Feathers
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If you can afford it then you could buy a Novation Supernova II. It has similar features to the Korg but is much more capable. If your budget won't stretch then you could get a Novation K-Station. Similar to Korg but powerful sounds and low price. On the downside, it has a very small two octave keyboard.
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Yes... I think it's because you're not running windows XP.
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If you want to create music solely using software synths then Reason is excellent. It has a vast array of sounds and nice synths. It has a unique CV/Gate control (like the old analog synths) system for wiring one module to another. On the down side it can't play/control external midi devices or use VSTi synths. This fact means that I won't be using it myself anytime soon. It's more practical for me to learn Cubase Sx because it works extremely well.
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Or just use Cubase SX. It does pretty much everything.
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And that's why Reason has been removed from my system. It's a great program and very capable but why should I bother to learn it when it can't drive my Korg Z1?
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It's ok about the typing slowly part... It was funny and I didn't take offence. :-)
Ultimately what's most important is what you're able to achieve with whatever tools you choose to use.
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Anti: Interesting... I've just been checking through the posts on the 'other forum' and there is but one post from you... "well, well, well, it looks like you are still talking crap, feathers!!!!!!!! " - Considering there are many topics on that forum then I wonder why it is that you haven't been able to contribute anything more than that one sentence? Again I ask the question... Are you able to contribute anything more substantial and interesting/funny/humorous?
Since I don't know you or anything about you then I'd be interested to learn.
Feathers.
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ouroboros:
I can understand you wouldn't want to buy an overpriced OS just to run one sequencer... It was only an issue because of your initial post. It's just a question of how important Cubase SX is to you? As far as I'm concerned Sx is pretty much a work of art in the world of sequencers. It's the only sequencer I've found that doesn't have any problems or issues.
I will check back on BlackIce. It was more than a year ago when I read bad reviews about it.
Yes I wrote XP... And I got Anti to test it's security features for me.
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Is Anti the type who spends his days in a perpetual rage and tries to infect people's computers with computer viruses? It was someone from another forum who tried infecting my computer with different mail attachments. The person in question was too dumb to figure out that a badly worded email might make me suspicious and that I never open exe's from people I don't know. Doesn't the person in question realise that I'm probably using a virus killer that picks up such attachments and chews them up in seconds?
It takes an incredible amount of energy to conduct a hate campaign and it could be that Anti devotes most of his energy towards trying to make problems. On the other hand it could be that Anti is pretty harmless but angry with life.
So what software are you using, Anti and which sequencer do you prefer?
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What part is that you're referring to Anti? Aren't you able to hold a proper conversation?
I'm guessing your one of those people who never actually has much to say apart from "you talk shit..."
The problem is that nobody actually knows what it is that you're objecting to. What you're actually doing is trying to raise your status within the forum by posting 'cool' insults. It's been done before by countless people who have virtually nothing to contribute to a virtual forum.
Now if you have anything more meaningful to say then I'd be happy to read it. If you're unable to post anything more meaningful (I suspect this) then I will let you make a noose for your own neck.
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P.S. I haven't checkup up on BlackIce for a long time but it used to have a bad reputation. Many hackers found it extremely easy to penetrate.
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"eventualy i will need a new os but hopefully by that time something newer than xp will be out and it will be ok" - Yes... Just as something newer and better than 98 and ME was released - Windows XP. Something better than windows XP will be released eventually. Each and every OS that MS have released has been better than the previous. You have written off an OS without even understanding where the problem originates. Do you seriously think 98 is better than XP? It's not simply a case of newer is better... I always thought windows NT was crap. But it had some features which made it very reliable and error free and those features have been incorporated into XP. XP is quite simply the best OS that's been released so far. I'm sure that MS will develop something better in time but XP is certainly the best at this moment in time.
Why am I even tai ping this if you are so stubborn and inflexible?... Your original post was a complaint because Steinberg forgot to program SX for your obsolete OS. Obviously you are much wiser than Steinberg's programmers (given your experiences at work) and then the question is why haven't you modified Cubase sx to work under 98? Better still why not forget about sx and design your own sequencer from scratch. Don't bother making it compatible with XP or 2000 because as we all know, those OS's are slow and unstable. Please ensure that your sequencer runs ok on 95 and windows 3.1 also (98se is a pile of shit compared to 3.1).
"my system is running great as it is..i am not about to risk screwing it all up just to use cubase when i dont have to." - Wrong again dear... You're so used to antiquated OS's that you don't even comprehend that XP wouldn't dare screw up your system. You could run XP's setup from within 98se and it would ask where u want to install it. You would tell it to install on another partition because you want to keep your existing pile of poo intact. Xp would then install itself on said drive and in said folder and then automatically create a dual boot for you. You'd then be able to boot into your crappy 98 or XP. You'd be able to switch between the two without any problems at all.
This is yet another reason why we must love windows XP.
You must also love windows XP if you want a happy future.
That's the beauty of it... You have nothing to lose.
Now wiseup or go buy a MAC (then you'd really have something to bitch about!)
And just for the record... Mac's really are a pile of crap. Has anyone noticed that Macs these days are very similar in design to PCs?
Shame the software is such poo.
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I'm not too bothered whether or not Steinberg has a deal with MS. The quote I made from Steinberg was from a piece regarding Optimizing XP for use with Cubase Sx. The programmers are certainly right when they advise on giving SX it's own partition. I have music sequencers running on my regular installation of XP as well. I have hundreds of programs installed from games, paint programs to the latest music software. It generally runs pretty fine considering I have such an old PC! The problem is that the more you add to an OS then the less efficient it becomes. I can still use music software on my regular XP but if I want maximum performance then I'm smart enough to know that I need a minimum installation. My other XP has nothing more than Cubase Sx and a couple of programs. I will of course be adding lots of VSTI's but I won't be adding games, graphics or other software. My new installation of XP runs much smoother than the general one because it doesn't have all of the crap left in the registry or hundreds of new DLL's. XP is brilliant for it's general stability and performance increase... It is accepted that games run faster under XP. All of my friends have verified this. My other programs also work faster.
There are some unecessary features of XP that can be turned off in order to make things run even faster and use less Hdisk space. I'm guessing your workmates don't know much about XP. If they did then they wouldn't have slow and unstable systems. What are they using for Firewall? What virus killers? What crap do they have installed in startup?
You even seem to object to the idea of giving Cubase it's own OS... How dare Steinberg suggest creating a separate installation just for their sequencer! It's not something that has to be done. It's just common sense if you want to maximise performance. These principles would apply equally to any other type of software. Cakewalk Sonar would also run better on it's own on a fresh installation of any version of windows, common sense!
What file system are you using? FAT 32 or NTFS. Of course you're using FAT32 and this means that a fresh installation of windows is even more important for maximum sequencer performance!
I wait with interest to see whether or not you're going to tell me what system you're using (and what system you have at work).
Feathers.
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What machines are they using at work? Are they AMD based PC's? Do you have an intel CPU? You see... You're blaming an operating system when in actual fact the problem is nothing to do with the OS. A friend of mine has an AMD system and he can't even install XP. He's had problems with every OS from 98 to ME on that machine. Another friend bought the latest AMD system with 2.1Ghz CPU and it was fine for games... At Multitasking AMD suck and since your OS counts as a program then anything you run after that counts as multitasking :-) Try running more than a couple of programs on your AMD at one time and you will have problems, even with 512mb Ram installed. XP runs faster than any other OS on my machine. It's the most stable OS I've ever used and so this leads me to believe that the problems you've witnessed lay with the hardware.
There are so many factors with any PC... The particular make of a component and also the particular model. Problems can arise simply by using a certain brand/model of graphics card with a certain program. For example... How many people are using ZoneAlarm as a Firewall? I used to use it and I thought it was great... Then after a particular version was released my machine became very unstable.. I eventually traced the prob to ZoneAlarm. Their helpguide suggested I turn off Hardware acceleration for the video card. I did so and it was still unstable. I stopped using ZoneAlarm and started using Sygate Firewall. All my problems went away. I used Sysgate for a couple of years and until last month... I installed a virus killer and my machine became unstable. I tried a different virus killer and still my normally stable machine was unstable. Then one of the virus killers suggested I remove Sygate firewall and use it's own Firewall instead. I did this and all my problems disappeared. On it's own Sygate Firewall is a very stable program and it does it's job well... When you add a virus killer then the problems begin.
These problems occured under 98 as well as XP.
You will face more and more problems the longer you insist on using 98. This is because many programmers aren't really that concerned with making their software work with an old OS. How many programs do you see listed for 95 compatibility? 98SE is one step away from 95 and oblivion. There are many programs that won't work with 98 now and you will blame the programmers when in fact it's your OS that's to blame.
I'm using two installations of XP on an old P3 intel with a Russian motherboard and PC100 Ram. My system is very stable and crashes are pretty much a thing of the past. If XP was unreliable and slow then I'd be the first to bitch about it! I agree with your comment about MACs for example. I think they're a pile of crap and MAC software is always the same.. Sugary coated graphics with non-intuitive interface and sub-standard design.
It's easy to blame the OS. The OS is not the problem it's down to hardware or setup issues.
Perhaps you'll get on well with Sonar. Sonar is much better designed than Logic Audio Platinum crap. It's not as well designed or feature packed as Cubase Sx however.
Your comments about XP being slow are again, totally absurd. It may well be true that it runs slow on your work's PC. Again, it's not down to the OS but poor hardware or clumsy installation (by so-called professional PC/Network engineers).
You are right not to believe everything you read... I simply relate my own experience of XP and other OS's. I don't disagree with you just for the hell of it... Just when I know you're talking crap.
What hardware do you have?
What hardware are they using at work?
Feathers.
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Use Cubase Sx instead.
Logic is pants.
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P.P.S. Here's some logical thought for you...
Steinberg's programmers have publicly stated that win XP is the best operating system yet. They have stated that Cubase SX runs very well under XP. Now... Who knows best? Ouroboros who hasn't tried it (and refuses to install it) or Steinberg who have used and made their sequencer compatible with it?
My 2nd installation of XP is used solely for running Cubase sx (as Steinberg recommend). Needless to say the two (XP and SX) run very smoothly together and are extremely stable.
Install XP and also convert to NTFS.
Feathers.
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Sonar is easier to use than Logic Audio but it's still a pile of crap compared to Cubase Sx. Read a previous post on this forum, where I relate my experience of different sequencers. You are angry about XP and 2000 and for what reason? XP is the best operating system to date! 98 was better than 95. Xp is better than 98 and ME. Get real!
The other thing you will notice (upon installation) is that all hardware conflicts will disappear! There are cases where cards haven't been able to run at all under 95,98 and yet they run fine under XP. The list of improvements under XP is too numerous to list here.
Don't bother posting here again until you have it installed...
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I used windows 98 for many years. I was one of the first to install it when everyone else was using 95. It was a big improvement. Many years later I was still using 98 when everyone else was starting to use ME and 2000. By this time my computer was crashing more and more. Some programs wouldn't even run at all and I would send nasty emails to the programmers and tell them how crap their software was. Then one day I decided to install windows XP. All of those programs I said were crappy and badly designed, suddenly worked! My computer stopped crashing (what's a blue screen? We don't have those with XP). I noticed something else... All of my programs ran faster. Even Photoshop and windows explorer were noticably quicker. A year later and I've just installed a second XP on another partition. XP allows you to have multiple installations and it set's everything up to allow this effortlessly. I did have Windows ME as a 2nd OS but like Windows 98, it was unstable and slow and extremely ugly to look at. I would never go back to one of those old crappy operating systems now.
If I were you I'd get rid of those 98 crap and don't even consider any sequencer other than Cubase SX. I've tried them all. Logic audio is particularly bad because it's totally non-intuitive (as all MAC software is).
Cubase SX is the only sequencer that scores on every count and is easy to use. Fruity looks fun to play with but when you start to use it as a serious tool it soon falls apart.
Stop complaining and install XP.
Kissy,
Feathers.
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Fruity loops has some built in synths but you can also add 3rd party ones as well such as Wasp and that FM one that I can't remember the name of. Fruity comes with limited versions of those synths anyway. If you want some good addon synths then try Native Instruments - Absynth or FM7. One of my favourites (currently) is Pro 53 because it has some excellent analog synth sounds.
Try the following link to learn more about addon (VSTi) synths...
The process of creating new synth sounds is mostly trial and error. You twiddle some knobs and hear something you like and so you develop that sound until it sounds right.
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Stop using Logic 5.1 and use Cubase Sx instead.
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Kits: When you post a message on this forum.. It usually comes up with an error message. You rightly assume that your post wasn't sent and so you go back and post again and again. Just assume that your message was received when u see that dumbass error message.
Kits: When you post a message on this forum.. It usually comes up with an error message. You rightly assume that your post wasn't sent and so you go back and post again and again. Just assume that your message was received when u see that dumbass error message.
Kits: When you post a message on this forum.. It usually comes up with an error message. You rightly assume that your post wasn't sent and so you go back and post again and again. Just assume that your message was received when u see that dumbass error message.
Kits: When you post a message on this forum.. It usually comes up with an error message. You rightly assume that your post wasn't sent and so you go back and post again and again. Just assume that your message was received when u see that dumbass error message.
Kits: When you post a message on this forum.. It usually comes up with an error message. You rightly assume that your post wasn't sent and so you go back and post again and again. Just assume that your message was received when u see that dumbass error message.
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Yes you do have to switch to Cubase Sx. Not because you can't record knob twiddling in Fruity. Simply because Cubase is 100 times easier to use and much more capable than Fruity.
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Novation Supernova 2 or Novation K-Station.
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Never heard of them! I will go and search for them!
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P.S. I get sick of typing and retyping posts. Often when I click the post button, it either doesn't post or gives an error message.
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Perhaps there's a hard reset button inside the machine? I've had to open up a few of my synths in the past.
The Access synths are pretty neat to look at aren't they? I've never really looked at them before. They seem to have some impressive features as well.
How many times have you tried installing the upgrade? How many times have you reset or reinstalled the previous OS?
On a separate note...
It's a well documented fact that using Win98 can cause abdominal pain and cramps. In severe cases, emergency treatment may be required. Patients all report similar symtoms: Irritability, nausea, bowel pain and a stubborn refusal to upgrade. Symptoms can be treated with a number of drugs and patients report symptoms subside after installing Windows XP.
Dr. Feathers.