Interface Fader lets you fade any interface object in and out.   You can copy and paste Interface Fader to any Max 5 patch.  Here is how it works: Step 1. Open patch Step 2. Put your fading interface elements behind the white panel. You can use Get Info to change the color of the [...]

Many users (myself included) have noticed to their dismay, that the Recent Items menu of the native Mac applications such as Preview and Text Edit are empty no matter how many times they are opened.  I had to choose the wording of this posts’s title carefully because the current theory seems to indicate that the [...]

Here are some screenshots of the new Macintosh OS 10.6: Snow Leopard.  This is a Facebook album, so you can leave comments if you are on my friend list, otherwise you can browse the photo album. Go to pictures

If you just upgraded to Snow Leopard, but you haven’t re-installed your printer yet, you may be having trouble printing PDF files from Finale 2009. This will normally result in blank pages.  If your business is sharing sheet music, then this is a big problem. Finale has a workaround listed here: [go to workaround] This [...]

After two months of problems, I’ve finally figured out why my Alesis IO26 would die after 10 minutes of use with Logic Pro. It turns out that the device is very fussy – no surprise there. A call to a very helpful “Andy” at customer service got me going in the right direction. Thanks, Andy. [...]

The Golden Ratio (or Golden Mean) is an area indicated by a proportion based on the Fibonacci series [more info]. Since the Renaissance (and likely before), artists, architects, and composers have been aware of the importance of the Golden Mean and have used it in numerous works. Therefore, it’s only natural that we should be curious as [...]