Don't really disagree with the points below, BUT most poeple lug their
expensive computer to shows to just click in and out pre-sequenced loops
- something you can do with an $80 MMT8. If that's all you're going to
do why take the chance of killing an expenisive computer?
Granted, if your going to run programs like MAX, which can be
programmed to incredible things with MIDI, video, et. then there is a
reason to lug that computer. However, programs like MAX, Csound, et.
seem confined to experimental & academic music.
My main point was: if you had nothing and wanted to get started in dance
music a sampling workstation is a competitive buy. A current computer
system is going to be a BIG chunk of change before you add sound card,
sequencing software, digital editing software et. The Ensoniq, Kurzweil.
et. come with everything you need for less that the computer itself.
Last of all, most of the good shows I've seen ( this is only MY opinion
) were put on with a minimal hardware setup -Seq+sampler+mixer(Dr
Walker) or Sampler+drum machine+mixer(Autchre) or Kurzweil Sampling
Keyboard(John Tejada) or Sampler+drum machine+hardware Sequencer(Jonah
Sharp).
There is a reason these are used - they're geared to performance. A
computer is an inelegant thing to use live unless you have add-on items
like the Peavey MIDI mixer-otherwise you spend all you time bent over
the computer clicking the mouse-not very exciting.
Chris
ps- some people can't afford to update their computer every 2 or 3
years, mine whas state of the art when I got it.
np Nocturnal Emissions-invocatio bestiae dei
grouch wrote:
quoted 47 lines At 21:16 30/08/97 -0700, you wrote:
>
> At 21:16 30/08/97 -0700, you wrote:
> >Some things to consider in the computer v. sampler debate. Computers
> >are hard to lug around if you want to perform live.
>
> yeah but most people are going to take a computer anyway, to run their
> sequencer!
>
> >Second, you need a
> >FAST computer to really take full advantage of digital audio on the
> >computer-my 486PC isn't even fast enough to run most of the basic
> >sequencers that include digital audio.
>
> but 486 machines haven't been on sale now for at least a year, so that is
> pretty old technology now
>
> >Sound cards with sample ram are
> >another issue, and because I don't have one I won't comment.
>
> i do, it's only a 70 quid awe32 and you can do more or less anything with it
>
> >Just wanted to throw in a comment, because I think choosing between the
> >two is NOT such an easy thing.
>
> i mean, when you consider the prices of the two kinds of sampler, they
> shouldn't really compare to each other! thing is, they do, on plenty of
> points. if you want to spend 8 times as much money just to get individual
> outs, and maybe slightly better sampling quality, that's ok, but don't be
> surprised to find so called 'amateur' pc users blowing your tracks away.
>
> my little prediction - akai will bring out their top flight s-series
> sampler on a 300 pound pci card within 2 years, with individual outs and
> everything... maybe even a drive-bay control panel!
>
> cheerio!
>
> np - the way - global communication (1 minute to make.. yeah ok, see you
> when you wake up)
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