Abletoin Denver is proud to announce that c.db.sn will be providing the evening sound track for us.  You can preview his work at the Three Kings Tavern with Munimula, PH-10 and I-45 on Saturday 21November2009.

c.db.sn’s blog is located at http://cdbsn.wordpress.com/

Listen to a few tracks at http://soundcloud.com/c-db-sn/tracks or below…

data:transmit by c.db.sn

10.27.09 algorythmic composition fun by c.db.sn

mykomputor by c.db.sn

Well, I have returned form my wonderful international travel and other assorted excitement and I am proud to take credit for all 10 of the free Live packs available now at http://www.ableton.com/able10-artist-packs.  Like is hinted, I have had nothing to do with these free live packs, but I will take credit.

Regardless of my (temporarily displaced) ethos click on over and get your free packs.

As for meet up #2 – James Tobin will be presenting us with information on using Ableton as a sequencer / controller with reason (via rewire). Reason is NOT my forte, but I will be dropping a formal release on James (who has a great resume and experience and is super knowledgeable) and details.

Also – I will be presenting the Novation Launchpad for all to geek out on.  If there is anyone out there who has mastered this unit please contact me, I just got mine on hold yesterday (the day of release) and have a big hill to climb.

I have been in contact with various people who want to collaborate and fin help, so be sure to socialize!

We will also talk about Colorado Music Lab’s (pre) birth – where Ableton Denver will find an official home (OMFG we have an office with a studio, lab, and stage).

Get excited and stand by for more…

And, I am summing up all the week+ news (holy crap I got a lot of feeds to eat up).

Next Meet up 22nov2009 – Walnut Room – 6:30 social, 7p start. http://www.meetup.com/Ableton-Denver/calendar/11691445/ sign up now, great stuff!

Yes, there is an update.I have not been able to download and work with it – or found the change log (yet).  But today is a busy day and I am on a big project for the next 10 days.  So if you don’t hear from me I am okay!  I will be posting a catch up early November.

I hope nothing BIG happens between now an then!

Courtesy link : http://www.ableton.com/latest_versions

Found a change list : http://rekkerd.org/ableton-updates-live-8-and-ableton-suite-8-to-v8-0-8/

With Snow Leopard coming out tomorrow (28aug2009) there are a lot of people nervous.  Here’s the main reason why:

Very few digital audio professionals rune one app or hardware on a (computer) Mac.  A new OS release provides the opportunity for some hardware and software to work on the new OS leaving a patchwork of compatibility seriously hindering performance and work.

So far the big fail is coming from Presous (no compatibility until later October). In the interest of keeping this professional, talk to me directly on my Presonus experience.  Here is a CDM article for more info.

Create Digital Music also has this article compiling the score as the information becomes available.  So far CDM seems to be the most comprehensive coverage on the OS migration from a digital audio perspective.

If you know anything send it through to us or get your comment on in the CDM post(s).

What ever you do – procede carefully – here are a few tips:

• Don’t upgrade right before a gig
• Back up everything
• Know how to roll back
• Contact your hardware / software vendors regarding the new OS
• Test your new gear (I usually run Ableton in the background for 24 hours or more while poking at the CPU with a sharp stick)
• Have a back up plan
• Consult your local pagan computer guild on what you should sacrifice to appease the digital gods in this time of great change

As for Ableton specifically I have already collected varying advice, all from reliable sources.  Here is the link from Ableton (forum), a few notes I will pass along:

• Regarding 8.0.4  : “While Live 8.0.4 may work without problems, we cannot guarantee compatibility yet, as internal tests are still ongoing.We will release a free Live 8 update in the next few weeks which will officially support Mac OS X 10.6″
• What about 7.x? Should work, will lag in testing.
• And what about 64 bit? Coming…not yet.
• What should you do? “If your main concern is stability, we don’t recommend upgrading to 10.6 until compatibility for Live and all of your third-party software and hardware products has been assured by the responsible companies.”

This link will return a search for “Snow Leopard” in the forums.

I am (seriously) not a Mac person.  My little white bastard box stumps me on a regular basis.  It does, however, play Ableton perfectly with almost no downtime.  I will be watching the digital airwaves for news and pass along anything valid to our user group.

Good luck everyone – see you soon.

–Marc