SteveUK

And the front panel interface

This is the first Roland in a long time that has me excited. I used to love my JV2080 back in the day. I had an FA06 for a while but didn"t like the keybed or the midi implementation (understand that may have improved with updates). This looks like it could be a real the heart of a rig

3 USB sockets for external controllers looks pretty tasty ð

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I am going to create a separate volume and put another copy of OS X on there and install what I think I need programme wise. If nothing else it will be interesting to see if there is any performance difference between the two volumes

Thanks Reezekeys I have around 20gb of free space and have been deleting cache files, duplicates, download folder etc. When I said I have a TM backup I wasnt suggesting I would re-install from this, just that I have it as a "backup" if everything goes wrong or I need to retrieve something that I forgot I needed. That is interesting about you changing the drive. I didnt think the drives could be changed on these models? Thanks for the tip on bootable USB stick

My current Macbook is my first foray into Macs and OSX. Its a Mid 2014 13" with 8gb RAM and 256gb SSD. It runs what I want to do with MainStage well and has performed brilliantly (compared to my dabblings with similar on Windows machines). When I first got it I jumped straight in and installed various bits of software and overtime its become a bit clogged with stuff I don't need/want. Performance has also dropped off. I want to basically start again. I have my MainStage patches and samples in one folder which I will put onto the cloud and backup locally and have a Timemachine backup of the whole system. I will write down the exact plug-ins and software I currently use so I can re-install them later. What is the best way to format and re-install? I used to do this regularly on Windows system buts its new to me on a Mac. Also any other things I should be thinking about/tips?

Looks great. Look forward to seeing it finished and back together. How hard wearing are the finishes? Do they take the normal knocks of moving from case to stand and back again? I have a vortex (the original wireless one) and would love to give it a paint job like you but concerned the finish wouldn't last.

In use, 2 (midi in and out) for the Nord Wave as the USB only works for the Nord Sound Manager. Otherwise it would be 0