opcode technical primer 1997
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Opcode Tech Primer
Music Software is a very p owerful and sophisticated tool and
Opcode is the ind ustry leader in reliability and ease of use. But as
with any software, technical d ifficulties can arise in the course of
operating our programs. Most of these problems can be traced to one
or m ore of several basic causes, and the following information and
procedu res have been foun d to resolve a large majority of peoples
questions and technical difficulties. We ask that you go through
these things thoroughly before contacting Technical Support, as inmany cases youll be able to solve your ow n p roblem and get back to
making m usic right aw aywithout even having to call us or log
onto our Web site.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Ch 1: Where the Software is Installed 1
Open Music System (OMS).................................................................................... 1
Galaxy/Galaxy Plus Editors .................................................................................... 1
Vision, Studio Vision, and Overture........................................................................ 2
Ch 2: What to do with Older Software Versions 3
Ch 3: Functional Relationship betweenOMS, Galaxy/GPE, and Vision/SVP/Overture 4
Ch 4: Basic Troubleshooting Steps 6
Extension Conflicts ................................................................................................. 6
Corrupted Preference Files .................................................................................... 7
Reinstalling Application Software ........................................................................... 8
MIDI Communication Problems.............................................................................. 8
Ch 5: Macintosh System Errors 11
Ch 6: Information You Need Before Contacting Technical support 12
Ch 7: Frequently Asked Questions 13
Ch 8: Backing Up Your Work 16
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CH 1: WHERE THE SOFTWARE IS
INSTALLED
The most basic information you n eed to be aware of when using any
program is which files are installed an d w here they reside on your
hard d isk.
O
PEN
M
USIC
S
YSTEM
(OMS)
Importan t OMS files and folders installed to you r hard disk includ e:
The OMS Setup
application is installed into the OMS App lications
folder, which resides in the Opcode folder on the top level of yourhard d isk.
NOTE: If installing from an OMS disk set, the OM S A pplications folder is
placed on the top level of your hard disk (not in the Opcode folder).
The OMS Folder is installed into the System Folder. The OMS
Folder contains MIDI interface drivers, Factory Names documents,
the OMS Time Manager, and OMS preferences.
The Open M usic System
extension is installed in to the Extensions
folder w ithin the System Folder. OMS applications will not run w ith-
out this extension installed.
G
ALAXY
/G
ALAXY
P
LUS
E
DITORS
Installed files for Galaxy and Galaxy Plus Editors includ e:
A Galaxy folder containing the app lication, along with Librarian and
Editor mod ules, is installed into the Op code folder, on the top level
of your hard disk.
Galaxy Setup
and Galaxy Librarian Modules
files are written into your
System Folder .
The Galaxy Keywords
file is written into the Preferences folder insid e
your System Folder.
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V
ISION
, S
TUDIO V
ISION
, AND
O
VERTURE
Installed files for these app lications includ e:
A folder containing these app lications and their related files is
installed into the Op code folder, on the top level of your hard disk.
Preference files are written into the Preferences folder w ithin the
System Folder . In order to display and print music notation, theA lois
and Aloisen
fonts are installed into the Fonts folder of the System Folder .
NOTE: There is a complete graphic depiction of installed files (andwhere they reside) in the Quick Start card included with mostOpcode applications.
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CH 2: WHAT TO DO WITH OLDER
SOFTWARE VERSIONS
If you have older versions of Opcode app lications installed there are
several things to keep in mind .
You can only have one version of OMS installed at a time. Because it
uses a System extension, multiple versions of OMS can conflict with
one anoth er and cause serious MIDI comm un ication problems. If for
some reason you have mu ltiple copies of OMS on your compu ter,
you shou ld trash the older OMS files (OMS Folder, OMS Setup
app lication, and the Op en Mu sic System extension) to eliminate any
possible conflicts with th e current version.
NOTE: The OMS extension used to be named Opcode MIDI Sys-tem. If this version is present you should remove it.
With the except ion of OMS, you can leave old versions of the soft-
ware on your system if you wan t. Opcode app lications generally
have no interaction with earlier versionsits as if you h ave tw o
entirely different program s on your compu ter. However, most
peop le find it less confusing to have just one version of an
app lication on th eir comp uter. To remove an older software version,
simply go to th e folder (outlined in Where the Software is Installed(pg. 1)) and drag the ap plication and its related files to the trash.
Authorizations
are separate from installations. The au thorization to
run a particular version of a program is installed on your comp uter
separately and app lies only to that version. This means that as long
as you d ont deau thorize a particular version of a program you can
trash all the files and reinstall them as m any times as you wan t with-
out affecting you r au thorization. If you want to m ove your software
to a different compu ter (or hard disk), make sure to first deau thorize
your hard d isk with theDeauthorization
program located on
disk 1(key disk).
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CH 3: THE FUNCTIONAL
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
OMS, GALAXY/GPE, ANDVISION/SVP/OVERTURE
The Open Music System (OMS) keeps track of which MIDI devices
you have, how they are connected, and w hich patches (sound s) they
are u sing. OMS also makes it easy for mu sic app lications to commu -
nicate with MIDI hard ware connected to your compu ter.
OMS stores information about your MIDI devices in Studio Setup
docum ents, which are edited in th e OMS Setup app lication. An OMS
Stud io Setup that accurately reflects your physical stud io configura-
tion, and wh ich respond s correctly in Test Stud io mod e (see MIDI
Commun ication Problems (pg. 8)), is the first and m ost essential
comp onent of your MIDI system.
Galaxy is patch librarian software th at can retrieve, store and orga-
nize your synthesizer patches. Galaxy stores patches in Bun dles,
wh ich in tu rn p rovide patch names to app lications like Vision,
Stud io Vision and Overture. Although Galaxy works with hu nd reds
of devices, not all instrum ents are supported .
If your device is not specifically sup ported by Galaxy and you
wou ld like to view patch n ames in Vision (or Stud io Vision, Over-
ture) you h ave the following options:
OMS provides a num ber of factory names documents. These docu-
ments, which are stored in your OMS Folder, are typed -in lists of
stock factory p atches; this means how ever that you cant alter the
patches in the d evice or change their ordering.
Another option is to create a custom names docum ent. To do this
open the N ames Window (accessed from either the Window s menuin Vision/ Stud io Vision or the Options menu in Overtu re) and typ e
the app ropriate patch n ames into the provided temp late.
Galaxy Plus Editors does everything Galaxy does and ad ds on-
screen grap hic editing of synth soun ds. Not a ll devices sup ported
with a Librarian modu le in Galaxy have a corresponding Editor
mod ule in Galaxy Plus Editors.
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You w ill spen d m ost of your time using Vision, Studio Vision, and
Overture for writing and arranging mu sic. They u tilize the informa-
tion from your OMS Stud io Setup and Galaxy Bun dles. Once you
have su ccessfully configured your OMS Stud io Setup and loaded
Galaxy Bund les from your var ious MIDI devices, it is not necessary
to actually ru n th ose app lications. You can open your OMS Stud io
Setup from within Vision/ Stud io Vision in the Setups
menu and
from Overture in the Options
menu . In ad dition, choose Win-dows>Names
in Vision/ Stud io Vision (or Options>OMS Names
in
Overture) to subscribe to a Bundle or Names docum ent in order to
get patch names.
Keeping in mind the fun ctions of the various p rograms, and their
relationship to on e another can often help you focus in on wh ere a
particular problem m ay be occurring. For instance, if you are in
Vision an d you are not getting a MIDI signal in or out of a d evice, the
first p lace to check is OMS, since it is mainly responsible for MIDI
management. Or, if you are having trou ble with a particular Bun dle
in Overture, the first thing to try would be to laun ch Galaxy and seeif the same problem happens there, since Galaxy is responsible for
handling patch information.
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CH 4: BASIC TROUBLESHOOTING
STEPS
EXTENSION CONFLICTS
A very large percentage of the p roblems people have w ith their Mac-
intosh software resu lt from a conflict between their var ious System
extensions. Extensions are program s or pa rts of programs th at are
autom atically loaded into RAM when you turn on your compu ter
they ap pear as little puzzle-piece icons at the bottom of your screen
wh en you boot u p. In general, it is best to run w ith as few extensions
as possible to avoid conflicts.
Macs runn ing system 7.5 or later come w ith theExtensions M anager
control panel; if you un check an extension listed th ere and then
restart the compu ter, it w ill not be loaded into RAM and therefore
cannot conflict with another extension.
NOTE: Macs with earlier versions of the System software canaccomplish the same effect by dragging an extension from theExtensions folder (located in the System folder) to any other locationon your hard disk. There are also several commercial startup manag-
ers that will perform this same task.
For using Opcode software, you only need two or three active
System extensions. The first of these is always necessary, and that is
the Open Music System
(OMS) extension. If you are working w ith
MIDI only (no d igital aud io), OMS is the only extension you need to
run most Op code ap plications. If however you intend to use digital
aud io, you w ill need either App les Sound Manager
extension or, if
you are using Digidesign aud io hardw are, theDigiSystem IN IT
. In
add ition, if you a re using a MIDI card or interface with an Opcode
application that requires an extension, such as Digidesigns Sample-
Cell, you w ill need to retain those extensions as w ell. You will alsoneed you r printer d river installed if you intend to do an y printing.
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Of course, it is ultimately up to you as to w hich extensions you wan t
active. However, if you are experiencing p roblems wh ile using ou r
software and are going to contact Technical Sup port, w e ask that you
first d isable all other extensions besides the Op en Mu sic System, and
your au dio extension if you are u sing one, and restart your compu ter
to see if the p roblem is resolved. If it is, then there is an extension
conflict and you will need to either ru n w ith a redu ced set w hen
using ou r software, or systematically go th rough your extensions,loading them in groups, to try and locate the conflict.
CORRUPTED PREFERENCE FILES
Occasionally, an applications p reference file(s) can become cor-
rup ted, usually resulting in small glitches or strange performan ce in
a p reviously fun ctioning p rogram. If these files are trashed or moved
wh en the program is not runn ing, they will be recreated clean wh en
you relaun ch the app lication.
For Vision, Stud io Vision and Overture, these files reside in the Pref-
erences folder inside the System Folder and are called Vision
Preferences
(or Studio Vision Preferences or Overtu re Preferences). If
you d evelop an od d or anomalous problem with an application,
simply quit the p rogram an d d rag the file from th e Preferences
folder to the d esktop; then reop en the p rogram to see if the problem
is resolved. If it is, then there was som e file corrupt ion in the p refer-
ences and you can d rag it to the trash. You w ill however have to
reset a few of your app lications pa ram eters (Metronom es MIDI
note assignment, for examp le). If the problem was n ot solved then
simply d rag the old p references file (from the d esktop) back into thePreferences folder and continue trou bleshooting.
NOTE: Once youve configured your application to your liking, it is agood idea to make a copy of your preferences file and save it to afloppy disk. That way if you later need to trash the file due to corrup-tion, you can simply replace it with the backupthereby saving youfrom resetting your preferences in the application.
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In Galaxy or Galaxy Plus Editors the files in question are Galaxy
Setup
an d Galaxy Librarian M odules
in the System Folder, and Galaxy
Keywords
in the Preferences folder. If there is a particular Bund le that
has d eveloped a strange p roblem or w ont load p atches correctly,
you can try quitting the ap plication and removing these files. When
reopening Galaxy you w ill see a Scanning d ialog, which means
that you r OMS Stud io Setup is being scanned so the relevant mod -
ules are autom atically reinstalled.
NOTE: If you have a K2000, you may not want to immediately trashthe Galaxy Setup file since it stores important ROM information.Instead place Galaxy Setup on your desktop to see if the new filealleviates the problem if not, drag the old Setup file back into theSystem Folder.
NOTE: If you have been assigning keywords to patches, it would bebetter not to actually trash Galaxy Keywords. Just move it out of thefolder to see if it fixes the problem. If not, simply drag the old Key-
words file back into the Preferences folder.
REINSTALLING APPLICATION SOFTWARE
If d isabling extensions or trash ing p reference files does not solve
your problem, it is sometimes a good idea to trash all application
files and d o a fresh install from the flopp y disks (or CD-ROM). This
will eliminate any corrupted app lication files and restore you to an
original clean state. Remember to store any files you have m ade
with the ap plication (sequences, Studio Setup s, Overture files or
Galaxy bu nd les) separately from the app lication so you don t acci-dently throw out something you w ant to keep.
NOTE: You do not need to deauthorize the application because itsauthorization key remains on your hard disk until you run the Deau-thorize application.
MIDI COMMUNICATION PROBLEMS
Many p roblems with MIDI software revolve aroun d n ot getting
inpu t from a controller to the software, or not getting outp ut from
the software to a MIDI device. These are MIDI commun ication errors
and are probably due to one of several causes.
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Y
OUR
OMS S
TUDIO
S
ETUP
IS
IMPROPERLY
CONFIGURED
OR
NOT
CURRENT
:
Thoroughly examine your Stud io Setup to make sure all of your
devices are properly defined and dep icted. Pay special attention to
wh ether the INs an d OUTs for all devices (virtual patch cords with
arrowheads) reflect the p hysical patch cords of your actual stud io.
Also, dou ble-click on the d evice icon to op en th e MIDI Device Info
Window and check that each device is set up to receive on the app ro-
priate MIDI channels, and that you have established w hether it is a
controller and if it is mu ltitimbral. It is especially good to check these
things if you h avent been using the program for a w hile, or if you
have opened an old Stud io Setup with a later version of the program ,
as it is easy to forget about changes in you r stud io that may not be
reflected in your OMS Setup.
Make sure there is a small diamond n ext to the name of the Stud io
Setup nam e in the w indow s title-bar, thus indicating th at it is the
current
Setup docum ent. If there isnt a d iamond , choose File>Make
Current
. Choose Studio>Test Studio
to verify MIDI inpu t and outp ut. Once
enabled, move the cursor over one of your d evice icons and notice
the cursor tu rn in to a small note (if it doesnt, verify that
Studio>Test Studio
is checked); then single-click on the d evice and
you shou ld hear rand om bursts of MIDI notes from that instrument
(this can be qu ite loud so make sure your volum e is dow n). Next
play some notes on any controller keyboardyou should hear your
Macintosh say MIDI received.
Y
OUR
PHYSICAL
STUDIO
IS
NOT SET UP CORRECTLY: Check and d ouble-check that all devices have the desired MIDI
inpu ts and outp uts correctly connected to you r interface (IN to OUT,
OUT to IN).
If you have a mu ltiport interface (Stud io 64X, Stud io 4 or Stud io 5), it
is imp ortant that just one device is used for each p ort nu mbereven
if the d evice is connected with just on e MIDI cable. In other w ord s,
always treat the paired IN/ OUT ports of the interface as though they
were d edicated to a single device.
If the commu nication problems are with a specific device, try substi-
tu ting d ifferent MIDI cables to ru le out d efective cables. If the problem was only on playback, check that the devices volum e
was turn ed u p, and that any mod e or other front panel settings,
wh ich m ay be n ecessary to allow the device to send or receive MIDI,
are correctly configured.
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Try using a different serial cable.
IMPORTA NT: Most interfaces have LEDs that flash on input/output,
which can help narrow your problem.
If youre not getting MIDI playback and the interfaces outpu t LEDs
are flashing, then th e problem mu st reside in the MIDI cable con-
necting the device to the interface, or in th e device itself. If you are
not getting p layback and the interfaces outp ut LEDs are not flash-ing, then the problem p robably resides within the comp uter (OMS
problem or extensions conflict) or w ith the interface itself (try using
your setup with an other interface to test).
The reverse is obviously true for problems on recording from a
sequencer. If you have a record problem an d the interfaces inpu t
LEDs are flashing w hen you p lay the controller, then the p roblem is
likely w ith your OMS Setup (or an extensions conflict); if the LEDs
are not flashing then its probably your d evice, cables or interface.
YOUMAYHAVEANEXTENSIONCONFLICT: Some MIDI commu nication problems are related to System conflicts.
SeeExtension Conflicts (pg. 6) for more d etails.
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CH 5: MACINTOSH SYSTEM
ERRORS AND WHAT TO DO
ABOUT THEM
The Macintosh has a series of nu mbered error messages that it dis-
plays wh en encountering a p roblem. There are several importan t
things to know about these messages. First, you shou ld always
restart your comp uter w hen on e of these System errors occurs. There
are a great many of these messages, and often the actual message
displayed is very cryptic and does not ind icate the real problem.
There are how ever several basic causes and possible remed ies:
You have an extension conflict. Extension conflicts are the most
comm on cause of Mac System errors, p articularly positive numbers
1-100. See Extension Conflicts (pg. 6).
The application is running out of allocated memory. Programs claim
a chunk of your total RAM when launched; if it uses u p th is RAM, it
can cause a crash. To allocate more m emory, quit the p rogram and
single-click its icon from the d esktop and choose File>Get Info; then
increase the nu mber in the Preferred size field (usu ally an increase
of 40-60% will do th e trick). This assum es of course that you have the
available RAM to spare; if not, you m ay w ish to invest in morememory for your computer.
The System software has become corrupted. Apple does recommend
reinstalling your OS per iodically to keep th is in check (someth ing
like getting the oil changed on your car). If your p roblems are not
remedied by any of the procedu res previously mentioned, reinstall-
ing the OS is often the ultimate solution.
There is a bug in the ap plication. We test all our app lications rigor-
ously, and have a strong Beta-test program, bu t occasionally
problems d o get through . If you have tried all the above steps and a
problem p ersists, we are eager to see if there is a bug with theapplication, and fix it as soon as possible. If you d o call with what
you th ink is a software bug, it helps u s enormou sly if you can pro-
vide a recipe to reprodu ce the problem (bugs are almost always
reprod ucible on a wide range of compu ter mod els).
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CH 6: INFORMATION YOU NEED
BEFORE CONTACTING
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
If you h ave been throu gh the above steps and are still experiencing
problems, please have th e following information read y before con-
tacting Tech Supp ort:
CUSTOMER CODEOR APPLICATIONSERIAL NUMBER
Your custom er code is ZZ, the first five letters of your last nam e or
of the institution that pu rchased the software, and some num ber. It
is created w hen w e receive your registration card and is then printedon anyth ing we later send you . If you have not yet registered you r
software, you must provide us with the serial number p rinted on
disk 1 of the original version of the program you pu rchased.
APPLICATIONVERSION NUMBERS
This is essential because certain app lication versions, or combination
of versions, can have p roblems we already know about, which
means w e can often give you a solution imm ediately. To find th e
version n um bers, either look at the d isks used to install the software
you are currently u sing, or single-click on the u nopened app lication
icon and choose File>Get Info (or type command -I). It is especially
importan t to know you r version of OMS as many of wh at seem to be
Vision, or Galaxy or Overtu re problems are really OMS problems.
MACINTOSHMODEL,
OPERATINGSYSTEM VERSION,
AND RAM SIZE
Many p roblems are related to sp ecific compu ters or operating sys-
tems. To find out you r version of the Apple System software and
how m uch RAM your comp uter has, choose About this Macintosh
from App le menu (with the Finder current).
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CH 7: FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS
Q: WHYAM I HAVINGTROUBLEPRINTINGWHILE I RUN OMSAPPLICATIONS?
A: Choose the OMS MIDI Setup menu item and temporarily uncheck
BOTH serial ports. When the printing job is completed , recheck the
por t(s) for MIDI use.
Q: WHATDO I DOIFMY MIDI INSTRUMENTISNOTLISTEDINTHE MIDI
DEVICE INFO WINDOWSLIST?
A: If your device is not listed in theManufacture an d Model pop-ups
of the MIDI Device Info Window, you can still add it to your OMS
Stud io Setup and use it with OMS app lications.
Choose Studio>New Device to open the MIDI Device Info Window.
In the Manufacturer pop-up choose Other(if the Manufacturer is not listed); then inthe Model pop-up select Other.
The choice Other should be at the top of both of these pop-up menus.
In the Name field, below Model, type in the desired instrument name.Your OMS applications will reference this device by the name you enter.
Lastly, specify receive channels, sync options, and whether the device is acontroller and if it is multitimbral.
Q: WHYISMYINTERFACESREDINPUT LED CONSTANTLYFLICKERINGORPULSINGFAINTLY.
A: Many new er MIDI devices send out a m essage called Active Sens-
ing, wh ich tells d evices (to which they are connected) that they are
online and ready to go. This creates a faint red LED pulse on you r
interface, even when you are not p laying.
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Q: CAN I GETPATCHNAMESIN VISIONFORMYDEVICEEVENTHOUGHITISNTSUPPORTEDBY GALAXY?
A: Yes. To create a custom nam e list, follow these step s:
Define the device in your OMS Studio Setup and activate Test Studio to makesure the device is sending and receiving MIDI signals.
In Vision, or Studio Vision, choose Windows>Names to open the Names Window. Highlight the desired device and choose Names>New Patch Document.
If your device is not listed, make sure yourcurrentStudio Setup contains the
device.
Single-click on the Patch Name column for the first patch number (defaults tonumber 0) and type in a patch name.
Repeat this procedure for all the patches you wish to have listed in the Names
document.
Once you have entered all the patch names, click OK and then Save.The new Names document is then saved and automatically subscribed. The
devices patch names then appear in Visions Current Patch field (next to the trum-pet icon).
Q: WHATARETHEREQUIREMENTSTOSUPPORTANEW MIDI DEVICEINGALAXY?
A: To sup port any new MIDI device takes many, many engineering
hours to work with the device in hou se and d evelop a new Galaxy
mod ule. In ord er to justify those engineering hou rs, Opcode has four
major requirements:
The device must be selling well, to many users, for us to have a large
enough customer base to supp ort it.
We need the cooperation of the manufacturer to provide us w ith at
least one loaner un it along with its system exclusive specs.
The unit should be highly programmable. We dont get many
requests to supp ort un its that use mostly presets with just a few ed it-
able parameters.
We also factor in how m any requests we get from users to supp ort
the device.
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Q: WHYDONTMYSYNTHESIZERPATCHNAMESFROM GALAXYAPPEARIN VISION?
A: A Bundle must be retrieved from you r instrum ent. Then from
within Galaxy, choose File>Save and Make Current so the patch
names app ear in Vision.
NOTE: When creating bundles in Galaxy it is sometimes necessaryto load all banks in the bundle. For instance, if you have not retrievedthe Proteus Program Map bank, names will not appear in Vision.
If the p atch names still dont ap pear a fter Making Current in Galaxy,
or subscribing to the Bun dle in Vision, your instru men ts Device Info
may be set incorrectly in the currentStudio Setup. If the d evices
Model is set to Other you will be unable to subscribe. Make sure
the nam e specified for Mod el matches the Bun dle type to wh ich you
are subscribing.
Q: WHERECAN I FINDONLINEHELPFOR VISION/STUDIO VISION,GALAXYAND OMS?
A: Online help is available within most Op code program s:
Vision, Studio Vision: Use Comm and -Shift-Option to click on an y
field, button, icon or menu item for pop -up h elp on that top ic.
Galaxy, Galaxy Plus Editors: Open a new Bank, Bund le or Library
and the Help op tion in the Apple Help menu (?) will tell you
everything you need to know abou t using that device.
OMS Setup: Incorporates Apples Balloon Help; once enabled,
simply point to an y icon in your Stud io Setup , or any menu item, forballoon h elp.
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CH 8: BACKING UP YOUR WORK
Please back up your files! The most imp ortant ru le of working withany compu ter is back up your data, whether its word processing,
grap hics or mu sic. Back up everyth ing in three locations if possible.
Flopp ies, external d rives and removable cartridge are excellent w ays
to archive your d ata. Backing u p you r w ork doesnt take nearly as
mu ch time as losing a file and learning the hard way.
Do a Save As every 15 minu tes or so and switch to a d ifferent d isk
or location. Add the d ate or version nu mber (2, 3, 4, etc.) to succes-
sive versions when saving and keep some of your previous versions
as extra insurance. By doing this regu larly, you will never lose
more than a few minu tes of work. Flopp ies and cartridges can bestored in d ifferent locations so if you have a fire or you r computer is
stolen, you still have years of valuable work saved .
Although digital aud io takes a lot of hard disk space, removable car-
tridges and more affordable hard disk pr ices allow most u sers to
regularly back up aud io. Digidesign own ers can even back up digital
aud io to an audio DAT recorder.
Other files worth backing u p include:
OMS Studio Setup d ocuments;
Galaxy Bund les, Banks, and Libraries;
Preference files for Vision, Stud io Vision, and Overture;
Galaxy preference files (includ ing Galaxy Setup , Galaxy Librarian
Modu les, and Galaxy Keywords).