The Logic Off Topic list

Agreed.  I too find that the new stuff seems to take forever 
to get going, at least when you make a major upgrade.  I am still 
using sound designer II, cause it works and I don't want to have to 
learn another program!  My understanding is that people doing the big 
feature films tend to get a setup that works well, and then they 
leave it alone for years!!!  The problem is there is so much new 
stuff that it is hard to resist trying it. I tend to stick to logic, 
sounddesigner II, occasional uses of transferstation.  My gigasampler 
setup has a dedicated pc, so it's problems are isolated to that box, 
a good reason to dedicate a box!
	I wrote an article about this a while back, called 
"Creativity and the Cyborg", which was published by Canadian Musician 
magazine, but is online at soniccontrol.com.  It is a little long in 
the tooth but has some tips for those buried in the technology to the 
point that the machine does the thinking and they play catch-up!
	Cheerz!




>I don't know why, but it always seems to me any new setup [audiocard,
>computer, OS update, s/w update] seems to have a settling-in
>period, when half your time seems to be spent troubleshooting, then all
>of a sudden everything selltles down and becomes totally
>transparent, and music becomes easy again. I think what happens is we
>often actually change our modus-operandus to suit the quirks
>of the new setup, maybe, without realising it.
>
>Dave Eager


>Subala D wrote:
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>>  Don't get me wrong guys, I LOVE making music! Unfortuantely I've been
>>  away from everthing these past 5 or 6
>>  years and now I'm setting up my studio again. This time, I've updated
>>  my computer to a new G4sp and invested
>>  in LAMG and SoundDiver. I'm ready to roll!! Atleast, I thought I was.
>>
>>  I'm having tremendous difficulty getting past the technology and into
>>  the music. I operated a midi studio for
>>  over 15 years, previously on Atari. I'm not a midi idiot, but boy,
>>  I'm having great problems getting the juices
>>  flowing.
>>
>>  Could it be that I don't "really" want this anymore? Or has this
>>  stuff actually become so much more complex
>>  in the past 5 years, that I'm having unrealistic expectations about
>>  how long the learning curve should slow me
>>  down. I'm finding it harder to simply concentrate and work through
>>  all of the problems and issues related to
>>  all the new software and gear.
>>
>>  I've always operated on technology's cutting edge and I'm used to
>>  learning new gear, but this time feels
>>  different. Is this stuff just that more complicated or have I simply
>>  lost my internal (and maybe external)
>>  inspiration? Or maybe, I'm just getting old?
>>
>>  Any helpful advise welcomed.
>>  Subala
>>
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