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  1. Lessons of Recent History by John+Michael+Davison · · Score: 1 · on Gibson to Embed Guitars with Ethernet
    None of the following links is new, but it's useful to remember how Gibson Guitar Corporation has managed such projects in the past. See the following:

    SUMMARY: GIBSON GUITAR CORPORATION vs. D.N. CROWE
    http://stephengoldin.com/gibson/summary.html

    REPORTS OF THESE DEATHS ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED
    http://stephengoldin.com/gibson/reports.html

    A SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED http://stephengoldin.com/gibson/

    It is also useful to see how Gibson handled the acquisition of Opcode.

    Gibson vs. Opcode
    http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/645 4/

    Somewhere on the Harmony Central website are some sobering remarks on Gibson's rebranding of third-party products as Opcode. I can't find the links at the moment, but the bottom line is that the goodwill associated with Opcode trademark has been squandered; one hopes that the same fate will not befall Gibson's efforts with the Magic platform.

    If only they had open-sourced Opcode's software!

  2. Lessons of Recent History by John+Michael+Davison · · Score: 1 · on Gibson to Embed Guitars with Ethernet
    None of the following links is new, but it's useful to remember how Gibson Guitar Corporation has managed such projects in the past. See the following:

    SUMMARY: GIBSON GUITAR CORPORATION vs. D.N. CROWE
    http://stephengoldin.com/gibson/summary.html

    REPORTS OF THESE DEATHS ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED
    http://stephengoldin.com/gibson/reports.html

    A SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED http://stephengoldin.com/gibson/

    It is also useful to see how Gibson handled the acquisition of Opcode.

    Gibson vs. Opcode
    http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/645 4/

    Somewhere on the Harmony Central website are some sobering remarks on Gibson's rebranding of third-party products as Opcode. I can't find the links at the moment, but the bottom line is that the goodwill associated with Opcode trademark has been squandered; one hopes that the same fate will not befall Gibson's efforts with the Magic platform.

    If only they had open-sourced Opcode's software!

  3. Lessons of Recent History by John+Michael+Davison · · Score: 1 · on Gibson to Embed Guitars with Ethernet
    None of the following links is new, but it's useful to remember how Gibson Guitar Corporation has managed such projects in the past. See the following:

    SUMMARY: GIBSON GUITAR CORPORATION vs. D.N. CROWE
    http://stephengoldin.com/gibson/summary.html

    REPORTS OF THESE DEATHS ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED
    http://stephengoldin.com/gibson/reports.html

    A SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED http://stephengoldin.com/gibson/

    It is also useful to see how Gibson handled the acquisition of Opcode.

    Gibson vs. Opcode
    http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/645 4/

    Somewhere on the Harmony Central website are some sobering remarks on Gibson's rebranding of third-party products as Opcode. I can't find the links at the moment, but the bottom line is that the goodwill associated with Opcode trademark has been squandered; one hopes that the same fate will not befall Gibson's efforts with the Magic platform.

    If only they had open-sourced Opcode's software!

  4. Lessons of Recent History by John+Michael+Davison · · Score: 1 · on Gibson to Embed Guitars with Ethernet
    None of the following links is new, but it's useful to remember how Gibson Guitar Corporation has managed such projects in the past. See the following:

    SUMMARY: GIBSON GUITAR CORPORATION vs. D.N. CROWE
    http://stephengoldin.com/gibson/summary.html

    REPORTS OF THESE DEATHS ARE GREATLY EXAGGERATED
    http://stephengoldin.com/gibson/reports.html

    A SETTLEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED http://stephengoldin.com/gibson/

    It is also useful to see how Gibson handled the acquisition of Opcode.

    Gibson vs. Opcode
    http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Monitor/645 4/

    Somewhere on the Harmony Central website are some sobering remarks on Gibson's rebranding of third-party products as Opcode. I can't find the links at the moment, but the bottom line is that the goodwill associated with Opcode trademark has been squandered; one hopes that the same fate will not befall Gibson's efforts with the Magic platform.

    If only they had open-sourced Opcode's software!

  5. Jaguar and MIDI by Draoi · · Score: 3, Informative · on Emagic Releases Logic Platinum for Mac OS X
    I went out and bought an Edirol UM-2 a few weeks ago(at the Apple Store in Cupertino!). Works just great on 9 but when I switched over to Jaguar I was curious as to how Apple got around the lack of OMS in MacOS X.

    So I went to the Edirol site, downloaded the experimental X.2 driver, popped it into the right place (/Library/Audio/MIDI Drivers) - and, hey, it works! The app went on to discover most of my MIDI setup including an antiquated Oberheim OB-8. Apple's new 'Audio Midi Setup' app works almost exactly like OMS, except with a much nicer UI & audio config thrown in.

    The downside - absolutely no documentation from Apple, either from built-in help or on-line. There is their audio page but there's precious little about MIDI.

    Apple, BTW, already have Logic Platinum 5.3.0 update on their site. You can check it out here (anyone dare ./ Apple??? :-) ) It's very slick running in Aqua ...

  6. list of devices.... by ubiquitin · · Score: 4, Informative · on USB Audio Recorders?

    For Mac users, the Griffin Powerwave has the following features:
    RCA input and outputs, 1/8" inputs and outputs, built in USB hub and DSP, digital audio amplifier.

    Wintel folks will want to check out the Telex device. Edirol UA-1A (44.1 kHz only), Edirol UA-3, GriffiniMic, Opcode DAT-/SonicPort (optical), Onkyo MSE-U33(HB), Onkyo SE-U55 and Roland-ED UA-30.

    How many of these have drivers for Linux is anybody's guess.

  7. Re:Autechre - Having seen them Live by nuxx · · Score: 1 · on Lunchbox Computers for Live Music Performances?

    IIRC Autechre uses a Nord Modular, Opcode MAX, an audio out of some sort (I'd imagine a USB-based solution), and a mixer. Nothing more. On a side note, USB 2.0 starting to be standard on motherboards should really open some horizons for USB-based audio solutions.

  8. yes and no by beanerspace · · Score: 2 · on Do Manufacturers Adequately Support Their Products?

    Yes, if they think they can recoup r&d costs

    no if they can't

    yeah, okay, so that's sweeping generality, but lets look at a company that manufacters goods for a niche market ... in this case MIDI and pro audio, OpCode

    A quick look at the icons next to their products and what's missing ? Linux. Why ? Two reasons. Currently there aren't alot of studios gone tux. Second, there isn't alot of software out there to make use of it.

    PC's had the same problem for the longest time in the same market. It wasn't until MusicQuest, who is ironically now owned by OpCode, decided to provide a professional class MIDI card back in the late 80's. It not only put their company on the map, but caused compeitors, such as Voyetra to open up their drivers and code libraries.

    What's different now ? MusicQuest was a young, hungry two man operation back then.

  9. Re:This article is about 25 years out of date. by rfsayre · · Score: 1 · on Burning The Candle At Both Ends
    Actually, the PC can do what a Mac could do 10 years ago, what some rented analog gear could do 15 years ago, and what the punks started doing over 25 years ago.

    Actually, this is totally wrong. Price out some of the lower end Digidesign or MOTU cards/racks, then tell me how far that amount would have gotten you 25 years ago (adjusted for inflation, of course). The big difference is that your home recorded music can end up on CD sounding good rather than a self released cassette. Remember those?

    Since, the "near death" of Apple a couple years ago, most major third party hardware and software is available for both Windows and Mac OS, with the same functionality. And yes, you do need third party hardware, even on the Mac. To name a few of the major players: Steinberg, Emagic, Opcode, Sonic Foundry, etc.

    A short history on music production and distribution:
    blah, blah, blah

    This amusingly myopic regurgitation of dated rock critic wisdom is so terrible that I'll bring up only the worst points of it and then point you to some good resources so you can get a better handle on things.

    The major problem with your "history" is that it neglects to mention black people until Public Enemy and NWA. Don't forget that the black community has played a major role in the invention of every American music, from jazz to rap to techno. Furthermore, they've had their own distribution channels in the past, and still do today.

    While perhaps making for convenient comparisons to Britney, et al. , your explanation of the differences between AM/FM and 33/45 are grossly exagerated and, in some cases, incorrect. A lot of this has to do with the fact that you forgot black people, whose music is often more appropriately presented in a singles format.

    Perhaps you best check out these places:
    All Music
    The Mechanic's Guide to Putting Out Records, Cassettes and CDs
    Home Recording at About.com

  10. Re:Hard to cheer by jmcmurry · · Score: 1 · on Apple Reverses G4 downgrade

    But what was the last revolutionary software product to come out first on the Mac platform?

    Studio Vision Pro, still not available on Windows. Maybe not the "last" product, but certainly a major reason that more pro audio facilities have Macs and not PCs in the booth.

  11. Re:Digital Performer by emerson · · Score: 1 · on More Channels for The Digital Musician
    Opcode is a company, not a product. They don't have any products of consequence for Windows, only MacOS, so I'm not sure what you meant by "running Opcode on NT." Check out their Vision DSP as compared to Digital Performer. You might still prefer the MOTU product, but you can't judge Opcode based on any of their very few failed Windows products.

    Emerson, former product testing manager for Opcode... (*grin)
    --

  12. Info on Max for the uninformed by Galois · · Score: 1 · on IRCAM's jMax released under GPL

    Max was developed at IRCAM for NeXT and SGI (I think) and named for Max Matthews (of Bell Labs). Opcode licensed a version for the Mac, and sells it for US$495. The Mac version is pretty much what everyone uses. It's good for manipulating MIDI any way you want, but don't try using it as a standard sequencer. There is another program called MSP by cycling74 that uses MAX for digital audio. The whole thing has a non-intuitive patch cord interface that go between opcodes, Opcodes can be written and added by anyone in C - and there are tons of them that do pretty much anything.
    - daniel

  13. Info on Max for the uninformed by Galois · · Score: 1 · on IRCAM's jMax released under GPL

    Max was developed at IRCAM for NeXT and SGI (I think) and named for Max Matthews (of Bell Labs). Opcode licensed a version for the Mac, and sells it for US$495. The Mac version is pretty much what everyone uses. It's good for manipulating MIDI any way you want, but don't try using it as a standard sequencer. There is another program called MSP by cycling74 that uses MAX for digital audio. The whole thing has a non-intuitive patch cord interface that go between opcodes, Opcodes can be written and added by anyone in C - and there are tons of them that do pretty much anything.
    - daniel