Paige Andderson

From Hardware to Software. Season 1 Episode 2

Christmas time = Micro Center = Xmas Sale = Me and my Wife = Give software one more try. 

I went out shopping for the Christmas Holiday. It was really like a movie. I was standing face pressed to the glass looking as the the shop keeper loaded all the computers on the shelves. Dell, HP, ACER, MAC. I knew that one of them would be just right for my studio.

Then the attendant asked, "PC or MAC platform". PC I said quickly but if MAC is better then lead me to them. She quickly added "the PC platform is just as good as MAC now". Then she showed me the inventory "shh the inexpensive ones are just as good, get this one". It was an ACER product 8 gigs of RAM and 288 gigs of ROM with and 128 gig SD card included. What a deal I got two one for me and one for the wife.

I rushed through the store like a track star. As I ran by aisle after aisle I saw a program called Cakewalk Music Creator 5. I grabbed it and pushed my way to the check out stand. Paid for my products and jetted to the Van. Shove the boxes under all the Christmas stuff locked the door. Then, I ran back to the store found my wife acting like I hadn't pushed, shoved and ran a race through the store to the car.

Later at the ranch I grabbed my new toy and loaded every thing on the CPU. I even tried the Music Creator 5 Program. So, everything was loaded I started working waiting for the crash. One hour later no crash. Twelve Re Verbs fourteen tracks with Music Creator 5 on Rewire. No crash. 48 track recorded and 20 midi channels running 3 effects per track. No crash. 

I nearly pissed on myself waiting for the computer to crash. Once I realized that the product was working. I started the process of dumping all my hardware projects to the software platform. It took 5 days to complete the dumping procedure. Then I paired all the midi file folders with the file folders. Then copied all the information to three different hard drives for safe keeping.

Wow It took some time but I was smiling ear to ear. I was finally in the complete software game. But... I love my Micro Korgs and Drum Machines and Synths. How could I ever part with my stuff.