From daleassociates51@yahoo.ca Tue Nov 08 14:32:58 2011
Subject:Re: VB3 on a GIG .!!!

If you read my post on Monday I recently used VB3 with my Mac at a gig this past Saturday night. I was good for about 30 seconds into the performance, but then there was a voltage problem because too many plugs were inserted into to two bars that were linked together because there was only one available power outlet in the small bar we were playing. The Mac was not a problem because it was running off it's internal battery, the Edirol controller became the problem because it turned on, then off and on again messing up the midi messages to the Mac and VB3. Needless to say the program freezed and I scrambled to hook up my Roland RS5 to play out the rest of the set. One member of the group reminded me that if i had connected my midi-controller to the Mac via the USB port I would have avoided this fiasco. Nonetheless I have used VB3 for recording sessions, rehearsals and yes even live a few times, and I have to say that is has been quite stable and reliable.
The next time I use it I will connect the keyboard controller to the Mac as well. I have both an older Mac and older PC laptop and I have found the Mac to be more stable and have a superior sound card than came installed in my PC. I hope you find this helpful.

David
The Soul Shakers

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