More Tales from the Logic / Sanity Border

Got all the NI stuff installed and the updates - except for the Kontakt 4 library updates that seem to have no option to put them with the rest on data2; instead it is intent on adding them to the system disk. Have emailed support but don't expect a prompt reply given the date.

So far the orchestral stuff is good, Absynthe has some potential, Massive seems a CPU hog and nowt special, FM8 good and the two drum things didn't blow me away. Much more to explore though but the rather brittle overall sound from the synths was much improved by the Sherman Restyler.

Started pottering with a track, recorded some bass guitar courtesty of Tim into the microsampler and sorta started a new piece using some mellotron brass, Kontakt strings, Absynthe bass, Apple loops and the newly downloaded B-Station beta that seems more stable than the previous production version.

Must back up system disk tomorrow and check about auto backups from various sources to various destinations - see how flexible it is. From what I've seen of Mac so far, flexible is sacrificed for mind-numbing simplicity. Reckon this is a computer for the female-balanced mind.

Hmmm.

Gonna go to Longridge tomorrow for bar snacks. Oh, credit card bill came today. Sigh...