jamester

Reason - Help!

I am new to Reason (2.5).

For some reason (ahem) ReDrum won't record all of a sudden. Everything is working fine, and the synths record, but the drums just play the pattern. I was just using it the other night and I haven't changed anything settings-wise.

I make a pattern, hit Rec button to arm, press Play on the transport.
Drum pattern plays, but does not "print" to the sequencer.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
thanks,
JAMES

External Hard Drives???

I have a new 17'' G4 P.Book, and am getting the 828mkII.

I have discovered my built-in hard drive is 4200rpm. Not so hot!
Is this going to be ok for recording, say, 4-6 trks of live audio? At least for a while?

I want to eventually get an external hard-drive. Two questions:
1) MOTU reports G4's with firewire800 (like mine) have problems with external firewire hard drives. What's the deal? and will a USB 2.0 be ok instead?

2) How exactly is this set up? Does the HD have to be firewire and run "in line" with the 828? Or can the hard drive be on a seperate port, and just "plugged in" to the 828 from the AudioDesk software?

Any help is greatly apreciated. Thank you!
JAMES

Jaguar To Panther???

Hey everyone! I am a recent Mac convert, and this site is helping A LOT!

I have a new 17'' G4 Powerbook, couple months old. It has Jaguar 10.2.7, but came with the Panther discs. Being new to Mac, I decided to hold off on installing Panther.

I am ready to start putting my mobile studio together, so now I am wondering is it worth it, or to just stay with Jaguar? I know the practical differences between the two systems, but I am asking from a Recording Musician's stand point. Is it a huge difference, a little difference, better or worse????

BTW, I have decided to go with the MOTU 828mkII, couple BlueTube mic pre's, Soundtrack and Audiodesk (for now), and T-Racks for mastering. Any opinions on what's the best Audio Editor ala SoundForge?

Thanks for any help; sorry for such a LONG first post!
JAMES