Electronica newbie q's

Ok, I'm a bassist that digs dub and wierd sounds. I've spent all of my music time playing bass and recording, and now I'd like to learn how to make those cool wierd sounds I hear in electronica and trip hop stuff. So, school me please!
Oh, I should add I have an m-audio usb keyboard but am cliueless to software instruments and such, except what comes stock in GB3.
Thanks!
Tony

You need to be more specific. What is it you want to do?

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http://www.huihoo.com/jboss/online_manual/3.0/
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[copy] Copying 1 file to /home/xiaobo/learningejb/examples/build-examples/interest/META-INF
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BUILD SUCCESSFUL
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2005-11-28 17:31:03,536 DEBUG [org.jboss.management.j2ee.LocalJBossServerDomain] handleNotification: javax.management.Notification[source=jboss.ejb:service=EJBDeployer,type=org.jboss.deployment.SubDeployer.stop,sequenceNumber=15,timeStamp=1133213463536,message=null,userData=org.jboss.deployment.DeploymentInfo@c36a9f52 { url=file:/opt/jboss-3.2.5/server/default/deploy/interest.jar }
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lastModified: 1133210324000
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public class Zodiac;
public static void main(String args[])
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as you wish heres what i did. this is not a gui version
* To change this template, choose Tools | Templates
* and open the template in the editor.
package marlonestipona;
* @author ESTIPONA
import java.util.Scanner;
public class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
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int yr1;
String tgr ="Tiger";
String dog ="Dog";
String rbt ="Rabbit";
String ox ="Ox";
String drgn ="Dragon";
String rat ="Rat";
String pig ="Pig";
String rst ="Rooster";
String hrs ="Horse";
String shp ="Sheep";
String mky ="Monkey";
String snk ="Snake";
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System.out.printf("Your zodiac sign is %s!\n",rbt);
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System.out.printf("Your zodiac sign is %s!\n",ox);
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System.out.printf("Your zodiac sign is %s!\n",drgn);
}else if (yr1==1972 || yr1==1984 || yr1==1996){
System.out.printf("Your zodiac sign is %s!\n",rat);
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System.out.printf("Your zodiac sign is %s!\n",pig);
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System.out.printf("Your zodiac sign is %s!\n",rst);
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System.out.printf("Your zodiac sign is %s!\n",hrs);
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System.out.printf("Your zodiac sign is %s!\n",shp);
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System.out.printf("Your zodiac sign is %s!\n",snk);
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Please let me know if I'm missing something that will help ensure this setup works as perfectly as possible on any system.
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• port forward to 10.0.2.2 = ard (tcp: 5900, 5988; udp/tcp: 3283)
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user name: Administrator
short name: admin
password: admin
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subnet mask = 255.255.255.0
router = 10.0.2.1
dns server = 10.0.2.2
search domain = house
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• server name = server
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Verify things are initially okay:
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Good, now:
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• go to vpn: turn on vpn
shared secret = somethingsecretive
ip address range = 10.0.2.101 - 10.0.2.199
• go to users
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*4) Setup Client Computers*
+make sure client computers have all software updates installed before proceeding+
• Open system preferences: network
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• Search domain = house
• Click apply
It's probably a good time to double check that the internet works - open Safari and google something. Good, it works.
There are two ways to setup the client computers to connect to the server with basically no manual configuration needed:
First way:
Go to system preferences: accounts: select user name to associate with server: select "server account" (if available): enter appropriate info for user on server: wait a bit: restart computer
or (if "server account" isn't available):
Second way:
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Safari
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iChat
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• jabber id = [email protected]
• server = server.house
• port = 5222
• kerbos = on (you can leave off if you want)
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VPN
• open Network in system preferences
• click lock
• click "plus sign"
• interface = VPN
• vpn type = L2TP over IPSec
• service name = server
• server address = your dyndns address
• click advanced
• dns server = 10.0.2.2
• search domain = house
• click ok
• click authentication
• enter user's server password
• enter "somethingsecretive" in "shared secret"
• click ok - click apply
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_File sharing_
• Open finder: click "Server" under "Shared"
• If it connects as guest, click "connect as"
• enter your server username/password
Drag a file to and from a folder to make sure file sharing works
Mail
• Add new mail account (imap)
• Incoming mail server = server.house
• Outgoing mail server = server.house
• Outgoing authentication = kerberos 5 (or password)
• user name = [email protected]
• enter password
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*Time Machine* (very problematic at this time)
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• Click "options"
• Eliminate as many folders as possible to keep backup times shorter; click done
• Click "change disk"
• Select "Server" disk; click "use for backup"
** I highly recommend using local SuperDuper! backups and/or Retrospect for networked backups to the server. Other options include the dot mac Backup application or online backups (google it).
*If you have PCs on your network that you want to be able to connect to the server for file sharing*
• Open Windows Explorer (my computer)
• Click tools: map network drive
• Enter "\\server\public" (or if you setup a user account on the server for the pc user(s) i think you can use "\\server\pcusername" - and follow the next two steps)
-Click "connect using different user name"
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• save settings
Check to make sure the drive shows up and you can move files to/from server
Helpful info for newbies setting up server 10.5:
• Apple's Server Resources page with all manuals
• Probably the most helpful newbie setup discussion
• Probably the most helpful newbie setup discussion #2
• Discussion about DNS
• "Time Machine is a dog... discussion"
• Manage Central Address Book discussion
• Leopard to Windows Files Sharing Issues discussion
• Lynda's 10.5 Server Training Videos (this does cost money and I haven't personally used it, but it looks very helpful)
I hope that's a good start for people, but I'm sure some setting(s) can be tweaked or I missed something that could make this process go even more smoothly. Lets make this the definitive newbie standard installation setup tutorial.
-Brian
corewerkz

Hi gikku,
Good idea! I forgot about the web server port forwarding, that will allow the wiki to be seen over the internet.
One question: what does adding the dyndns address to "Server Admin > web > settings > sites" actually do? I'm not too knowledgeable about Server Admin.
Thanks,
Brian
corewerkz

Real newbie-I can hear my loops in my library, but when I drag them to a track, there is no audio. What am I doing wrong?

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sory but a newbie...
calling the procedure in
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Hey All,
Trying to get my apple xsever to join our windows domain. I got it to bind and the user accounts show up on the machine but then it askes me to join it to the Active Directory Kerberos realm. I am confused.
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Hi
set up the xserve as an Open directory Master
will it place nice on the network
with the rest of the windows servers that we have.
There should be no problem in doing this. All you need to do is decide whether you want your Mac Server to run its own DNS Service or to use the existing DNS service being provided by the AD Server. Open Directory Master requires DNS Services running somewhere.
i just want to have a mac studio of about 35 people be
kind of an island within a sea of windows users. If
there can be cross over there then fine.. but really
i want the mac to work well with the apple server and
if i can get the windows clients hooked up also then
fine.
There should be no problem with this.
When you say studio do you mean a graphics design studio? Or are you talking about a video production studio? If the answer is yes to either one or both then perhaps a simple file server would do. An Open Directory Master is OK in this environment but your network needs to be up to job. Ideally gigabit ethernet certainly for video production and also if your studio are heavy photoshop users. You could get away with 100Base-T but with 35 heavy users editing files stored on the server as well as Home folders it may be a bit too much. If this is the situation in your studio you would be better placed working locally and saving the files back to the server at the end of the day. You would set up your users with names and passwords in the OD directory node. Your studio can use those account details to log on to the server to access share points but still work locally if they need to. If you start windows services on the mac server then there should be no reason for windows clients to access share points on the mac server as well. Be careful how you configure windows services as you already have existing PC servers on the network.
As you have already stated your aim is to keep the macs completely separate from the PCs then consider connecting all your macs to a separate switch and have them running of a different IP address range and subnet mask. You could then use an intervening router to handle traffic between the two networks, this way you control cross platform access to shared resources. If you understand networks, routers etc then you should be able to accomplish this without too much trouble. Again searching the Server forums should give you plenty of ideas and advice on the best way to achieve what you want. As ever defining and deciding what you want you want the server to do is half the problem.

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