DAW Retrospective

Hi all...
In further pursuit of all things DAW related comes Studio_16 by Sunrize Industries.
This pic was taken a few days ago and running on my 1990 Amiga 3000. The Studio 16 audio card AD516 (Stereo w/hardware SMPTE Input) cost in excess of $1000 and was my first experience with combining MIDI and Audio. The Software contained internal SMPTE hooks to an object oriented sequencer called Bars & Pipes. The B&P people were fans of early Logic and the sequence used the exact same key commands for basic functions as Logic does today. I used this system on several PBS/NPR documentaries and specials, it would lock to SMPTE and keep audio and MIDI in perfect sync for hours. Like our modern DAWS the audio software become the timing source for the MIDI sequencer. It could manage 6 tracks at 16_bit 32kHz sampling rate, or 4 tracks at 44.1 or 48kHz using a SCSI I drive. (I upgraded the audio drive to faster SCSI drive in 1994 and was able to get 6-8 tracks at 44.1.
Pic was taken with an inexpensive digital camera so, not good, but you get the idea. (p.s. the level meters had 3 different modes, I used VU style for show)
If you have pics/experience with early DAWs (pre 1995) please post.

Back in 1984... One of my earliest experiences with Computers and Music was via the Hybrid Music 500 (and later 5000/2000/4000) System and the BBC Model B computer.... which used a programming language called AMPLE (Advanced Music Programming Language Environment) to create music... via it's built in software/hardware based synthesizer or later via the Music 2000 Midi interface... I spent many, many hours writing demo pieces for Hybrid Technologies and testing out the various new featers as and when they were added...
http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/docs/Acorn/Brochures/Acorn_APP26_Music500.pdf
http://www.colinfraser.com/m5000/m5-eti.htm
http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/8bit_Upgrades/Acorn_ANV02_Music500.html
http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/8bit_Upgrades/Hybrid_M2000.html
It also later provided for a (very) basic graphical Score editor and Mixer function which can be seen (in hand drawn images!) in the 5000 User Guide
http://acorn.chriswhy.co.uk/docs/Hybrid/Hybrid_Music5000UG.pdf
and while I was looking up some details for this thread i found a copy of one of my original cover demos for the 5000...
http://www.8bs.com/music/m5000/SmalltownBoy.zip
Please bear in mind this demo had to be written using only 8 voices (and some of the sounds were made up of mutliple voices) and only 9 possible processes at any given moment in time due to hardware/software limitations... and it was all painstakingly hand coded... without the use of keyboards and GUIs... so it was a bit like working with the c64 and chip music!

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Is Retrospect Necessary if have Backup 3?

I am finally getting serious about backing up and forming a consistent backup plan for my computer. I think I have Backup 3 setup right for my home folder to be backed up on iDisk but I haven't tested it to be sure yet.
My next plan is to back up my data to at least one external hard drive and or DVD's at least once a month. I also have a ton of media files that I will need to store seperetatly and backup as my powerbook does not have the room for all that media. Is backup 3 good enough to organize a plan for this or should I take a look at retrospect? thanks for your help.

Hi, 10smom
1. You wrote: "75 gb capacity on mac. 100 gb external hd. Plan on adding another external hardrive as 2nd backup. How large should i get if want to use part for media data storage as well? "That all depends on (a) just how much "media storage" capacity you want, and (b) what types of backups you'll be creating on the second hard drive.
If you read my previously-cited"Backup and Recovery" FAQ, there are some guidelines therein on sizing / setting up a FireWire drive for backup and additional uses.
You could also go on the assumption of 75 GB + whatever media storage space you think you will want. Drives in the 250 GB range are getting pretty cheap these days...I always recommend buying more than you think you need.
2. The other question you have to ask yourself is the following: what is your plan to backup the data on the space used as "media storage"? If all the "media" being stored is also on your Mac, then a full backup of your Mac's (presumably single) hard drive will back up the "media," by which I presume you mean things like photos, movies, and the like.
If you plan on archiving "media" from your Mac to the "media storage" space, i.e. moving — not copying — it from your Mac to the media storage space on the new FireWire drive, then you'll want to backup the media storage space or risk losing "the media" stored therein.
Good luck!
Dr. Smoke
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Using a second computer as a external midi instrument or DAW slave?

So this is my current setup:
iMac 24(FW 800 & 400) with logic 8 & reason 4,
Focusrite Saffire Pro 40 firewire (x2) sound card/pre-amp,
Blackbook with MainStage & Reason 4.
& this is what I would like to do:
Use my imac as my main DAW master, (currently tracking to an external FW800 drive & pulling loops from a USB drive), & use my blackbook to run reason as a external midi device or slave.
My Saffire Pro 40 has 2xFW400 ports so I can connect both machines to it.
The idea behind this setup is to pull as many software sounds from the Blackbook & mainly use the imac to run Logic.
Does this make sense? & if so, what's the best way to execute this?
thanks in advance

Hello -
I'm not entirely sure that one audio device such as the Saffire Pro 40 with 2 Firewire ports can be shared between two computers. It was always my impression that the second Firewire port was available to "daisy chain" another audio device or hard drive. Before you proceed, you might want to check with the company that manufactures the Saffire Pro 40 and make sure that two computers can interphase with it.
With regards to using a second computer as a "slave machine", it seems that many, many people do have such configurations to help spread the CPU and memory work-load. My happy Mac Pro is set up to work with a potential of two other "slave machines". When I use this set up, it works wonderfully. But, for most of the time, my happy Mac Pro can manage most sequencing projects (mostly orchestral with LOTS of instruments) on its own. Each computer, however, has its own audio device. All are connected to the Mac Pro using the ADAT light inputs/outputs from each audio device (I use MOTU's audio devices) and are managed midi-wise using Music Lab's MOLCP 3.
Good luck. . .

Can anyone recommend a New DVD burner compatible with Retrospect?

I'm hoping some more experienced users can help me find a new DVD burner for my trusty old G4 (Dual 1 GHz PowerPC G4 - mirror doors).
My original Superdrive still functions, but has become a little erratic at times (and is a tad slow - like me), so I'm considering a new external burner (Firewire preferred). I've located a new LaCie drive (22x, DVD-DL, lightscribe, etc etc) model reference 301484U, but I cannot determine if it is Retrospect compatible.
As a Graphic Designer, I've built up over the years a very large Retrospect archive of all my work & clients files (several hundred CDs & DVDs), to which I must retain access. I checked the EMC (Dantz) web-site, but the burner is not listed, so I don't know if it is or is not compatible, just not tested.
I decided to go with an external/firewire drive in the hope that when I do buy a new Mac Pro I can switch it over to the new machine.
I suppose as an alternative, if I could find an external version of whatever model Superdrive is included in the current Mac Pros, that would more than likely work with Retrospect.
I would appreciate any suggestions/comments or recommendations

In the past year I have bought a Pioneer for my old G4 and a LG for my MacPro at Best Buy when they have been on sale. No problems, easy installs. If you need more detailed/user experiences check out the drive database at:
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com

DAW - advice for setting up my new DAW?

Hi,
I intend to get my own DAW/general purpose computer in the next few months and was hoping to run my plan by y'all for advice. I intend to use it half for music recording, and also as a normal computer.
I plan to have a high end graphics card (dual dvi) for games etc, will run a 23" widescreen lcd (pref apple on pc) or bigger maybe upgrading to dual monitors later. I am running a HD tv card which needs some good headroom when recording. I only play far cry and need for speed when it comes to games etc so won't have a million games installed.
I have a about 50 gig of music mp3's and wmas and general stuff, so need lots of storage space. I have about 10gig of AA session files and that will grow so im thinking 30-40 gig min.
For recording/mixing, i have usually 10 trax minimum with lots of real time, sometimes locked fx, i do a lot of processing/wave editing and can have up to 10minute tracks up to 24 etc so i need some juice to power it all. running xp pro sp2.
Can someone explain raid vs ide, im told i can raid 2 similiar drives, but how much better is it, and are there draw backs? can i raid 2 x 15000rpm drives together(2 x 20 or 2 x 40 gig) as my dedicated AA session files space or is that just overkill, i plan to have maybe 2 x 250 gig 7200 or 10 000 drives raided as a dedicated digital vcr for HD tv recording, a small system drive 20-40gig just for installed stuff, another 80-250 gig for normal storage. Any ideas for best way to configure this stuff? minimum im thinking is sep small sys drive, sep AA drive/raided or not, sep bigass drive for TV recording, and sep general storage drive so thats minimum 4 or more.
Wireless keyboard (ultra flat touch keys like on bank atm's sort super silent DO THESE EXIST YET IF SO PLEASE TELL ME WHERE AND WHAT CALLED?)
and wireless optical mouse with extra side buttons and fully functional
Can y'all fill me in on scsi, im told the 14k rpm drives need a scsi
controller or osmething? tell me about this stuff please
Also, 64bit cpus? what the hell does that mean
I'm thinking the fastest intel cpu wht is it 3 gig these days with cache, or does anyone know how much dual cpu will cost (and what needs to go with it) motherboard with 800fsb and 8x agp that can take like 1-2 gig of ram (what sort is fastest?), 8 x agp graphics card that is very high end for 1080i output for high definition tv, and games.
Obviously dvd+rw/cd+rw drive.
Need advise on DAW case, ultra sound and heat proof as i might sleep in the same room and im sick of noisy computers, and i might need a big load of space with all the hdd's depending on what i get, will have a usb2. pci card no doubt and tv card etc
Wondering bout the new audigy 2 zn platinum pro thing Is this any good compared to the normal audigy 2? it says with firewire i can have 7 stereo inputs, is that really true at once, do i need extra external hardware like a mixer to do that, and does AA support that at all?
I have a decent pair of phones i will use for a while until i get studio monitors so don't worry about them for now, thats later.
I hope to spend only about 3-6 grand Australian pref no more, so any suggestions of other things to add or not to bother with etc, revisions?

Billy Corgan wrote:
> I intend to get my own DAW/general purpose computer
> in the next few months and was hoping to run my plan
> by y'all for advice.
Don't clutter a daw with too much GP stuff, office software
installations and antivirus software should generally not be installed
on a daw, and a gp computer can generally not be without either.
Generally, mind you, generally is generally a lot less general with the
more capable hardware, but a lean daw is a happy daw. Fortunately a
p2-300 with 192 megs of ram and a modern harddisk is still a lot of GP
officing computer, and such machines are not costly on the second hand
market.
> I intend to use it half for music recording, and also as
> a normal computer.
There may be valid reasons for doing that, if so then you could be well
off having multiple OS installations on it, one for GP use and one for
Audio use and making it a multibooter. It however my experience that a
multibooter always ends up being booted in the wrong OS ..... O;-)
> I plan to have a high end graphics card (dual dvi) for games etc,
A dual head card is strongly recommended. Matrox has nice cards that do
not need to have a fan on them and that do not require the utmost
hardware speed. You do not WANT to have the ultra fastest graphics card
on a daw because you need to avoid that the graphics cards bus bandwidth
requirements obstruct other, more vital chores. Less fast cards that do
not require a fan allows for a more quiet system.
> will run a 23" widescreen lcd (pref apple on pc) or bigger
> maybe upgrading to dual monitors later.
It may be that you can get dual smaller lcd's for the same budget as one
23", and it may be of more use, everybody is on some kind of a budget,
and you also need to have money over for audio hardware. Good mics and
good mic pre's do more for the quality of your sound than a larger
screen.
> I am running a HD tv card which needs some good headroom when
> recording.
Hmmm ...... select the recording options wisely, you come across as
chasing specs rather than as being aware of just what specs you actually
need.
> I only play far cry and need for speed when it comes to games etc
> so won't have a million games installed.
One never knows what the future holds, but it should be possible to
avoid having too many games installed at any one time.
> I have a about 50 gig of music mp3's and wmas and general stuff,
> so need lots of storage space. I have about 10gig of AA session
> files and that will grow so im thinking 30-40 gig min.
It is too costly pr. gigabyte to buy anything smaller than 120 GB, and
the 120 GB drives of today are all comfortably fast. You should at least
have two physical drives for Audition so as to be able to avoid
simultaneous reads and writes on the same drive, three physical drives
are imo preferable.
> For recording/mixing, i have usually 10 trax minimum with lots
> of real time, sometimes locked fx, i do a lot of processing/wave
> editing and can have up to 10minute tracks up to 24 etc so i need
> some juice to power it all. running xp pro sp2.
I think that your setup is one that would benefit of having three
physical drives to prevent having temp files on the drive that contains
the "static" audio files.
> can someone explain raid vs ide, im told i can raid
> 2 similiar drives, but how much better is it,
Depends, it is not faster than a single drive where it is fastest, but
raid 0 (simple stripe set) is less likely to show performance reduction
due to file fragmentation. A stripe set still counts as "one physical
drive", and if you want to have only two drives in it you are better off
not having them striped.
> and are there draw backs?
You can not remove just one harddisk and move it to another machine. If
one harddisk fails, then all is lost, at least if you run a simple
stripe set. The probability math is tolerable with only two disks in a
stripe set, but it takes less of an error to loose all. All things
considered you need to have a problem to solve by striping prior to
doing it, and distributing multitrack files over several physcial drives
is also a way to increase playback performance if there is a problem to
solve.
> can i raid 2 x 15000 rpm drives together(2 x 20 or 2 x 40 gig)
> as my dedicated AA session files space or is that just overkill,
That would be a silly set up, three 5400 or 7200 rpm 120 GB drives is a
possibly less costly way to get same or better performance, assuming
wise deployment. You will always end up having some copying of files
from one physical drive to another, and consequently it is very wise to
have identical drives so that the faster need not wait for the slower.
> I plan to have maybe 2 x 250 gig 7200 or 10 000 drives raided
> as a dedicated digital vcr for HD tv recording,
I wouldn't raid them, but tv recording is a very fast way of making
large drives appear small and I don't really know what the bandwidth
requirement is for recordign hdtv.
> a small system drive 20-40gig just for installed stuff,
No, you will be wasting a valuable drive bay on a drive that will be a
bottleneck, three drives is a good idea, but preferably identical or at
least similar. Put that old drive in a USB 2.0 box and use it for
project backup instead.
> another 80-250 gig for normal storage.
Yes, you may need storage space when you want to do TV recording, so 750
GB unformatted is not unreasonable.
> Any ideas for best way to configure this stuff? minimum I'm
> thinking is sep small sys drive, sep AA drive/raided or not,
> sep bigass drive for TV recording, and sep general storage
> drive so thats minimum 4 or more.
Three 200 GB drives will probably be the optimally cost efficient setup.
> wireless keyboard (ultra flat touch keys like on bank atm's
> sort super silent DO THESE EXIST YET IF SO PLEASE TELL ME
> WHERE AND WHAT CALLED?)
A wireless keyboard is called too slow and too sloppy ...
> and wireless optical mouse with extra side buttons
But a wireless mouse can be an ergonomic advantage, agreed.
> can y'all fill me in on scsi,
Too costly.
> im told the 14k rpm drives need a scsi
> controller or osmething?
Yes, and thus it gets to be about a very different and very costly mobo.
You do not want a disk controller on the PCI bus on a DAW.
> also, 64bit cpus? what the hell does that mean
Currently nothing of relevance considering the current software. What it
means is that the memory allocation space can be 64 terabytes rather
than 4 GB, and that is rapidly getting to be of importance for database
servers and terminal servers.
> im thinking the fastest intel cpu wht is it 3 gig these
> days with cache, or does anyone know how much dual cpu
> will cost (and what needs to go with it)
It is unknown to me whether Audition actually will benefit from multiple
CPU's, generally the required CPU versions (XEON) and mobo's are too
costly to make sense.
> motherboard with 800fsb
Asus P5P800 is modestly priced. I think your specs are extreme and that
your quests are of the "it would be nice to be able to" type. Life is
not about using as much money on chasing specs as possible, but rather
about getting good results. To do that, you also need to have resources
to get some reasonable audio equipment. Leave all the video concerns out
of it, I have understood them to be about leasure, and live with
recording the number of pixels that is possible with a good DAW.
I suggest this also because it may be problematic to try to make a
multitrack audio recording simultanously on the machine that records the
video in case "both combined" is the productivity quest. Just one reason
for not thinking that hdtv is very important on the machine is that it
is not very likely that you actually record hdtv with a camera.
> wondering bout the new audigy 2 zn platinum pro thing
In the audio context that is relevant here something Midiman is "more
like it" - example product, not the only possible choice. See also
http://www.pcavtech.com, Arny Krügers very interesting web site and a
good place to start learning more about sound cards. A budget card that
it appears will meet your demands is the Midiman 1010LT or similar model
from other manufacturer.
Kind regards
Peter Larsen
* My site is at: http://www.muyiovatki.dk *

Fire Wire issues with DAW and External Hardrive

Hello Everyone. I'm running a new Mac pro and I have several Firewire hardware plugged up to it. The main issue I have Is may DAW (Presonus FirePod) freezes and looses it's sound. I have to shut down and restart on a lot. I'm not sure if my fire wire Graid 500 is conflciting with it. Is there any way to solve this issue with multiple fire wire devices hooked up?
Vito

Most FW cabels are not designed to have hard drives and consumer electronics together. Never daisy chain or use together on a hub.
I invested in PCIe FW800, trouble with freezing coming out of deep sleep or sleep. With Viewsonic LCD the fans would spin (very slow but never totally off) and wake up fine. With Apple Cinema 23" the system now freezes coming out of sleep. So Aaxeon PCIe may not be a good idea (unless they are aware and have improved support or chipset - bought through OWC for $109).
But I do think PCIe (maybe FW400) is the way to go. I prefer to have RAID with a "one drive per channel" making eSATA preferable. Otherwise, you are using one channel for all devices. And one drive per cable.
SoftRAID folks warn against the problems with consumer electronics, as does Granite Digital (which sells pricey high-end SCSI and FW cables).

Profit Center Line Items from Retrospective Effective.

Dear All,
We implemented the Co Module with profit Center Accounting in the month of April 2007.
But we forget to Activate Direct postings, Because of that Actual line items has not appeared in the T-code KE5Z.
What i have to do to get the Actual Line items in the KE5Z from the postings made from April month.
Thanks for your immediate Response.
Best Regards.

This tool could be used, if you activate FI first and later at some point go for PCA. That time you can retrospectively.
This function lets you post data from Financial Accounting to Profit Center Accounting. All the documents found for the selection criteria are displayed in a list. By double-clicking you can look at the corresponding FI document to check whether the desired documents were selected.
Requirements
1. Profit Center Accounting must be active.
2. The control parameters for actual data must be maintained. In particular, the parameter "Line items" must already be set if desired. Additional prerequisites for the data transfer are described in the section Data Transfer.

Open Item Management changed retrospectively

We currently have a series of GL account set up in our production environment which do not have the Open Item Management ticked. As there are currently posted open items and the account balance is not zero we cannot change the flag retrospectively.
Rather than creating new GL Accounts, is there a way we can move the GL docs to a 'dummy' GL account, alter the required GL, then re-apply the docs to the original account (and delete the dummy)?
The change in the flag could cause an issue with re-applying the docs and we're not particularly keen on the idea of changing the info on the GL Docs. Any ideas how we could resolve this?
Thank you

Hi Nicola,
If you are ECC - =>EHP3 SAP Standared provided T.Code for activating open items for already posted entries.
T.Code: FAGL_ACTIVATE_OP
Program: FAGL_SWITCH_TO_OPEN_ITEM
Pleasse Let me know still you have any issue on it.
Regards
Viswa

Anyone using Mac Mini as a DAW with Logic?

Hello Applers',
I am currently using an imac as my DAW ith Logic Pro 9. I am wondering if anyone is using a mini with logic and how does it perform. The one thing that worries me is the 5400 RPM drive and I fear that the Solid State drive, even dualed would not offer enough storage space for the Long Haul as I currently have over a TB filled and an external TB drive 70% full with older files on my Imac. Just looking for opinions here and thanks!
mmarsyada

just activate robust in your airport window

Backing up library/photos using Retrospect. Copy the whole thing?

I use retrospect as my backup program. I backup a bunch of my macs and drives this way.
However, I am now going to use it to backup just the iPhoto library on one mac. The library file says it's 114 gigs in size. But I can't see the actual picture files, just the single big file. When I go to do a backup, Retrospect is going to copy all 114 gigs the first time. Then what NORMALLY would happen, is just the files I've added or changed since the last backup, would then be backed up. But since Retrospect is going to see this monster library file as one file, adding even one photo to it is going cause the entire 114+ gigs to be backed up again and again and again, thus filling up my 1TB drive in less than 10 backups.
I can tell Retrospect to not append the files, but to start over every time, wiping out the previous giant file, but that kind of deletes the purpose of retrospect - the ability to go back in time and pull files that have been deleted, or changed.
I guess my question is, is there anyone who knows how to get Retrospect to go into the library and backup the thousands of individual files as if they were in a regular folder?
Does this make sense?

I had a Time Machine, but I have many external drives, and must have off-site backups, so it got to be a pain, I outgrew it quickly.
I did some research, and I don't see anywhere that Retrospect does incremental backups with a Mac Package file. I have version 6, and they have a new 8, but none of the support docs mention Packages.
So, I don't know. I'd really hate to have to use 2 separate strategies to backup properly. I want to hit one "go" command and walk away and know everything is copied properly.
But at least I know now. Thanks.

Audition Import / Export to/from other DAWs

Well its done!
AATranslator is finally finished.
http://www.aatranslator.com.au/ is where you will find it.
Its been 3 months in the making and as I mentioned previously its not donationware but it is a fully functional demo only limitation is the number of tracks and 'clips'.
Many thanks to John Lundsten from the UK for the idea of this project, for his tireless efforts testing the application and for his insight as well as the user guide. Thanks also to Adrian Connelly for additional programming efforts and the interface and also dstDean from this forum for additional testing and encouragement.
Those who have supported me in the past (as at the time of this post) through donating for any of my previous applications are entitled to $50usd off the price for every application they have donated to me in the past. For some that equals a free copy! Never let it be said that I don't appreciate your support!
This application is not for everyone but certainly for anyone who needs to move their projects from one DAW to another it is certainly worth a look.
It definitely the only application which currently allows you to import/export from Adobe Audition!
There are many other DAWS in our sights and significant work has already been completed interfacing to Reaper project files and OpenTL files. These will appear in a free upgrade in the not too distant future.
Enjoy.....

Welcome aboard!
There are a number of points to address here:-
"I presume there is no back up facility for your Adobe Audition® session file like Premier Pro has with Auto Save."
That is correct but even with applications with 'auto save' there is no substitute for regular backup of both your audio files, session file & audition settings.
"To fix this problem I was thinking about SESBackup (Donate) so this never happens again. Does the product work like the auto save facility in PRO (i.e. the session) or does it record & save everything i.e. the sound files again as well into a specific folder of your choice."
SESBackup only targets adobe session files (either singularly or ALL of your session files). It is handy to easily back them (or it) up before recommencing work on a project or as soon as you are finished for the day. It does not backup your audio material.
MediaSweeper will isolate and seperate the unused files from your project and move them to another location so that you only backup the material that is actually in your session.
AuditionFX will help you backup your Adobe Audition settings
"More importantly I need to combine these two sessions together and presume there is no facility for you to do this Adobe as well."
As I recall AA1.5 has the facility to 'append' other AA1.5 sessions.
"I have just read this thread and I am hoping AATranslator can achieve this. If translator does do this what is the best way to achieve a great result without losing any information."
As far as Audition is concerned AAtranslator was designed with AA3 in mind. AATranslator can append sessions either from Audition, Samplitude, Cubase, Nuendo, Reaper, etc but it would need to be converted to an AA3 xml file at present.
But as i mentioned before AA1.5 it (as I recall) has that 'append' function built in.
Remember "save early and save often".
BTW You can download and try all of those applications and they all come with documentation.

My sound keep shutting down on my DAW.

I have read some threads on this. Most pointo to Motu. But I am having te same issue with my Presonus Firepod, My Sony DSR 11. A Matter of fact I'm having issues with all my firewire devices. Last but not lease I have recently gotten they dreaded grey screen with multi language reboot request. Should have never gotten rid of my G5. Any help out there?
Vito

I have had two similar events on my new Mac Pro since setting it up in my studio a month ago. Try unchecking and rechecking Audio Input Thru boxes in Audio MIDI Setup. I don't know why this works, but this has, both times. For what it's worth, I had the same problem on my G4 which is why I tried this first.
What DAW are you using? Is is a true UB? Have you downloaded the latest drivers from MOTU or Presonus? The grey screen normally occurs when there are serious software incompatibility questions.
Good luck.
Bowcan.
Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8)
Mac Pro Mac OS X (10.4.8)

RE-FX Applying interest to open items after retrospective rental adjustment

Hello,
Please can anybody tell me if it is possible to apply interest to retrospective rental adjustments, and if so what steps need to be taken in SAP RE-FX customising to set this up.
I am implementing RE-FX into an organisation at the moment that can sometime process rental adjustments a long time after the rent review date has passed (due to the time taken to carry out negotiations). Their existing system (horizon), is able to apply interest uplifts to the open items generated by these retrospective adjustments, ensuring that the interest is calculated according to how old the open items are (obviously no interest will be applied on future uplifted rental items).
I know that interest calculations are available within standard AR, however this is against the whole customer account and therefore would not be approriate for this organsation. It is only certain rental items we would want this interest to be appied to.
This must have been a requirement for other large commercial property companies that use RE-FX?
Thanks in advance,
Oliver

Hi Oliver,
In addition to Hardik previous solution,
In FINT transaction (Interest Calculation) you can use dynamic selections to select a flow type or contract in order to calculate interest to your required open items. Maybe this could work to select only open items for specific flows.
You can also take a look at the following OSS note to have another idea/alternative on how could it be solved (the solution explained in the note is not you specific requirement, but could be helpful):
Note 842124 - Interest calculation for items in Real
Estate contracts
Best regards and hope you find the solution!
Mgitur

A DAW for 4 mics

My daughter is using an Apogee Ensemble Thunderbolt with 4 mics and a stereo synthesizer into Garageband. She is recording herself singing and playing a grand piano. She does not like complicating things, but she will go the distance to get an effect. She is a performing artist.
She was told that for her purposes, a Logic Pro purchase would mainly give her many great plug-ins.
The questions:
1. For plug-ins alone, would you prefer Logic's library or at the same price, WAVES gold bundle (current special) - or other plug-ins. Part of this question is wondering if WAVES and other plugins have better sound quality attributes than Logic's and/or better (more intuitive) user interfaces?
2. Perhaps more important than the first question: As a single acoustic recording artist, what functions are in Logic but not Garageband, by which she might benefit? (Latest GB 10.0.3 improves plug-in ability)
3. A consultant told me he loves creating in Logic, but usually edits in Pro Tools.
What advantage has PT or REAPER for editing/mixing/finishing over LP?

Hi
Harmz wrote:
1. For plug-ins alone, would you prefer Logic's library or at the same price, WAVES gold bundle (current special) - or other plug-ins. Part of this question is wondering if WAVES and other plugins have better sound quality attributes than Logic's and/or better (more intuitive) user interfaces?
Logic Pro X comes with a boatload of great FX plugins and also Software Instrument plugins. Whilst Waves may be good, you are unlikely to find any package with the equivalent to LPX's plugins, plus sampled content, loops etc for the price
Harmz wrote:
2. Perhaps more important than the first question: As a single acoustic recording artist, what functions are in Logic but not Garageband, by which she might benefit? (Latest GB 10.0.3 improves plug-in ability)
LPX has many, many functions over and above Garageband, but the important thing for you would be that GB and LPX share the same heritage, and work in a similar way so adapting should not be a problem.
see this for all the info
http://www.apple.com/logic-pro/
Harmz wrote:
3. A consultant told me he loves creating in Logic, but usually edits in Pro Tools.
What advantage has PT or REAPER for editing/mixing/finishing over LP?
Some would say "workflow", but if you consider cost and time energy learning a second DAW.... you can accomplish most, if not all, that you would need just using Logic.
CCT

Updating Sales Order Retrospectively with PGI figure

Hi
Does anyone know if there is a way of retrospectively updating sales order with the value that has actually been POST GOODS ISSUED
Thanks
Tony

What do you mean by Value? does the Value of the item change during PGI?
If you mean to say, quantity, then yes, After PGI, go back to your order and change the order qty = PGI qty.
Regards
Sai

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