time Machine backup, so a very friendly collague of mine took my MPB apart, and in short transferred the contents of my harddisk onto an external harddisk. I then formatted my harddrive, reinstalled OS X, and am now in the process of putting everything back in place, as well as I can. But I have a bunch of questions and observations I'm a little worried about, and I very much hope someone can help me.
It must be mentioned that I haven't taken the MBP online again yet; I am currently still at work and am not able to get my Mac online on the work network (it's locked). Therefore there are some OS X updates I haven't reinstalled yet.
- I have managed to rebuild all my subfolders in the default Mail program; however, my Inbox is nowhere to be found on the external harddrive, and I can't seem to find the location of my new inbox anywhere. Is it eternally lost, or can I restore it? My extemely important mails are saved (software licenses etc), but there were quite a few mails in my inbox that are important as well and i'd like to get them back.
- ITunes seem to have some issues with handling the import of my entire music/podcast archive (about 120 GB). If I select more than approx. 15 gb to import, it starts hanging, and I have to force quit it and retry with a smaller chunk. Is this normal, or should I be worried?
Note: I did notice that a couple of the folders in the salvaged iTunes archive were completely empty - there's only a picture of a blank piece of paper next to it, instead of a folder icon, and the size is 0 kb. I can just re-rip the music to my library, but I am a little suspicious of this.
- More iTunes. One of the times I force-quit it and then tried to reopen it, I got an error message saying that I couldn't open the iTunes application, because the files were locked, or the archives were locked, or something along those lines. I got quite a scare, but after restarting the mac, iTunes opened as it should. Again, should I be worried? Is this normal?
- I am considering getting a new harddisk for the MBP, a Seagate Momentus XT 500 gb, as I am a little wary of the default harddisk after this. I figure that since I haven't put anything back in place yet, it would be the same if I had to format and reinstall OS X once more. The damage has already been done, so to speak. Would this be a good idea, or is it unneccessary? (I have ordered a RAM upgrade, so i'll be running with 8gb instead of the default 4).
- Why did this Kernel Panic happen? I know I made a force shutdown, but why did it go so wrong? I would like to know what caused it, so I can prevent it. Couldn't it handle the extensive simultaneous processes I was putting it through (my gargantuan iTunes library was running, I was watching a video, had many tabs open in Chrome, it was hot etc)? Will the planned RAM upgrade fix the issue? Is there something fishy about my harddrive?
I hope someone will take the time to answer my many questions, and I am very grateful for any help.The most important thing for you to learn from the experience is that you'll inevitably lose all your data if you don't make backups. Regard that as a certainty, not a risk. Do no more work with the computer until you have a backup solution in place.
The second point is that your hard drive has failed and you shouldn't continue to use it. Shut down the computer now and don't start it again until the drive has been replaced.
For future reference, familiarize yourself with FireWire target mode:
How to use and troubleshoot FireWire target disk mode
This mode can be used to access the internal storage device of a Mac without booting it.
Some of your files have apparently been lost or corrupted. If you don't have backups, they're almost certainly gone forever. It's possible to attempt data recovery on a failed drive, but the more you use it, the less the chance of success. I have no experience in this area.
As for why the kernel panic happened, that's impossible to say without a panic log, but it was most likely caused by the drive failure. -
Questions about mac mini iTunes server, streaming to macbook pro, ipads, etc.
I'm thinking about getting a mac mini to work with my NAS as a iTunes server. I have a bunch of questions about this. I will have two iPhones, a few iPads, and a laptop that will be accessing the files. I have iTunes match. This is basically to keep an always on computer for hosting the music/movies. My questions are as follows . . .
#1 Are there any good, comprehensive guides to show you how to do this?
#2 Can the movies be accessed when not at home on the shared network?
#3 Can the iPads or the macbook pro download the shared movies to be stored locally?
#4 Back to #3, how will it work on my macbook pro with listening to music (I have iTunes match)? Say i go to library and I break out my macbook pro and I don't have internet. What happens if I download music while at home onto my macbook pro to listen to it when I go to the library? Will i start a new library on my macbook pro? How will that mesh with the home server when I come back.
#5 Is there a way to mirror files or folders? So something that I have on my macbook pro will also mirror on the home server.
Thanks for your help on this. I'll post any follow up questions.seanfenton wrote:
1. I want to replace the Optical drive with a 2TB SATA. can I use this 2.5 inch?
I do not know if it is the same model number, but this one will work in your MBP:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/SEAGATE%20OWC/ST2000LM003M/
2. I want to replace the HD with a 128GB SSD 840. When I replace these drives, will my OS still be in tact? I have never done this job before.
No. You will have to format the drives in Disk Utility>Erase to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and then install the OSX by using the original install disks.
3.) I want to replace the ram sticks to max capacity. This is 2 2GB sticks, Correct?
No. An early 17" 2008 MBP will accept 6GB RAM with the following specifications: 200-pin PC2-5300 (667MHz) DDR2 SO-DIMM. The best sources of Mac compatible RAM are OWC and Crucial.
4.) Most difficult...
I want to extend the monitor wirelessly to a projector. I thought about using Apple TV and Airplay. However, support for airplay is for MacBooks 2011 and newer. I thought of using a PS3 and the media server, but I think this brings on a format compatibility issue. (my library is so large I could not afford to convert all my movies to MP4.) So, how would you recommend I put my extended monitor with VLC player onto a projector?
Could I possibly connect the MBP to a Mac Mini as an extension? would this work natively? I would rather use a VGA cord than F with 3rd party app BS.
Cannot help you there.
5..) I want to Bypass iTunes this time around. I would prefer to use Finder and VLC to manage all of my music. I mostly play all my music on shuffle, so, could I create a playlist on VLC with all of my music and play it randomly? (im sure this is possible but i'd like to organize all my plans with confirmation.)
You are not obligated to use iTunes.
6.) Can i upgrade the keyboard to backlit? i've read that this is possible.
All MBPs have back lighted keyboards. Your either needs a NVRAM reset or a repair.
Ciao. -
MenuStrip and a Question about Class win32_product
Hello,
I have a bunch of questions I'm hoping someone can answer.
1.) I would like to add a menu separator and a checkbox under a dropdownitem for a toolstripmenuitem
Similar to what you would see in ISE or Internet Explorer.
I then need to pass the state of this checkbox into a function
2.) I have created a file menu item and would like to create a separator and then add a list of MRU items restricted to only displaying the five previous opened config files.
3.) Can someone propose an alternative to using the get-wmiobject win32_Product class
The below function I wrote to get the Product Version for some VMware products, but it is slow making the initial connection. Looking at the Uninstall registry key won't work because it doesn't contain the product version.
I know it looks odd. I could not find a good way to detect which servers the products were installed on. So instead I pass the servers that would host these products based on our build standards.
Function get-version($vcenter,$sso,$vum,$credentials) {
Write-Host "Getting Version information. This usually takes awhile. Be Patient " -NoNewline
$Roles = "VMware vCenter Server","VMware vCenter Inventory Service","VMware vSphere Web Client","vCenter Single Sign On","VMware vSphere Update Manager","vSphere Syslog Collector"
$i = 0
$output = @()
$Servers = "$vcenter","$vcenter","$vcenter","$sso","$vum","$vum"
$ErrorActionPreference = 'silentlycontinue'
ForEach ($input in $Servers) {
IF ($psversiontable.psversion.major -ge 3) { Write-Progress -activity "Getting Version Information - Takes awhile. Be Patient." -status $Roles[$i] -PercentComplete (($i / $roles.Length) * 100) } Else { ticker }
$object = New-Object PSObject
$object | Add-Member NoteProperty "Role" $Roles[$i]
$object | Add-Member NoteProperty "Hostname" $Servers[$i]
$object | Add-Member NoteProperty "IP Address" (Get-WmiObject Win32_networkadapterconfiguration -ComputerName $Servers[$i] -Credential $credentials | ? {$_.IPEnabled} | Select-Object IPaddress).IPaddress[0]
$object | Add-Member NoteProperty "Version" (Get-WmiObject win32_Product -ComputerName $Servers[$i] -Credential $credentials | Where-Object {$_.Name -eq $Roles[$i]}).version
$output += $object
$i++
IF ($PSVersionTable.PSVersion.Major -ge 3) { Write-Progress -activity "Completed Getting Version Information" -Completed } Else { write-host "...Done!" -NoNewline }
write-host ""
$output
} # End Function get-Version
WalterYour code doesn't relay make much sense.
What is this line for:
$Servers = "$vcenter","$vcenter","$vcenter","$sso","$vum","$vum"
Funtion get-version($vcenter,$sso,$vum,$credentials
Why are you using credentials. Only and admin can call remotely?
Are you trying to get all of these roles? Aren't these produces?
$Roles = "VMware vCenter Server","VMware vCenter Inventory Service","VMware vSphere Web Client","vCenter Single Sign On","VMware
vSphere Update Manager","vSphere Syslog Collector"
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ -
Merry Christmas: Beginners Guide to the Basicest Questions
Merry Christmas Everyone..im sure everyone's got a bunch of questions about thier new iPod ( there's a new thread every 5 secs about adding/removing songs) This is bascially a retelling of a thing called the MANUAL
concept of the " hold" switch
-it is located on the top of the iPod
-when it is showing the red part, that means all the buttons are disabled
-when it is showing the white part, that means all buttons are functional
-this is used to prevent accidentally pressing a button on the iPod
Turning it on and off:
to turn on: press any button
to turn it off: hold the play (>) button untill the screen turns off
-notice- the click wheel may still click after it's off, don't worry, the iPod IS off
-to prevent accidentally turning the iPod on, move the hold switch to show the red
To add a song from CD:
1: insert CD
2:on the top-right, press "burn disk"
3: let the songs be added to the iTunes library (this step is automatic)
4:assuming software has been installed, attach iPod
5: iPod icon in the source list (left side) will appear
6: the mp3's from the library should automatically sync with the iPod(all the music in the library will be copied unto the ipod)
7:press the eject button next to the iPod's icon and disconnect the iPod
8: listen to the music!
To remove a song:
1: go to the library
2:select song to be deleted
3: right click ( control - click on a one button mouse in mac)
4: select clear
to fast forward a song in the iPod, go to "now playing" (shows up if you're playing a song) and press the center button until you get to a bar with a diamond. Use the scroll wheel to choose where to fast forward or rewind ( this is also applicable with videos)
-the thing to remember (if you selected the iPod to autosync with your library) is that anything in the library is what will be in the iPod-
video part coming soon...
if there's any inconsistensies to fix or anything you want to add, go ahead
some very helpful links (for video compatibility)
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/5929/
-lastly, please, don't overcomplicate yourself, the answer to your question may be REALLY, REALLY basic-Please help...this is going to sound so stupid:) But here goes---I just got my first IPOD--30GB. I'm so excited but trying to use the extras is a bit frustrating. I really did try to read how to use this but I am uncertain. Is there the calendar option through ICAL or is it through ITunes? Hope you can help. Also the contact option. I think it is just a matter of someone telling me a few things and then I think I will be fine. Thanks for any help you can give. Loved finding this site...it really is helpful to know others struggle also.
IMacG5 Mac OS X (10.4) -
Hard drive failure! New hard drive/Time machine backup/iPhone questions
Hello,
I have a 2011 MacBook Pro who's hard drive failed (rather acutely too, I do use disk utility to check it's health regularly) and I bought a replacement to install (SSD!). I have a bunch of questions but have only found partial answers in searches. Maybe it's best to list them:
1. I'd like to do a fresh install of the OS X using OS X Recovery because I'm concerned my Time Machine backup is partly corrupted. I hadn't updated to Mavericks, will I be able to install Mountain Lion? If not: will this be a problem with my backup files?
2. Say the OS X Recovery works, how do I use Time Machine to restore things like my iTunes library/iMessages/email/iPhoto library etc? In other words: just the data I can't get any other way (I hope it's not too corrupted). And/or should I use my iCloud backup on a few of these (iMessages/contacts)?
3. Do I need to set up the new OS X install with the same account names/home disk name etc. for the restored backup files to function?
4. Is this going to f'up iCloud or vice versa?
5. Finally, how do I sync my iPhone to the "new" computer without erasing the iPhone (which had an iOS update since my last backup to Time Machine). Or do I have to restore the iPhone too.
6. How come Apple doesn't have a mobile theme for their website yet?
Any help would be much appreciated,
MattDo you still have the original System Reinstall DVD set that came with your Mac?
If you created that Lion external drive you have from YOUR Mac, when Lion was installed on it, and it also contains a Recovery HD partition you can use that to boot to the Recovery HD and reinstall Lion on the new drive. And or Clone that external to the new internal drive you installed.
Right since your Mac came with Snow Leopard you can't use the Online Internet Recovery system to reinstall Lion, as your system didn't originally come with Lion, but you should still be able to boot to it to do diagnosic things like using Disk Utility, going to the Net to get help and even Restoring the system from a Time Machine backup. But you will get an error if you select Reinstall Mac OS X. The firmware update is usually applied with system updates.
If you created a New Time Machine Backup when any of the Download Only version of OS X were installed on your internal drive Time Machine, the system, Copies over the files needed to boot the system from that backup drive. If it was a care over backup from when Snow Leopard was installed is might or might not be bootable. Only way to tell is to connect it and at startup hold down the Option key to get the Boot selection screen, IE The Boot Manager screen, and see if it shows up as a Boot Source. If it does thenn it contains the files needed to get to the Mac OS X Utilities, IE the Recovery HD files.
What you should do is Boot the system from either the Time Machine backup, if it is bootable, or your External that has Lion on it, The Recovery HD if that drive contains a Recovery HD, or your Original Snow Leopard reinstall DVD that came with your Mac and then try to Restore from your Time Machine backup drive.
If that fails to restore your system properly then nyou should reinstall Snow Leopard and the iLife Apps from the Original Discs then upgrade to Mt Lion which will be in the Mac App Store under your Purchases area. Then maybe you can restore your files from that Time Machine backup.
scardanelli wrote:
I've had a bunch of issues with my computer (you can look at some of my other questions on these forums) which, to my mind anyway, seemed to be finally given a diagnosis when my HD crashed. It may be paranoia but there have been enough problems that I'd rather do a clean install to be on the safe side.
I have an early 2011, shipped with Snow Leopard.
I was under the impression that Time Machine can't be used as a boot drive and the OS X Recovery is a firmware update (on my computer) or hard wired in (on later computers). I might be wrong. I was planning on using the internet recovery, the HD failed right after I got some password protected files unencrypted and onto an external drive (was that necessary?) but wasn't sure if it's a problem if it installs Mavericks.
So Setup Assistant will configure my accounts the same and I don't need to worry about that? That's a relief.
Thanks for the lengthy response.
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