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Extensions, Control Panels, and General Tweaks for a Mac OS 9 D.A.W.
Let's make an active topic about minimal extensions needed for every DAW. 
It is know that a system with less extensions boots faster and runs faster. Let´s get rid of garbage!
For example, one ati user should take off Nvidia extensions.
If you are not using a Iomega Superdisk or a Rio Mp3...
It also could be interesting to compare DAE versions with DSI(?) for swingers
(maybe too much Protools biased)
Also in some extensions the latest is not the more stable one.
There was some talk about firewire extensions, but it is open to CarbonLib version prefered (on a particular DAW setup)
DieHard say what not to use and MacTron what he uses both approaches are cool!
It is know that a system with less extensions boots faster and runs faster. Let´s get rid of garbage!
For example, one ati user should take off Nvidia extensions.
If you are not using a Iomega Superdisk or a Rio Mp3...
It also could be interesting to compare DAE versions with DSI(?) for swingers
(maybe too much Protools biased)Also in some extensions the latest is not the more stable one.
There was some talk about firewire extensions, but it is open to CarbonLib version prefered (on a particular DAW setup)
DieHard say what not to use and MacTron what he uses both approaches are cool!
If you don't access your Mac remotely...
Remove the X from
OpenTpt Remote Access
OpenTpt Serial Arbitrator
Remote Only
If you use Recycle up to version 1.x - 2.0 for macos 8.6-9.2.2 one of these Open Transport extensions is needed... not quite sure which one - I'll have to make the error happen again(after almost 14 years).
Remove the X from
OpenTpt Remote Access
OpenTpt Serial Arbitrator
Remote Only
If you use Recycle up to version 1.x - 2.0 for macos 8.6-9.2.2 one of these Open Transport extensions is needed... not quite sure which one - I'll have to make the error happen again(after almost 14 years).
i concur, if our goal is to assemble the ultimate audio OS9, everything not needed for that purpose should not be included, and if it is only for the sake of our perfectionism.
but my personal installs looks a bit different, they are in use for some other things, too.
once i stood in a place with a system with no appletalk, serial switcher, and stuff it engine and was really f*cked. since that day i gave up to "optimise" by deleting .
Well let's not "delete"... the beauty of Mac OS 9 is the ability to have many different "extensions sets"
Just so the Newbies understand, you can have different sets that simple "turn off" the extensions that you do not need for your current workflow; save the set as a different name, and reboot.... for musicians the very basic mode would be 2 sets to choose from, "DAW Mode" with the tweeks mentioned above and "Non-DAW mode" maybe with almost all extensions turned on.
sets ... nah ... better ... 2 different system folders.
Let`s make the cleaning!
Whatever method used, there should be some extensions chosen. IIO, would you be a lamb and told us yours chosen ones? And please indicate too the machine used and the DAW, synth chosen if it needs extensions.
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just for the sake of our perfectionism
what my configuration looks like?
as far as i remember i haven not removed anything. i use a machine specific 922, without bullshit like "maps" and without user&groups and keychain (i cant really tell if those are in a standard install or not), plus the latest updates for quicktime, nividia and ati, and plus some 20 third party extensions in addition.
this is, like i said before, because my audio machine is not used for audio only, so i can hardly "optimize" for that purpose.
if i could, i´d really like to remove the appearance manager ("themes"), and - most of the time - navigation services, but thats not possible after OS850.
the latter can be trap-patched, but i havent found a good solution yet ...
as far as i remember i haven not removed anything. i use a machine specific 922, without bullshit like "maps" and without user&groups and keychain (i cant really tell if those are in a standard install or not), plus the latest updates for quicktime, nividia and ati, and plus some 20 third party extensions in addition.
this is, like i said before, because my audio machine is not used for audio only, so i can hardly "optimize" for that purpose.
if i could, i´d really like to remove the appearance manager ("themes"), and - most of the time - navigation services, but thats not possible after OS850.
the latter can be trap-patched, but i havent found a good solution yet ...
btw., if you want to find me between the other lambs, thats easy: i am the black one.
That explain lots of things.... LOL
I haven not removed anything. i use a machine specific 922, without bullshit like "maps" and without user&groups and keychain (i cant really tell if those are in a standard install or not), plus the latest updates for quicktime, nividia and ati, and plus some 20 third party extensions in addition.
this is, like i said before, because my audio machine is not used for audio only, so i can hardly "optimize" for that purpose.
Is your Install MAX focused or multimedia focused? Or Office ?
if i could, i´d really like to remove the appearance manager ("themes"), and - most of the time - navigation services, but thats not possible after OS850.
I use A-dock as "appearance manager" and recommend it for any previous OSX user new to OS9. http://macintoshgarden.org/apps/a-dock-301
Also Greg Browser is recommended for any previous OSX user new to OS9 http://kaleidoscope.net/greg/browser.html
With these 2 any OSX user can use OS9!
So I was 'mucking' about in my system folder and wound up having some problems with my Pro tools... so I decided to start fresh again... installed a fresh 9.2.2 using DieHard's "Drag Install", which worked great! I also used the 'D.H.T' (DieHard Tweaks) to my extensions... I LOVE the 'colored extensions' trick... that's a GREAT idea and it's already come in handy! Happy to report that things are running MUCH better now!
what is the advantage of having the virtual memory off?