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Hi all,
For those who switched to Apple and recognized, that the DigiTech GNX4 Guitar Workstation doesn't offer a lot under Mac OSX, don't give up on this multi effect monster.
Now this is what i figured out about garageband:
Mac OSX recognizes the audio I/O via USB when you connect the GNX4 to your mac, so you can record with garageband. The only thing that appears strange to me is that you can't operate on input levels. But anyway, here are the steps i made, to get it running.
1. Open Audio and MIDI setup from the application menu.
2. Switch on the DigiTech GNX4 and connect the USB cable.
3. You will immediately see the GNX4 appear in the MIDI setup and in the Audio setup tabs.
4. Select the Audio tab and select the standard input to be the GNX4's Stereo 1/2 input.
5. Open garageband and create a new track, that will be a "real instrument" track.
6. From now on you can record via USB.
Those were my steps to get it running and it works pretty well.
Now about the input volume control! My effects were modified to be used with a bigger amp, so i really had them pretty quiet. One solution to become louder on the input is just to turn up the master volume when editing the effects needed for your records. Another possibility is to turn up the volume after the track was recorded (but we don't want to do that, since we want to jam along and hear what we play 
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That's it. If somebody knows more about DigiTech GNX4 + mac, contact me in any case. I don't want to sell this device since i am quite comfortable with the effects AND I DON'T WANT TO USE WINDOWS FOR RECORDING MY TRACKS .
Cheers everybody,
Jovo
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When the display fails / lines begin to drop you can repair it by screwin the mc505 open get the display loosse and heat the white back plastic tape/cable where it connects to the lcd with an heated smoothing iron. I tried few times, starting with 5 seconds, 7 seconds, 12 seconds. Turn on the power in between the tryouts and theck is any improvement has happened. It really works!!! My diplay misses only 2 lines in stead of a lot... works fine again!
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Using Hauptwerk with the Technics SX-EA1
By kaspencer on 06/12 | Source : Kenneth Spencer
I recently purchased the Hauptwerk Virtual Pipe Organ software, and soon had it working with my standalone MIDI keyboard. However, having had a Technics SX-EA1 electronic organ for more than 10 years now, I decided to attempt to connect it to my PC so that I could use its MIDI controller to play the Hauptwerk Virtual Pipe Organ. And I wasn't disappointed.
In short, connnecting a USB-MIDI adapter with the USB plug connected into the PC and the MIDI into the Technics organ, I have been astounded and delighted at what can be achieved:
1. The upper manual drives the Great Organ on MIDI channel 1
2. The lower manual drives the Swell Organ on MIDI channel 2
3. The pedalboard drives the Pedal Organ on MIDI channel 3.
4. Great Organ combinations 1-5 are controlled by upper manual Sounds switches from "Harpsi/Vibes" - "Others".
5. Swell Organ combinations 1-5 are controlled by lower manual Sounds switches from "Harpsi/Vibes" - "Others".
6. Pedal Organ combinations 1-5 are controlled by Bass Pedals switches from "Organ" - "Orchestral".
7. The Crescendo General pedal is controlled by the expression pedal on MIDI channels 11 and 15.
Note that the keyboards and pedals ONLY are used to play the virtual organ, as the sounds are generated by samples played through the computer sound card. Therefore a really good sound card/amplifier with a good sub-woofer is required.
There are an amazing range of classical and theatre organ sample sets available for the Hauptwerk software. Classical organs range from small scale single manuals to massive Cavaille-Colle instruments. On a reasonably powered PC, the polyphony is so brilliant that more than 1000 pipes can be sounded simultaneously. The Cavaille Colle organ in L'Eglise St Madeleine in Paris sounds absolutely thunderous as it is a large organ in a church with a reverberation time of what seems like 8 seconds!
The organ sample sets are created by recording each pipe individually, at close range (dry) to give the clear speaking sound of the pipe, and out in the body of the church or cathedral (wet) to provide the acoustic environment. In additional, the attack of each pipe and its decay are recorded so as to give a proper chiff when the virtual pipe speaks. A full organ sample set therefore comprises many thousands of samples!
So, if you have a PC with a good sound system, and a Technics SX-EA1, get Hauptwerk from Crumhorn Labs (www.curmhorn-labs.com) and connect up your Technics and listen to yourself play amazing organs. You will NEVER look at your Technics organ in the same light again, I assure you.
Kenneth Spencer (kenneth@kaspencer.com)
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You can put vestax faders on it. The connections are basically the same. Vestax has 4 pins and numark 5, all you have to do is shift it over.
Tip written by dj skredy
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The latest update for the original MR-8 is v1.21, available here. The programs that can be used for transfering .wav files between the MR-8 and a computer can be downloaded here for PC(Windows XP/Vista only) or here for Mac.
