the art and craft week is over. it's time for composition week, which is the main aim of my "holiday". trying to connect my motif to my mac the whole weekend proves to be the most painful thing.
first, i had to hunt down the wires that came with the keyboard - which is still lost. Shop for some replacement wires *which according to Gavin* should work. Like all non-techie, i plug the usb wires from the keyboard to my mac and WALA - it doesn't work. of course, i then had to hunt down the instructions manual. one possible downfall of this installation process is i don't read instructions manual.
skimming thru, there is an installation disc. more hunting to do. after which the mac says no installation - cuz the software is outdated. okie. back to the instruction manual (DVD) - which i found. Oh, there is a website for all motif owners. OKIE try there. of course, non of which makes much sense. Even if i want to install something - i really have no clue which is the one.
conclusion
the mac doesn't talk to motif.
Madeleine is not talking to the mac AND the motif.
annoyed!
trying to make the best of what i have. i record via monitor - which is really traditional, man! Imagine, maddie in my room with door and window closed. no fan and no air-con *which it's too loud* and trying to record just a simple song.
I really thank god for the music producers and sound person. it's really a tough job trying to make everyone sound good. it is so much easier to write a song or even play a song as a band. but make everyone sound good is really a gift. i didn't realise the complexity of this whole thing. thank god for these patient people. one thing i am clear, it is not a gift that i have.
performing and composition is still for me.
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