Mac OS Big Sur and Touch Portal
Well, I finally took the plunge and upgraded to Mac OS Big Sur. Most of the major plugin developers I use had published updates so I was fairly confident it…
Category: Tech
How I manage my Cubase template
As good as it’s been to finally organise my Kontakt libraries in Cubase, it does mean you end up with a template containing literally hundreds of instrument tracks. Fortunately, with…
Kurzweil 900MX Pt. 4
Well, I’ve managed to sort out the cause of the noise. I swapped over the Op Amp chips and the noise practically disappeared. So I imagine one of them must…
Kurzweil 900MX Pt. 3
Finally, some progress! I replaced the relay, but this didn’t seem to make any difference. Next, I replaced the nearby capacitors (quite a tricky job on a 30 year old…
Kurzweil 900 MX Pt. 2
Well, it was a bit of a battle, but I finally have a working display for the Kurzweil! The removal and replacement of the LCD itself wasn’t too difficult, but…
Christmas Acid
No socks for me this year. My in-laws bought me a red Behringer TD-3! I must say, it sounds really good. I’ve repurposed my old guitar FX pedalboard as a…
Kurzweil 900 MX Pt. 1
Picked up what I hope will be a bit of a bargain on eBay, the Kurzweil 900 MX MicroExpander. There’s not a lot of information out there, but I believe…
Akai S2000 notes
Have started work on upgrading my Akai S2000, so thought I’d capture some notes for posterity on how to get the Gotek floppy emulator working. Swapping the Floppy Drive for…
MIDI CC Sequencer 1.1
Couldn’t sleep last night. Kept having ideas on how to improve the sequencer, so in the hope of having a better nights sleep tonight, I announce version 1.1! First addition…
MIDI CC Sequencer
Very pleased to announce another new maxforlive device, this time a 4 channel, 8 step MIDI CC Sequencer! Whilst it was primarily designed for my Korg NTS-1, I’ve made it…