Hi, sorry i am so late in responding to queries about my original 2 cents of OS usage and all, apparently there was a power outage back in Oakland (i'm in germany right now) and my office computer rebooted and collected my mail for a day! that took some ssh work to get it back here! anyway: >> first off, i use os x more than i use linux. this is because i carry a >> powerbook on tour with me and perform with it every night. when i can i >> also carry my sharp/planet-ccrma laptop >How do you transfer data between the different platforms? >i.e.: projects from Rosegarden to ... (your Mac sequencer), or audio >tracks between Ardour and ... (corresponding Mac thing), etc. >The common denominator would be: >- plain MIDI files for MIDI information >- WAV files for audio tracks >But i'm curious what is your way to deal with this issue. exactly, that is what i do, and smb file transfer within the house. and yes, if your start times for multiple files are the same. what about OMF transfer? can Ardour open an OMF file? /// >Hmm... I wonder if Tape Op (a great FREE magazine http://tapeop.com/ ) >would accept articles about linux. in fact, Larry Crane is a friend of mine. I recently did interviews for Tape Op, wherein i definitely mention using Linux. i think an article for them would be great, and they would probably print it. we could try a letter first, they print a lot of them. also i just turned in an interview for http://www.bbspot.com/ about music, and what systems i use... _______________________________________________________ Jonathan Segel -- 4014 Brookdale Ave. Oakland, CA 94619 MAGNETIC -- http://www.MagneticMotorworks.com