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Macinplush Posted by Macintorch (from: 216.192.139.2) on June 28, 2002 at 19:00:35: In Reply to: Mackintosh . OS X posted by oliver on June 28, 2002 at 07:47:28: If I had to guess, I'd say that the problem lies in a conflict between file drivers which normally are used in interaction with the serial/MIDI/modem/localtalk/appletalk stuff. Open Transport (OT) and Apple Remote Access (ARA) are very tricky little beasts. On some installations, a system file called Serial Port Arbiter is activated and may or may not successfully negotiate between physical or logical ports. OMS is another burden on an already tricky (serial) data highway. If you add USB or airport considerations, you've got a very tangled mess, indeed. USB adds a particular twist since so many devices all share the same data path at the same time, much like classic MIDI. I would try to use software that has it's own built-in MIDI drivers and stop using OMS altogether. Uninstall OMS and be sure to remove every trace of it. FREEWARE Yank is helpful for getting rid of stuff after installation. If you can run programs successfully after that, then you know that OMS was probably the problem. Another less popular alternative is to try and use Apple MIDI Manager and Patchbay. This is still supported by many companies. Probably a better alternative would be to use FreeMIDI, which can emmulate OMS to a degree, I have heard. I've heard that FreeMIDI is a bit less buggy than Apple's MIDI driver, but I don't know for sure. I suggest you contact a music professor at a college who teaches computer-assisted notation or MIDI. These guys typically know exactly what it takes. They probably won't know much about Cubase, but they will know about MIDI and it's issues best. They will probably be running ProTools and Finale, or something like that. Well good luck. Think about my suggestions. If you need some alternatives, I'd try Logic Fun (Freeware version of Logic Audio). It is very stable and very advanced. Excellent preferences setup. Or, you could try ProTools Free (order the CD-ROM in the mail). Personally, I like Logic Fun more than ProTools. Follow Ups: Post a Followup Name: E-Mail: Subject: Comments: : If I had to guess, I'd say that the problem lies in a conflict between file drivers : which normally are used in interaction with the serial/MIDI/modem/localtalk/appletalk stuff. Open Transport (OT) and Apple Remote Access (ARA) are very tricky little beasts. On some installations, a system file called Serial Port Arbiter is activated and may or may not successfully negotiate between physical or logical ports. : OMS is another burden on an already tricky (serial) data highway. If you add USB or airport considerations, you've got a very tangled mess, indeed. USB adds a particular twist since so many devices all share the same data path at the same time, much like classic MIDI. : I would try to use software that has it's own built-in MIDI drivers and stop using OMS altogether. Uninstall OMS and be sure to remove every trace of it. : FREEWARE Yank is helpful for getting rid of stuff after installation. If you can run programs successfully after that, then you know that OMS was probably the problem. : Another less popular alternative is to try and use Apple MIDI Manager and Patchbay. This is still supported by many companies. Probably a better alternative would be to use FreeMIDI, which can emmulate OMS to a degree, I have heard. : I've heard that FreeMIDI is a bit less buggy than Apple's MIDI driver, but I don't know for sure. I suggest you contact a music professor at a college who teaches computer-assisted notation or MIDI. These guys typically know exactly what it takes. They probably won't know much about Cubase, but they will know about MIDI and it's issues best. They will probably be running ProTools and Finale, or something like that. : Well good luck. Think about my suggestions. : If you need some alternatives, I'd try Logic Fun (Freeware version of Logic Audio). It is very stable and very advanced. Excellent preferences setup. : Or, you could try ProTools Free (order the CD-ROM in the mail). : Personally, I like Logic Fun more than ProTools. Click here to be notified by email when someone replies to your message [ Follow Ups ] [ Post Followup ] [ Music Software Discussion & Help Page ] [ FAQ ]

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