From: klb52@gmx.us   
      
   On 2015-09-11 23:36:03 -0500, Jim D  said:   
      
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> And wow again to MTP.  I used that for many years.  Sadly, I don't have   
   >>> a machine it'll still run on.  Wife is really icky about me collecting   
   >>> up old computers. It's not worth the grief to fight her over that.   
   >>> Plus, anyway I'm more and more into things the new code will do past   
   >>> just be a midi sequencer. We're actually recording things on the   
   >>> computer now, a mix of audio and midi, and it works.  Yeah, it's -   
   >>> always - worked someone will say. But no, it didn't always work well   
   >>> enough to use, at least for us. The system I have now is small, self   
   >>> contained, and actually is capable of doing mixed midi and audio   
   >>> sessions, and it's even portable. A test of that will come come up   
   >>> soon. We've asked a local pedal steel guy to add some tracks to our   
   >>> current recording project. For that, I'll bundle it all up and we'll go   
   >>> to his place and add his parts.   
   >>>   
   >>> Yep, macs are reliable. Probably no more than a decent pc laptop   
   >>> nowadays.  But there was a time when it wasn't even close.   
   >>>   
   >>>   
   >>> Jim   
   >>   
   >> Oh and i meant I still have the SE30 - haven't used MTP for quite   
   >> awhile.  I keep the SE30 because I just loved it form.   
   >   
   > Never owned an SE30.   
   >   
   > I did have several mac pluses, loved those.   One machine I really feel   
   > bad about tossing in the trash was my Apple //e.  It was nearly useless   
   > towards the end, but it was such a cool thing.  Useless but neat just   
   > the same.   
   >   
   > MTP was just abandoned by its authors. I guess the company went bust.   
   > There was one last version from some guy who bought the code when the   
   > original company bought the farm. I had that last version, and it was   
   > mess. MTP just never made the transition to OSX, did it ?   
   >   
   > In any case, I'm a Logic guy now.  Took the leap after struggling with   
   > Cubase for a few years.  Cubase was really nice, much easier to use   
   > than Logic for some things, but Steinberg ... not such a good company.   
   > Bugs went unaddressed far too long. Real serious issues. And then there   
   > was the dongle. I still have one, nice blue plastic usb thing. I hate   
   > what that thing.   
   >   
   > So I went to Logic.  The big downside of that is it's Apple only.   
   > Forces me to stay with their hardware. I'm not that big a fan of their   
   > computers as I once was.  How many burnt up video chips does it take to   
   > turn a person like that ?   Just askin' :-)   
   >   
   >   
   > Jim   
      
   They did port MTP to Mac X (v. 6.5) - of course not native to intel   
   processors.  They still sell a 6.8 for windows. It's only about 1.5Mb   
   so if you ever want it, send me a request at kerry.beach@gmail.com.  It   
   works okay but not nearly as well as on 7-9.  Still has some uses.  It   
   was made by GVOX.   
      
   I understand about getting a PC.  I have never liked Windows but as I   
   mentioned I run an older laptop on Ubuntu and it is really quite   
   functional.   
      
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