Toddskins

With the discussion posts above about various tunings, I'm pretty sure all the high-end workstations provide numerous intonation tunings without the need of a new MIDI spec. 

All my Kurzweils going way back including my latest, have 16 different intonation maps to select from.  Now perhaps all those maps are using an internal MIDI file to achieve this, I don't know how it's done.

But the drawbacks that we've all complained about since almost MIDI 1.0's beginning was the latency the occurs when you daisy chain more than 3 keyboards (or other MIDI devices).  The new MIDI 2.0 spec should be vastly better and welcome.  And the part in the spec about syncing, too, will be great.

I was keeping abreast of the industry at that time, but did not get into it for real until 1985 when I got my first equipment which consisted of:

Yamaha CP-80M (Midi enabled full size electric grand piano, with a graphic EQ instead of tone nob)

Oberheim Matrix-12 with MIDI

Yamaha QX-7 sequencer

Just about that time, I started getting involved with PCs and DOS and was learning about Cakewalk and the MPU-401 thing, and my memory lapses, but can anybody tell us the year Cakewalk began and when it moved to Windows 3.1?

Yeah, I'll be pissed when that day comes.   To maintain a free CbB I would be forced to  invest big money into new machine, new sound card, new learning curve, and I absolutely refuse to do it.   That would motivate me to hang it all up.  Well, I can still use X3 Producer.

I sure hope not.  That would force upgrades that users will eventually find destroy their rig due to not going to Windows 10. 

Will there be a User Manual (PDF) when your release this to showcase all the features and where/how to locate and use them?

Gee those are some big guitars.

13 hours ago, antler said:

I find the treble clef easier to read as well, but that might be to do with the fact that I first learned to read music that used the treble clef exclusively. Thing is though, the centre 'spiral' of the treble clef doesn't just denote the line its on to be G, it means it's the G above middle C: two staffs using the treble clef (even if glued together) would suggest that both melodies should be played in the same octave, although you could use the octave modifier.

Exactly.  Or whatever new "rule" would be necessary to the purists out there, to designate the lower set of lines as the "bass".  The point being that using the same notes for the respective staff lines, would make reading the two stalves far easier.

26 minutes ago, craigb said:

That's some of the weirdest tab I've ever seen! 😁

You should see the Hot Wheels track layout I had at one time.  😜

For you piano players in the crowd, did you ever think they made a mistake using the G-clef and Bass-clef for the stalves with the single ledger line between the two stalves?

So let me explain what just always seem to be the logical way sheet music SHOULD have been printed.

G-clef on the top and another, but lower, G-clef below, with 2 ledger lines between the stalves.  THEN, reading the sheet music would have identical stalves for the treble and bass and trying to figure out two different stalves would have been eliminated.  It would make reading music a breeze since both would be the same, and separated by 2 octaves.  It would have looked like this:

F________________

D________________

B________________

G________________

E________________

___C___

___A___

F________________

D________________

B________________

G________________

E________________

Have you any idea how much easier this would be for both kids and adults when learning to read sheet music?  The Bass Clef in the lower hand (as it always has been) is not at all intuitive.  If they had just added one additional ledger line (the A-note below middle C) between the treble and bass stalves, you'd have what I just printed and it would be EASY to read and learn to sight-read.

In fact, all existing published music could be redone and published on the new system making life easier.  Why not start now?  😀

On 1/4/2020 at 9:54 AM, TerraSin said:

I hate to tell you this but if you have a smartphone, the same thing is going on. It's listening to you right now so it can use keywords to advertise to you better. Likewise, Google is spying on you every time you make a search, many programs send data back to their servers, Apple sends the same type of data to it's servers, if you have Facebook or use Amazon, your whole argument against Windows 10 gets thrown out the window, the list goes on.

As Promidi stated, the telemetry stuff can be turned off. It takes only a couple minutes to do and you can go deeper than the options if you wish and turn more off but you start to lose functionality which if you're not using a lot of that stuff, won't really matter. Automatic updates can likely be deferred or if you're brave, turned off completely though I would recommend keeping security updates on either way.

Also, firewalls are wonderful things.

Your words, and that of any others you find to support your suicide, can reside with yourself.

I do not use Google, Chrome, Facebook, or any other social media sites.  I use my phone for talking, and the dictionary app I have on it.  I don't let miserable Google know anything.   And I'm not about to let Microsoft know any more.

And why buy a spyware OS to begin with, when what I have is bullet proof and runs perfect?  Please.  No need to give a response.   Really.

On 1/2/2020 at 3:25 PM, Freyja Grimaude-Valens said:

Ahh yes, allow me to just pull a Windows 10 PC out of my ***** with money I don't have, just to use software. Brilliant.

And every aspect of Windows 10, sacrifices your privacy.  Spying is in every single facet of the software and attempting to "cut it off", you might as well never buy into it.   From Alexa the assistant to the browsing habits to the automatic updates evaluating what you "need" and don't need, and I've read other sites that give a better list than I can from memory.

On 12/25/2019 at 8:27 AM, kitekrazy said:

BTW if you scroll down there are some prices the reflect the old PA.  Also Thorn is $49 again.

I just bought Thorn for $25 yesterday from there because of some Christmas voucher they sent immediately upon registering.

I already had Thorn from when it was first released by Dmitry, but the upgrade to the latest version which fixed a CbB issue, was worth it.

12 hours ago, jono grant said:

Actually, it does minimize, but it minimizes behind the cakewalk window so you have to minimize cakewalk and then maximize again to see the syth minimized down on the left.

Is this a bug? 

J

You do know, don't you, that you can simply double-click the particular synth in the synth rack that you are currently using in a project?   That brings it back to life from its "minimized" status.

Your post appears to not be aware of this, but perhaps I'm overlooking something you're inquiring about.

May the peace of Christ find you all!

Joy to the world in His Name.

I make a motion that the songs must be liked and good, and it would help, if not obvious, to clarify the word association.

When a song is submitted, if it is liked by the poster then it helps us to know that it might be a song worth listening to.  And if it isn't, it helps us to know something about the poster.  lol

I don't understand how Amorphous Androgynous - Mountain Goat can link to St. James' Club - Tropic of Capricorn, nor the next one about Laurel & Hardy. How does it connect?

Where can I get a mug like that?    Ahhh I found it on Amazon.

That's realllllly coool.

On 11/15/2019 at 12:22 PM, John Maar said:

Thanks for the heads up! I'll add them to my watch list!

I finished season 4, and am now on season 5.

It's most difficult to not fall in love with Diana Rigg.  And I thoroughly enjoy McNee as Steed. 

A most fantastic show.

My favorite from this guy

ELO - Summer and Lightning

Chorus:
Here it comes again (summer and lightning)
It's all around me (summer and lightning)
It must be magic (summer and lightning)
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

7 moons, eh?  I'm looking at their website now.  Apparently they don't get distribution out to the midwest, neither stores nor restaurants.

7 varieties of grapes, sounds intriguing.    How expensive is a bottle?

2 minutes ago, craigb said:

You should never defrag an SSD, it only shortens the life of the drive and doesn't speed things up anyway.  Defragging the registry is a totally different process.

Yeah, I know not to defrag SSDs, but I was unsure if you (or that company) were saying that in the case of the registry, it is allowed.

So, are you saying a person can defrag their registry on an SSD?

15 hours ago, Starise said:

Toddskins, you have a good system down.

I used my Espresso machine this morning. Over in Italy they are accustomed to cups the size of doll house cups. A basic espresso is 4oz.? 

I have to set my machine for maximum which is 8oz. and make two to get enough to drink   

I like the pour over contraption. 

During the week I'm lucky to have 25 minutes from rise time to leaving. Just not enough time to do anything other than put something on a timer or a machine that makes  coffee or espresso fast.

When mixing in the studio I have to lay off the coffee if it's in the evening and I'm trying to come up with anything musical. Strictly mixing is another story.  A cup in the morning and maybe one more mid day. If I get time in the studio I try to stay alert but not amped up. 

Those tiny cups!  Yeah, I don't get it at all.  And if you ever go to a Dim Sum (one style of chinese restaurant) they serve hot tea in small cups, too.  

I've often (I'm sure there are thousands of people who) wondered how to invent a coffee mug for restaurants, that would allow the patron's coffee to remain hot at their table.  Lids, cup warmers, etc.  Most places don't put the pot of coffee on the table, i.e. IHOP, whose coffee is pretty horrible.  After my second or third cup of coffee at a restaurant, I start to slow down and the coffee starts to cool in the cup.  Yuck.  I make a habit of asking for an empty plastic soda cup to pour my cold coffee into.  Adding hot coffee to warm/cool coffee is awful.  And if they pour coffee that is warm, I ask them to make a new pot.

I tip well as a regular where I go, so they generally don't mind me.  I hope. 

I like my coffee very hot.  Normal hot is not good enough.  Which is why I add boiling water when making the Americano.

On 12/16/2019 at 12:25 PM, craigb said:

and you can even defrag your registry if you've been using your computer for a long time.

 

Defrag the registry.  Now that's something that I had never thought of, and more than likely does apply to my situation.   Would that be beneficial even on an SSD?

'Gonna have to take a look at that utility you linked.

On 12/15/2019 at 12:16 AM, Craig Fowler said:

I also am a big fan of the aeropress, though I usually use a Hario dripper because my wife prefers it. The machine I've got in my office is the Behmor Brazen+, which is very good. It's designed to be an automated pourer-overer if memory serves, and has certification for things like brewing at the correct temperatures, etc. I'm not sure how easily available they are at the moment, but I'd buy one again.

https://www.wholelattelove.com/products/behmor-brazen-plus-coffeemaker

'Bought our Espresso machine and grinder from that store and dropped close to a grand with all the accessory tools and some beans 5 years ago.

For those who don't know, there's no comparison between an Americano and drip coffee.  We have a Mr. Coffee too (ahh, Black & Decker now), and when lazy it gets used.

I make the wife an Americano every morning she goes to work and it takes about 20 minutes.  She found a great Italian roast bean (Allegro) that is really first rate.  She picks up a bag at Whole Foods.

The recipe:
Americano - fill a 16 oz. mug (or thermos) with 7 oz. of espresso and then add 9 oz. of boiling water.   An Americano is a diluted espresso, but it is way better than drip coffee.

We both like cream, and sometimes I like to add butterscotch schnapps, and also sometimes add some Grand Marnier, too. (Grand Marnier - made from a blend of Cognac brandy, distilled essence of bitter orange, and sugar).

I don't make the frothed milk for lattes  that often, but that can be good, too.

Yum.  This is causing me to go turn all the equipment on now.  lol

Title says it all.  I really can hardly believe it.  It took about 40 minutes and I was worried that something irregular was going on.   And I was watching my Drives meter on my C-drive and the Used space was shrinking while the Free space was increasing at the same rate.  I actually was worried that some irregularity had gotten triggered and was deleting files.  

Well, it finally finished and I have 12GB more storage.  Wow.

The Outlook .pst file is only 1½ GB in size when I export it for saving as I have done often times over the years.  So I really am baffled by how that much space was retrieved from Outlook 2007 compacting the .pst file.