Instrument not visible

[31flies]

Hey All,

I'm running DP 9.51 on OS X 10.11.6 and I must have inadvertently clicked something because when I double click on MachFive3 the instrument won't come up. I have one MIDI track already assigned in MachFive3 and when I arm the track I can hear the piano, but I need the instrument to appear so I can designate other instruments. Any ideas on what I've done?

Thanks

[31flies]

P.S.

If I open a different DP file MachFive3 opens fine, which is why I think I clicked something.

Thanks

[MIDI Life Crisis]

Could it be in a vrack? Go to the mixer. If the vi isn’t showing, click the v in the bottom left of the mixer.

[31flies]

Thanks MIDI,

Yes, it shows in the mixer. Still no luck.

[MIDI Life Crisis]

And double clicking on it does nothing? How about stand alone?

[31flies]

Sorry to waste your time, I'm officially a dope.

I apparently did something that pushed the VI's into my second monitor, which is asleep, so every time I tried to double-click and open it was opening on the dark monitor.

Wow.

[stubbsonic]

You're no dope, that probably happens all the time to PHD's (sitting having smart drinks at a genius bar).

Last night I was bummed out because ALL the sound on my phone just stopped ( no metronomes, no streaming, no nuthin'). Then I saw something that mentioned "Do no disturb" functions. Forehead slap. I set up a do not disturb rule then quickly forgot all about it.

[MIDI Life Crisis]

More than once I've passed the first instruction: Is it plugged in? LOL I have three monitors as well and have lost stuff. Better Snap Tool ($3) allows me to set up a simple command (ctl-opt-cmd-c, in my case) to move windows from screen to screen. So if I KNOW a window should be open but might be on a monitor that's turned off, I just hit the key command and it will appear in the monitor that's turned on. If it moves to the second monitor that's turned off, I hit the command again and the window usually pops into view. Very nifty. The app does a ton more than that, and I have a few other things programmed, but I digress...

[cuttime]

Another: Moved the window off screen, and the only way to see it is to change screen resolutions.

[31flies]

Thanks for the tip on that app, MIDI, that sounds cool.

[MIDI Life Crisis]

Thanks for the tip on that app, MIDI, that sounds cool.

It can make things move a lot quicker when you have only you main monitor on. What sometimes will happen is an app (usually MAIL) will be full screen on shut down, but then revert to a dark monitor full screen. I'll call up the program (Keyboard Maestro is essential, BTW) and have a blank main monitor. So I'll hit cmd-ctl-F to get out of full screen, use a command in Better Touch Tool to then move from the blank screen to the main monitor, then hit cmd-ctl-F to put it back into full screen on the main monitor. All in about 4 seconds without having to turn on the other monitors.

The older I get, the more import time becomes.... duh!