No Delay!!!

Well, I've had a busy night. I've still had latency issues when using Garageband and even Protools but I came to the realization that the reason I was getting delay when recording real audio tracks was that I was running off battery power instead of using AC power. The power management for the battery is set to maximize the battery life, while the AC power settings use the processor to it's maximum capability. So as long as I've been plugged in when recording, I've had no latency or delay, which makes me very happy.

I'm loving my Apple iBook. I just bought Quicktime Pro and also received iLife '05 in the mail yesterday, which includes Garageband 2. I've had a chance to play with it a little bit and I'm very pleased with the enhancements that were made to it. I'd like to get some more software instruments and loops but I'm just going to play with what I've got for the time being. I've recorded several tracks in the past couple weeks and am very, very happy with the results and most of all, the sound quality that I'm getting. I think that the companion CD, also entitled "<CodeBase />" will be a collection of songs that represent my best work to date. It's amazing how much difference it makes to be using this Mac. I don't know if it's just little things like not getting hum from the CRT, since the iBook uses an LCD monitor, or if it's just that the Core Audio is really that good. I think the Core Audio is really just that 'kick ass'. :)

Anyway, I'll catch up with you all later. Take care.

L8r
Chris

Happy New Years

Well, I've been working on several things while getting used to my new Apple iBook. One of the things that I've been trying to get a handle on is the new music set up that I have. I got a USB Midi Controller by Evolution that can be used in Garageband to control software instruments. The neatest thing for me is how much the instruments sound like what they're supposed to be. The Grand Piano is one instrument that just blew me away. I mean I guess it shouldn't because it's just a piano but the realism and clarity that comes from the instrument sounds as if I'm playing a Stienway or something. Another soft synth that I found was one of the rock organs. It sounds like a multi-thousand dollar rock organ that Led Zeppelin might have used. Here's a link to that song... click here

I got Microsoft Word 2004 for Mac which I'll be using to write my next book. I'm not altogether sure what I'm gonna call it or even what it's gonna be about but I'll have the right tools to write it, that's for sure. Alright, I think that's all for now...

L8r
Chris