Utilizing Dual monitors

Wishbone · Post by **Wishbone** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:22 pm

How do I do this in live 6?

jez3122 · Post by **jez3122** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:12 pm

what do you mean utilize dual monitors in live,
what are you trying to do mate?
do you mean how do ya set them up on your pc/mac or or you trying to do something specific in live with them?

3dot... · Post by **3dot...** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:19 pm

Just put 3rd party plugs on the second screen if you need to...

jez3122 · Post by **jez3122** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:25 pm

i tend to stretch the arrange view over both monitors,
but ya can't have session and arrangement visable at same time.
which is a shame

the dark wizard · Post by **the dark wizard** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:30 pm

jez3122 wrote:i tend to stretch the arrange view over both monitors,
but ya can't have session and arrangement visable at same time.
which is a shame

thats poor, i was just about to ask how to do this!

jez3122 · Post by **jez3122** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:33 pm

i know it sucks

maybe in Live 7

nagal · Post by **nagal** » Tue Jun 19, 2007 9:50 pm

I agree use Live with multiple monitors is not that great.

I have seriously thought of taking my 2 ViewSonic 21" and making one frame to fit them both so there is no bezel between the screens. But its going to be a ton of work.

Wishbone · Post by **Wishbone** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:06 am

ya I meant to ask what is the best setup... sry bout that confusion.

Wishbone · Post by **Wishbone** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:09 am

nagal wrote:I agree use Live with multiple monitors is not that great.

I have seriously thought of taking my 2 ViewSonic 21" and making one frame to fit them both so there is no bezel between the screens. But its going to be a ton of work.

how would you even do that.....

nagal · Post by **nagal** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:16 am

Wishbone wrote:
nagal wrote:I agree use Live with multiple monitors is not that great.

I have seriously thought of taking my 2 ViewSonic 21" and making one frame to fit them both so there is no bezel between the screens. But its going to be a ton of work.
how would you even do that.....

Well the big assumption is that the actual LCD screen has no edge to it, meaning the display area fills the entire LCD. No way to know for sure until I open one up. If my assumption is correct (which it is more than likely not) you set each LCD screen next to each other to give the appearance of one continous screen. Mockup a housing/frame in wood first. Once all the dimensions look good, send the measurements off to a machine shop to get you new housing made.

If I can water cool a normal PC into a Power Mac G5 case, I am sure I can figure this out as long as my assumption holds true.

Affiliation · Post by **Affiliation** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 2:38 am

I have two large and incredibly heavy tubes sitting right beside each others. they are cheap and do the job very well. Keep all the plug-ins, wave editor, channel strips, whatever file editor, anything at all on the right screen. In the meantime Live is always in view and unobstructed. I do this with an Nvidia GeForce FX5200 and this setup is probably the best upgrade to any computer.

ScholarlyGent · Post by **ScholarlyGent** » Wed Jun 20, 2007 4:29 am

can we all agree that if you are ever going to use the word "utilize" you just use the the word "USE" and save us all the energy we spend thinking your smart.