I was looking for just the controller without the audio interface, and
I played around with the Oxygen 8 and the Edirol PCR-50 for a while in
a Guitar Center. I ended up going with the Edirol. I liked the layout
better and the fact that it has more controllers, and it felt a little
sturdier IMO. The sliders in particular made up my mind...using this
with Ableton so it's a good way to control the mixer and I can use the
knobs for effect params. I haven't performed live on it yet, so I can't
talk about road wear, but the thing seems pretty solid.
Right now I don't have the audio situation figured out yet, but I'm
planning on going with a firewire interface, and in general I think
firewire or PCMCIA is probably a better way to go than USB to avoid
latency problems, especially if you're running both audio and MIDI over
the same interface. Less portable I guess, but I think it's worthwhile.
Just my $0.02.
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Tim Moore
On Mar 30, 2004, at 6:41 PM, Mark.Nelson@zlbusa.com wrote:
quoted 34 lines Hello list - Has anyone used the Edirol PCR-A30 as a portable Midi
> Hello list - Has anyone used the Edirol PCR-A30 as a portable Midi
> controller/audio interface?
> This and my Powerbook will my ultralight setup and the Edirol seems to
> be a slightly more useful interface than the Ozone for the following
> reasons:
> - Midi In, which allows me to use an additional controller from my drum
> set
> - 27 assignalbe controllers vs. 8 for the Ozone.
> - 8 Sliders - very useful for live applications
> - 32 keys vs. 25
> I haven't used Edirol before and I'm looking for any advice about their
> controllers. The only disadvantage seems to be that the outs are RCA -
> but I'll use my Digi002 in a studio setting. RCA seems to work just
> fine for live settings. The Edirol seems to be a better controller than
> the Ozone, but M-Audio products have always treated me well and been
> reliable.
> Thanks in advance for the advice!
>
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