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A doggiebox song called Footprints
by Michael Carlyle 11 Oct '10

11 Oct '10

Did this a while back with my friend Kevin Crane, who wrote and sang the song. I played guitars, bass, and Doggiebox. I think this was the Hemberger kit (sp?). http://www.box.net/shared/4zgy5f5boc I'ts called Footprints.

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MIDI export tempo problems.
by Jack Saturn 08 Oct '10

08 Oct '10

Hey gang, Long-time Doggiebox user but haven't been on the list for awhile. As I was just re-subscribing I read about the new versions that Ben has been putting out this summer. Just downloaded the newest. Great work! I'm actually writing with a question regarding MIDI export. Traditionally I've used Doggiebox for coming up with complete drumkit arrangements, which I would then export as stereo WAV files and use in making demos. Concurrently, I've always arranged my instrumental parts (minus drums) in Finale. After years of doing this, I decided I'd actually like to try putting them together - namely, importing MIDI from Doggiebox and Finale into Pro Tools and running the data through Kontakt for sounds. My problem is that the tempo/duration of the Doggiebox and Finale files are not identical, despite the BPMs and measure numbers being the same on both. I've tried combining tracks for a few of my songs and it seems like the drums always begin to lag behind the Finale tracks. I'm running OS X 10.5.8, Pro Tools 7.4 and a M-Audio ProFire LightBridge. Anybody experienced in this realm and know what I might do to remedy this problem? I'd be glad to provide MIDI files for anyone to analyze. This could be the key to me completing a long-delayed album, so I owe a huge debt of gratitude to whomever may help me figure this out. Thanks! Jack

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Midi Export solved
by David Sampson 09 Sep '10

09 Sep '10

I had been running into problems with the midi export to certain folders. However, after being prompted for an upgrade (doing it) and trying again, the problem went away. I attribute it to gremlins. thanks dave

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Audio export problem.
by Jack Saturn 09 Sep '10

09 Sep '10

Ben, This is different than the MIDI export problem I wrote about last night. I thought I'd troubleshoot my MIDI problem by exporting a stereo file from Doggiebox 2.0 and comparing it to the MIDI track in Pro Tools, but ran up against this: When I go to export, the window shows up with the Sample Rate set to 0 and the number of channels set as 3355443. When I switch the Sample Rate to any of the various settings, I'm told that "Approximately 4096.0 MB will be required" for the exported file, and thus not enough room on my hard drive. The same set of problems (and numbers) greet me when I try to do the multi-track export. I've also run into an issue similar to what Dave had reported when exporting a MIDI file - I can't get the export to save in certain folders, and now it seems to not want to save anywhere. Again, running OS 10.5.8 on a 2.5 Ghz Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro. Jack

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MIDI Export
by David Sampson 26 Aug '10

26 Aug '10

Let me follow up with something. I tried it again and discovered that I can export a file or section to the Mac OSX Desktop. I set up a folder under my music directory and dragged a shortcut to the finder left hand side and tried saving to that folder. It didn't export. So this would appear to be related to pathing. I also tried the full path through navigation to the one I had set up as a shortcut in Finder and it didn't work there. So I'm wondering if a directory is set up as a short cut, does DB have a problem with that. BTW, I was trying to enter some drum transcription in Sibelius, and it was just toooooooooo long a process. I fired up DB and it went very smoothly. Glad I have DB for these kinds of things. It's a great program. dave

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MIDI Export
by David Sampson 08 Aug '10

08 Aug '10

I'm having trouble with the MIDI export. I selected several sections and was able to export them to a file. However, now I can't seem to export anything to midi. I've tried restarting the program and rebooting the machine, but no midi export. I'm running the latest beta. Anyone else having this issue or know a workaround? thanks dave

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Facebook?
by Sion Morris 31 Jul '10

31 Jul '10

Great that there's a new version - have had a quick look and like the new styling of the control panels. Record button looks like a great idea. I wonder if this could be married up with some midi drum pads? On another note what does everyone think of a DB Facebook page. we could all interact - post up songs/resources etc maybe? Just a thought Sion

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Drag and drop in the pattern editor
by Ben Kennedy 27 Jul '10

27 Jul '10

Hey all, I've just posted build 1G10, which finally brings another fundamental feature which has LONG been on my wish/plan list: drag and drop support for moving and copying bars in the pattern editor. I think this will quickly prove to be one of those little things where in retrospect we wonder how we managed to put up without it for so long! Drag to rearrange; option-drag to duplicate. You can also drag between different documents. I'm going to think about whether there are any useful operations to be had by e.g. dragging bars to the section list or playlist; any workflow-related suggestions could be useful here too. Hit the software update or download from <http://www.doggiebox.com/ development.php> as usual. cheers, -b -- Ben Kennedy (chief magician) zygoat creative technical services http://www.zygoat.ca

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Re: [Doggiebox] Facebook?
by Sion Morris 22 Jul '10

22 Jul '10

Yes - I was thinking that Ben might like to be in charge if one were created. Sion On 22 Jul 2010, at 12:47, Carl Freire wrote: > Sounds like a good idea to me. I know we can do it without Ben's > formal approval, but still it would be nice if Ben gave us his > blessings! Or perhaps Ben wants to start one himself . . . ? > > Carl

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1G09 posted, with new stuff!
by Ben Kennedy 21 Jul '10

21 Jul '10

Hey everybody, It's hard to believe that ten months have passed since I last posted the a pre-release build of the Dog. Nonetheless that should help to make tonight's all the more tasty. Simply run a "Check for Update..." in the Doggiebox application menu to grab it automatically, or download from <http://www.doggiebox.com/ development.php>. Improvements fall under these four main themes: - New floating palette with better transport controls - New recording mode for keyboard or MIDI drum input - Bug fixes, including the missing export progress indicator - Simplification of some prefs options and various cosmetic improvements Of important note is that, with this build and moving forward, Doggiebox will now require Mac OS X 10.5 or newer in order to take best advantage of facilities afforded by the latest OS. Furthermore, statistics gathered from 1G-series testers since last July indicate that not a single user with 10.4 has run any of these builds, so it appears a sound decision. Also, due to a minor change in how registration keys are saved, it's possible that Doggiebox will think it's no longer registered when you launch this build. If that happens, simply re-activate with your registration key. Following, now, is the verbose laundry list of changes and improvements in this build (also included as Release Notes with the download). New floating palette with transport and editing controls: - Play/stop button and loop toggle have been moved here, along with new buttons for start/end and forward/back jog, plus record enable. - Bar-editing controls (insert/remove beats, tempo and time signature adjustments, and zoom) have been moved here. - Current location of the insertion point/playhead is displayed, in bars and beats as well as minutes:seconds. - Looping and monophonic fold-down are now controlled globally and have corresponding commands in the Song menu. New recording mode: - When recording is enabled, drum kit shortcut keys (and incoming MIDI messages) will cause the corresponding drum to be inserted at the insertion point/playhead location. - To switch drum variants via the keyboard, you must now press the Option key along with the shortcut. Changes to several Preferences options: - Removed checkbox for toggling the playhead position indicator; it is now always shown (turning this off was an obscure choice of vestigial origin). - Removed checkbox for creating backward-compatible files; songs saved with this version will be compatible back to Doggiebox 1.3. - Removed checkbox for showing splash screen on launch; it is now only shown in trial mode. - Added new checkbox to toggle MIDI MMC/MTC output; previously this always occurred, but can now be turned off if unneeded. Bugs fixed in this build: - Missing progress indicator during audio file export (temporary regression in 1G08). - Long-standing potential crash when changing a bar's tempo during playback (thanks Charlie). - Bug which caused MIDI output to be very late or absent altogether (temporary regression since 1G04). - Issue which caused "HVURLHandlerErrorDomain error 1003" when displaying the Help Viewer on Snow Leopard. Miscellaneous changes: - Cosmetic and display improvements in the pattern editor. - The playhead now keeps moving even when the mouse button is down or a menu is being displayed. - Improved the reliability of detecting when a drum kit in use by an open song has been modified. - Key shortcut for "zoom in/out selection" changed from Cmd-Shift to Cmd- Option (and +/-). I would enjoy feedback, and particularly bug reports, relating to anything described above. As times goes by I feel loathe to refer to these builds as "beta", lest it confirm the old creature has come down with Google syndrome; alas, while an official public new release is still premature, it does approach. After updating, you may notice that the release version moniker has tentatively changed from "1.5" to "2.0". Owing to marketing and technological considerations, I've decided it probably time to up the number, and my plan is to target a full public release by the fall -- which will also be the first pay-for upgrade that Doggiebox has seen. More details will of course follow as the time comes. cheers yall, -ben -- Ben Kennedy (chief magician) zygoat creative technical services http://www.zygoat.ca

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