[ddots-l] Re: Studio is finally up but with problems

  • From: "Phil Muir" <ddots@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 19:14:35 +0100

MessageKevin wrote: PS. If I continue to have problems, can we skype?

Phil replied sure, if you can catch me in.

Regards, Phil Muir
P J Muir Productions
Music And Audio Production
URL:
www.philmuir.com/
Band website:
www.steelstringmusic.co.uk/
Band my Space Site:
www.myspace.com/steelstringmusic
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Kevin Gibbs 
  To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 4:33 PM
  Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Studio is finally up but with problems


  Phil,
      AS you'll see in a later e-mail, I did fix the JAWS authorization thing.  
Apparently, my Sonar 6 is some kind of evaluation copy according to Cakewalk 
Sales.  I had a registration code and need an activation code, or vice-versa. 
I'll deal with that. 
      Meanwhile, I still can't get two way MIDI communication in Sonar. Also, 
port 1 is toast on my ancient interface. Don't know why.  I can work around 
port 1.  I still can't function if I can't get MIDI OUT communication on my 
interface. I was able to play back previously created MIDI files.  Just can't 
get MIDI routing to the modules when playing live.  Cakewalk or Korg are my 
next two calls.  
  Kevin
  PS. If I continue to have problems, can we skype?

    -----Original Message-----
    From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On 
Behalf Of Phil Muir
    Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 1:44 AM
    To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
    Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Studio is finally up but with problems


    Kevin wrote:  Dear All,
            After four months, and a Far East Tour, I finally have the studio 
back up, sort of.  The problems are these:
    1.  Both JAWS 7 and 8 say that they are in demo mode.  Also, while Sonar 5 
will come up, Sonar 6 goes to time trial mode which has expired.  I had a 
product
    registration code in my e-mail for Sonar 6 but that appears not to be the 
same as an activation code, or vice-versa.

    Phil replied: When you install Sonar, you have a serial number and 
registration code.  If your running the full version of Sonar 6 then, it will 
come up with a screen that displays your serial number, and tells you to 
authorise it.  You would see your serial number on screen in a read edit field. 
 You then tab over to the registration code filed and paste it.  If it's a demo 
or some other kind of version your running then, you will end up with what you 
are describing.

    Kevin wrote: I guess I fired the machines up with
    some piece of hardware configured just slightly differently than it had 
been in the old house.  Actually, I did fire the computer up just to se if it 
would boot up before I connected all my audio devices.  So, that might account 
for that problem a la the Tascam 1884 SNAFU.  Whatever the case, it still ticks
    me off.

    Phil replied: there is a known issue with the Tascam 1884 where Jaws will 
need reauthorizing.  I know that several people including Bill and Tim Burgess, 
have tried to get JFW users to run a JFW utility that gathers information to 
fix this particular issue.  If enough of you FW users run this utility then, 
the information can be passed back to FS so that they can fix this issue.

    Regards, Phil Muir
    P J Muir Productions
    Music And Audio Production
    URL:
    www.philmuir.com/
    Band website:
    www.steelstringmusic.co.uk/
    Band my Space Site:
    www.myspace.com/steelstringmusic
      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Kevin Gibbs 
      To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 
      Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 12:39 AM
      Subject: [ddots-l] Studio is finally up but with problems


      Dear All, 
              After four months, and a Far East Tour, I finally have the studio 
back up, sort of.  The problems are these: 
      1.  Both JAWS 7 and 8 say that they are in demo mode.  Also, while Sonar 
5 will come up, Sonar 6 goes to time trial mode which has expired.  I had a 
product registration code in my e-mail for Sonar 6 but that appears not to be 
the same as an activation code, or vice-versa.  I guess I fired the machines up 
with some piece of hardware configured just slightly differently than it had 
been in the old house.  Actually, I did fire the computer up just to se if it 
would boot up before I connected all my audio devices.  So, that might account 
for that problem a la the Tascam 1884 SNAFU.  Whatever the case, it still ticks 
me off.  

      2.  This is the more important problem.  I'm not getting two way 
communication in either Sonar 5 or Sonar 6 with my current rig.  If I'm at the 
desktop with no apps running, I can hear my Triton keyboard play.  Local is 
off.  However, when I fire up Sonar 5, the only one that will run, see above, I 
don't hear any sounds from my MIDI keyboards. I have enough vision to see that 
I am getting lights on my MIDI IN, but nothing on my MIDI OUT. Also, none of my 
soft synths will play..  AS you might expect, when I'm at the desktop with no 
apps running, I will see all the MIDI OUT lights flash when every note is 
played.  That suggests that the hardware is working normally.  However, I 
should hear both my Triton keyboard and my Kurzweil K2500R play in that 
situation.  The Korg plays but the Kurzweil does not and I don't see any MIDI 
activity lights on the Kurzweil, which I should.  

              For the record, Sibelius does seem to function fine.  It did say 
that my MIDI devices had changed when I first fired it up, but quickly choosing 
devices brought the expected results.  

              Last, both my versions of Cake Talking, for both Sonar 5 and 
Sonar 6, as well as Sibelius Speaking  are now claiming to be uppercased 
copies.  Albert, if you're reading along, can you e-mail me the authorization 
codes I need to bring my CT and SS copies back from the dead?  That would be 
Sonar 5, Sonar 6 and Sibelius 3.  

      Thanks, 
      Kevin  

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