Members Rellik2 Posted July 2, 2008 Members Share Posted July 2, 2008 I'm tired of carrying my laptop around - why can't I just whip up some sfz's, convert them to sf2's, put em on a 2gb USB thumb-drive, stick em in and play? If I may be so bold as to inquire, what kinds of inexpensive keyboards (or potentially rack/portable non-keyboard instruments) would you recommend for this purpose? Obviously most newly-minted sampling-capable keyboards are pretty expensive - cheapest seems to be an Alesis Fusion 6HD off ebay for around $600-900 USD. So anybody know of anything in a similar or lower price-range? Ancient, new, huge, light-weight, whatever, as long as it can sample in a readily-convertible format from some form of digital media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members J3RK Posted July 2, 2008 Members Share Posted July 2, 2008 Pocket PC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rellik2 Posted July 2, 2008 Author Members Share Posted July 2, 2008 Wow - an Asus EEE PC would work perfectly! If I could just strap it to a cheap 61-key controller it would be great - I could even use synths and effects and stuff like I normally do! However, that is still less convenient/reliable than a dedicated solution - still needs to boot up, still needs an external audio interface or at the very least an adapter, etc. (even moreso if it's a PocketPC rather than an actual mobile PC). Thanks for the suggestion though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mildbill Posted July 2, 2008 Members Share Posted July 2, 2008 The Fusion's probably your best bet for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members memphis Posted July 2, 2008 Members Share Posted July 2, 2008 Pair it with a Novation X-Station, since the audio interface is built in. You still have to power it, but you're getting a lot of bang for your buck with that combo. I've been considering this route, too, so I can dump my sampler and A-Station, and just take my Nord rack and two keyboards to gigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChristianRock Posted July 2, 2008 Members Share Posted July 2, 2008 +1 on the Fusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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