ANTI-obsolescence SERIES- MACKIE TRACKTION V 3 KEYFILE GENERATOR

*download links and torrent file address located at bottom of page when
ready for the Keygen app and final 3x version of Tracktion from the iso CD.

(above is screenshot of Tracktion offical website where you put in your machine

number to generate a keyfile - but it will not generate for anything under v4x)

Before Tracktion was orphaned by Mackie,  it was packaged into software discs included in some Mackie products.  I was pleased to
get version 3x installers for Mac and WIndows with my Mackie U.420d firewire mixer back in 2008.   Not long after I bought the mixer, the mixer
itself was discontinued ( I use it still to this day) and the software was dropped . Some huge things happened behind the scenes at Mackie
and i assume that economy crash in USA in 2008 had a negative impact on Mackie (but I'm not 100% sure).  

 

 

http://www.musicincmag.com/News/2009/090122/090122_loud.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.ravepubs.com/rave-exclusive-mackie-and-eaw-chinese-factory-shuts-down-unexpectedly/

 

So was this was a case of company pushed obsolescence??

So now that I have 2 great tools, I use them.  I've been using the mixer U420d with my Macbook Pro .  The software I used for a while on this same computer
but since the new version 4x is available for free , I installed that.    But I had Tracktion 3x on my Pismo G3 running osx 10.4.11 but had a bad harddrive
so after a fresh current install, when I tried to install Tracktion 3x , the process which verifies the ownership was hitting errors (has to connect to
now defunct Mackie servers with keyfile) and then trying to generate Keyfile 'offline' - same thing - no server available for those version 3 keyfiles.


So I contacted the developers of Tracktion and it appears they have no way to give me the keyfiles. 
Here is the email and response to the company :

So now I had to turn to the Torrent world.

Luckily after checking several old link pages to a 'hack' keygen program, which were basically made in 2011
they are for the most part gone as well but there is one guy on Demonoid who has the 3x keygen and a package
of the installer files for both Mac and WIndows.

So I downloaded just the keygen as I have the installer CD and found you can only generate on a windows machine.

So dumped it to USB drive and opened it in Windows 7.

There I was able to do the process which involves entering a name , email (use any email) and you have to enter
the "MACHINE NUMBER" to generate your keyfile.


The "MACHINE NUMBER" is found when you install the 'demo' version of Tracktion on the computer of choice.

You open "about" (bottom left of  tracktion window) and you will see the number available of your computer.

Then use that number in the Machine number field.


Take the file generated and put it on the USB drive -  I'm assuming you can use this same file later on so burn it
as a master file for that particular machine. Put it on a disc with the Tracktion installers and plugins… make it your master tracktion disc
but like I said make it for 1 machine so you don't get mixed up down the road.

 

A final note - Mackie replied again today to explain they no longer supportV3 because of the fact it was hacked and is not as 'secure' as the new method but from what I can tell, there are cracked versions of v.4 and 5 and the registration method is still the same on the website, except not supporting version 3. 
But they only told me this AFTER I explained I was able to get help from the torrent community and piratebay.. funny they didn't point me in that direction right away but confirm it after I mention it.     

The point is, Tracktion 3 is a fully functioning one screen multitrack studio that HUMS along great on my 15 year old Pismo G3. That's all that matters to me. 

MARANTZ PMD430 pmd 430-Taking apart to replace drive belts

UPDATE SEPT 2010 !
ALMOST 2 YEARS LATER, A FRIEND ONLINE HAS SHARED
THE PDF MANUAL.

I HAVE NESTED IT TO MY ONLINE FILE SERVER 

HERE IS THE LINK TO DOWNLOAD IT :
http://www.mediafire.com/?toa56b3064eopva





My Marantz started to wobble and slowdown a bit with a cassette longer than 60 minutes, and sometimes not engaging
properly with rewind.
SO..
I scoured the interweb to find out how to take one apart. NOTHING...ZILCH.

I have then taken it upon myself to ...take it apart in front of myself. ;)

MAN was this thing EAZY to access. Although you have to unearth the circuit board and the belts under a sandwich of layers, it's
all VERY logical and smooth to get into those guts.

I took some pictures of the process and will be posting them, if you don't see them yet (waiting for my bloody
memory card reader to show up..the usb transfer on my cam no longer works) they'll be up within the week.

The conclusion for me to come to , that made me want to take this apart is twofold, Lack of information available, and
greed with the repair shops. General price just to Clean and Lube this is $125.00..that does not include replacement of
belts or anything. To replace the belts, is usually $50 on top of the other price.
The belts cost under $20.00...as low as $6.00
(A shop in Toronto actually refused to sell me the belts! but they obviously want the inflated handling fees in their bank accounts)

SO I like the DIY ethic..this thing is WAAYY out of warranty, and I learn something when I take it apart!
If we all work together, we can keep so called obsolete technology that works for many things, as creative tools,
in the hands of those that can utilize it, and cut down on the rampant consumerism.

Also, who can pass up the dynamite sound of this deck when recording in DBX..just astounding.

If anyone has a repair manual, ect...can you share so we can post it in .pdf ??

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61- notice how this opens up with a hinge like mechanism.	62- tilt slowly up to expose
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