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by Thomas.B.
Mon Aug 04, 2014 2:02 pm
Forum: Music Business
Topic: 300GB iDrive backup for 1 year for 99 cents.
Replies: 2
Views: 1676

Re: 300GB iDrive backup for 1 year for 99 cents.

What a deal! Thanks :D
by Thomas.B.
Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:04 am
Forum: Music Business
Topic: YouTube threatens to block indie labels
Replies: 16
Views: 4000

Re: YouTube threatens to block indie labels

A number of organizations are trying to get the European Commission (EC) involved for emergency assistance to resolve the issue. IMPALA (European independents association), AIM (Association of Independent Music) and VUT (Verband unabhängiger Musikunternehmen) are all on board. VUT board member Mark ...
by Thomas.B.
Wed May 28, 2014 11:10 am
Forum: Music Business
Topic: YouTube threatens to block indie labels
Replies: 16
Views: 4000

YouTube threatens to block indie labels

The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN) reported that YouTube is about to launch a new music streaming service and already has separate agreements with 3 major labels (Sony, Warner and Universal). According to WIN the contracts offered to independent labels are non-negotiable and highly unfavorable....
by Thomas.B.
Thu May 15, 2014 10:20 am
Forum: General Macintosh
Topic: My Mac just restarted itself!?!
Replies: 27
Views: 2281

Re: My Mac just restarted itself!?!

That happened to me yesterday for the first time on my MacBook Pro 17''. However, I did get warning that the Mac had to shut itself down and reboot due to some hardware/software issues. I assume it's a new feature of OS Mavericks. :wink:
by Thomas.B.
Thu May 15, 2014 10:11 am
Forum: General Macintosh
Topic: How to make "score videos"
Replies: 3
Views: 684

Re: How to make "score videos"

I have seen some amazing videos being made with ScreenFlow. It's a little pricey but you can do all kinds of effects to really make a score come alive. You would basically record a still frame of your score and then manipulate that still frame in any way you like over a specific timeline. Adding an ...
by Thomas.B.
Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:39 am
Forum: General Macintosh
Topic: Is Mac Pro 2006 too old for DP8?
Replies: 27
Views: 6291

Re: Is Mac Pro 2006 too old for DP8?

Sometimes I've got rid of the pops by going into the Configure Hardware Driver and just click in the buffer size menu, not changing anything. It makes the MAS turn off and on again. I used to hear similar pops and clicks when I was using the first version of 'The Grand' by Steinberg. It was a piano...
by Thomas.B.
Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:18 am
Forum: Composing, Orchestrating, Songwriting, etc.
Topic: MasterWriter 3 Released
Replies: 55
Views: 25480

Re: MasterWriter 3 Released

Yes, I'm up for an export tool but I back up my lyrics (copy/paste to Word) and have never used the audio functions. I don't want to be one of those ranters who declares that, since it wasn't done my way, I am done with Master Writer. I hope that a future update is better and, if it is, I am back i...
by Thomas.B.
Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:51 am
Forum: Composing, Orchestrating, Songwriting, etc.
Topic: MasterWriter 3 Released
Replies: 55
Views: 25480

Re: MasterWriter 3 Released

I'm working on a MW backup importer so I can at least browse my lyrics and recover my demo tracks. If I get ambitious, I'll probably release something free just to screw em back. That would be very impressive. How did you figure out the encoding? Is it even possible to export your lyrics from the c...
by Thomas.B.
Fri Apr 18, 2014 8:14 am
Forum: General Macintosh
Topic: 20" Mac LCD dvi seems to have died...
Replies: 8
Views: 581

Re: 20

Most common things to go are a 29¢ capacitor (pretty easy to fix) and the backlight (not so easy). Thanks for the tip! I have just picked up an older 30 inch Apple Cinema display with dual DVI for $500 on http://losangeles.craigslist.org. It is Apple's last big one that doesn't have the reflective ...
by Thomas.B.
Fri Apr 18, 2014 7:48 am
Forum: General Macintosh
Topic: New anti-customer Mexican APPLE policy...
Replies: 13
Views: 734

Re: New anti-customer Mexican APPLE policy...

That is surprising considering that none of the hard drives and memory chips that I have ever replaced were marked as Apple hardware. They were all standard 'off the rack' third party components. If you stick to the brands that Apple uses how can they even tell wether or not these upgrades where ins...
by Thomas.B.
Thu Apr 17, 2014 10:07 am
Forum: Composing, Orchestrating, Songwriting, etc.
Topic: MasterWriter 3 Released
Replies: 55
Views: 25480

Re: MasterWriter 3 Released

If you don't de-authorize before a Time Machine or clone restore, new hard drive or computer - say you forgot or suffered a fatal crash (happened a lot during OS 10.7 - 10.8.2 to me), you have to call MasterWriter support to have your license reset at the server. Certain MW updates caused the progr...
by Thomas.B.
Thu Apr 17, 2014 7:37 am
Forum: MOTU Theoretical Discussions, Gripes, Petitions & Off Topic
Topic: Hints of new Apple OS coming in June
Replies: 24
Views: 1358

Re: Hints of new Apple OS coming in June

Oh... since it just happened AGAIN to me... I'd like to add this. Apple's Mail app has become a crash puppy since I went to Mavericks. It crashes maybe once a week or more. Never had this issue previously that I can recall. This could be due to a specific email account that has been corrupted. Try ...
by Thomas.B.
Wed Apr 16, 2014 2:51 pm
Forum: Composing, Orchestrating, Songwriting, etc.
Topic: MasterWriter 3 Released
Replies: 55
Views: 25480

Re: MasterWriter 3 Released

Wait... "BONUS GIFT! Add your serial number from MasterWriter 2.0...TO YOUR PURCHASE AT MasterWriter.com... and receive a subscription to MasterWriter 3.0 FREE for 2 years! ($150 value). If I buy MasterWriter 2 from The Writers Store and I don't buy anything at MasterWriter.com (like a 1 year s...
by Thomas.B.
Wed Apr 16, 2014 1:52 pm
Forum: Composing, Orchestrating, Songwriting, etc.
Topic: MasterWriter 3 Released
Replies: 55
Views: 25480

Re: MasterWriter 3 Released

Apparently, they are noticing the pushback. I just got this a few minutes ago: MasterWriter 2 for Creative Writers for Windows and Macintosh $189 BONUS GIFT! Add your serial number from MasterWriter 2.0 to your purchase at MasterWriter.com and receive a subscription to MasterWriter 3.0 FREE for 2 y...