Working Nord Modular G1 editor on OSX Mavericks 10.9.1

[337is]

Reporting my success for others who may be having issues running their early Nord Modulars.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3_H1vf-ssY&feature=share&list=UUrP4rvYdVvBUDhnOkj2bo7w

Nord Modular G1 editor 3.0.3 running on Windows XP Pro SP3 VL MSDN via VirtualBox 4.3.6 on an iMac running OSX 10.9.1. Using iConnect MIDI2. The iConnect makes things painless. I'd used the Midisport 2x2 for years, but it became less reliable in virtualized settings. The patch is my favorite one I have ever made for it ... an imitation of the crickets in the backyard of the home I grew up in.

This was a breeze to set up and I'm not overly techie ...

[jonah]

i tried virtual box and i get an out of memory error in the g1 editor. from searching online i guess it has to do with the audio drivers, but it seems like i can't remove them.

did you run into this?

in your virtual box settings what is the audio driver you're using? thanks.

back to os9! honestly i might try sheep shaver or some other os9 emu at some point because i like the way os9 manages windows compared to windows.

[337is]

Hey Jonah,

I didn't change any of the default settings for the drivers. When I tried using my Logitech MIDISport USB 2x2 I had all sorts of driver issues in the past. Moving to a modern iConnectMIDI2 which has class compliant drivers seems to be what really made things go easily for me. Literally plug and play with ZERO configuration.

When I get back home I'll double check my settings and share them with you here. Good luck!

[v-un-v]

This is great news if you have got it working? The iConnectMIDI is the only thing left on my musical want list.

[337is]

This is absolutely working for me. My Audio settings in Virtual Box are:

Host Driver: CoreAudio
Controller: ICH AC97

I hope this helps you get up and running.

[jonah]

thanks.

i'm going to try re-installing windows and seeing if that fixes it. if i choose ICH AC97 in VM it says it can't find drivers, but i'd think removing the hardware from the device manager would fix it anyway. uhhg i didn't miss windows.

i wonder if it's because i have a mac book pro - different audio hardware than the iMac.

[337is]

[337is]

Just bumping this thread with updated information that the same setup which I described above is still working flawlessly for me using an updated OSX 10.9.4 and Oracle VirtualBox 4.3.14 r95030. Keep on patchin'!

[337is]

Another update to confirm that this setup works with macOS Sierra 10.12.6 (16G29) with VirtualBox 5.1.26 r117224 (Qt5.6.2).

[337is]

Sorry for the double post today ... I just realized there have been other devices in my chain, so clarifying exactly how this is currently working on my system:

Update: 07/29/17: Confirmed working with with macOS Sierra 10.12.6 (16G29), VirtualBox 5.1.26 r117224 (Qt5.6.2), iConnectMIDI2+ 1.1.0 firmware, and iConnectivity iConfig Version: 4.2.6.

[blue hell]

Thanks for your reports - I've stickied the topic - for .. you know .. just in case :)

[337is]

Thanks for the sticky!

Checking back in to report this is still working with this setup:

Update: 05/31/18: Confirmed working with with macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 (17E202), VirtualBox 5.2.12 r122591 (Qt5.6.3), iConnectMIDI2+ 2.0.0 firmware, and iConnectivity iConfig Version: 4.2.7 or Auracle v1.2.0-309.

[docsample]

i never had problems running the editor in wine under mac osx.

[Bambrose]

http://www.stage-engine.com/micro-modular-1/
Works very well on Yosemite 10.10.5

[blue hell]

AFor OS X issues also see : http://electro-music.com/forum/topic-71420.html