I'm a Mac user, (don't hate!) but wanted to rekindle some of my older software on Windows. Either via Parallels (only does W11 now), or buying a cheaper Windows 11 laptop, and using compatibilty mode for older software. I switched from PC back in the Windows XP days, (2004/2005) so a while back now ...

Ok thanks I will look at Onyx for Silicon, and I think I used to use Maintenance alongside it, but forget which did what!

I use OnyX, which is free: https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html As for hidden files, these are probably super small and no real problem. Hens Zimmerman Ah I remember Onyx! I had this with a much older PPC G5 Mac (and maybe an Intel one), so has it been upgraded to be used with Silicon and ...

Had a quick google, and it looks like a solution looking for a problem? It MIGHT delete un-needed files, but I'd rather just trust the Mac OS. YMMV Are there any quick things i can do within MacOS to mimic these sort of cleaning apps, which i can do myself without installing and buying something ...

I’m debating whether to get CleanMyMac, but I’ve heard mixed opinions about it, especially when it comes to the latest macOS on M1 Max Macs. From what I understand, macOS is already very efficient at managing storage, clearing temporary files, and keeping things optimised is there really any need for ...

Im looking for advice or insights on how to best connect and configure a Toshiba 50” TV (50U6863DB) or an LG 32” TV as external screens for my M1 Max MacBook Pro via HDMI. I have the option of using either of these TVs as a large screen, so I’d love some guidance on which one would be the better choi ...

I do that, have Microsoft OneDrive scrape everything on an ongoing basis. I wish I knew how to write scripts, I would turn it and half a dozen other programs off with a single click when using Cubase, then back on when I'm done. That sounds good and exactly what I want to do, incase I forget my ...

Yes i hear you on the internet issue. My thoughts were to either keep a lot of my libraries for Kontakt on the cloud and pull them in as and when I need them, as I have quite a few. Then 'remove download' back to the Cloud when I'm not using them. So as streaming from the cloud isn't possible, the ...

Match EQ is a good tool for understanding where you mix is tonally different to a reference, but if your mix is completely out of kilter even that isn't going to be completely reliable. Recently I used Steinberg's Spectralayers to separate a mix into stems (bass, drums, vocals, others...) in order ...

I’m looking for a tool that can reference a specific commercial track and then adjust my mixdown to match its EQ, levels, and overall balance. The goal is to improve my mixes by aligning them more closely with professional standards in terms of tonal and level matching. I don’t need mastering—my mast ...

Surely you'd leave the cloud-based version there and simply delete it from the local drive? 'Moving' a library from the cloud and back again only means uploading it once you’re done, which will take more time. Yes apologies I did mean this, uploading the library to the local drive and unloading it a ...

Hope this isn't a daft question, but is it possible to stream libraries yet, from a Cloud based subscription, like Google Drive, or iCloud? I have an M1 Max Macbook and used a Samsung SSD T9 to stream Kontakt Libraries, and REFX Nexus Library content. The SSD now seems to be giving errors at times ...

Drew Stephenson wrote: ↑Sat Oct 26, 2024 10:44 am Or just do all your usual processing and then turn the final gain down so the file has 6dB of headroom?

Yes I did think this but thought there maybe more to it. As long as I leave the peaks I guess

I'm working on a Dance/EDM project and typically use tight, punchy compression in my tracks—it's a style choice I feel really brings out the fullness and drive of the genre. In the past, I’ve done my own mastering, pushing for that "full" sound with a certain amount of compression, but now I need to ...

Yes, it’s that simple- no need to overthink it… ;) Sometimes it can take a little time for the system to update the free space available though, this is normal. Thought as much! Thanks! I just remember the old PC windows days of having to 'de-frag' and all that, to clean up old deleted files...!

I’m just about to move across to an external drive a lot of libraries that I don’t need sitting on the internal drive. I’ve got the M1 Max with 8tb so want to free up a lot of this space on the internal drive. Is it as simple as deleting it and emptying the trash? This new M1 Max SSD is formatted as ...

I'm looking for exactly the same thing On Amazon, but not having much luck. I'll be using an Ultranova as keyboard and interface in a cramped "studenty" room, but I'm thinking, wouldn't you be banging your knees against it when it's under the desk? Could either of you chaps post some links for me ...

Thanks Wonks.
Yes I meant musical midi keyboard.

I have seen that there’s a few customisations of IKEA desks on YouTube and wanted to check before buying anything as to whether there were some new cheap hacks

Does anyone have any suggestions for a desk or table to work at? I did have a gear4studio desk with a keyboard tray and 8u but found it quite small in front so want to change. I am thinking of the extended Ikea Ekedalen table as a single surface dining table where I can elevate a 2nd monitor etc ...

Thanks muzines, and I did think that. I wonder if I just need to unblock them in the very cautious Gatekeeper then. I should point out that I do use the AUv2 plug ins probably 100% of the time, and never had any problems with them. It was my incorrect wording calling them VST's when I don't actually ...

Thanks for your help. So If I turn OFF Rosetta mode on my Ableton Live 11, on Monterey, and relaunch, I get some plug ins saying : “certainplugin.vst3” can’t be opened because Apple cannot check it for malicious software. This software needs to be updated. Contact the developer for more information. ...

Bought a new M1 Max Macbook Pro when they first arrived, and running the last version of Monterey 12.6.8. All works well. I mainly use Ableton Live 11, in Rosetta mode, as some plugs hadn't been updated, plus had some older free ones which I liked. Also have Logic Pro X. If I move up to MacOS Sonoma ...

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My first instinct plug in a different MiDi keyboard, also a different USB cable.
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Tried this and the same.
Also keyboard is perfect for every other DAW I use?
So it must be a Logic thing?

Its a strange one @lacroix, and I removed all the plug ins too, but the MIDI delay remained? I'm on an M1 Max 64GB 8TB so probably as fast as you can get and I get this. Luckily I am more an Ableton user so went back to that, but Logic has some great plug ins and instruments, so would like to get ...