Members brake Posted July 1, 2006 Members Share Posted July 1, 2006 i use a midi controller for writing/recording at home, and i want to use it live. would it be at all practical to take a computer with me and use it live? does anyone do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BillyWa Posted July 1, 2006 Members Share Posted July 1, 2006 Yes it can be done, many people do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members XorAxAx Posted July 2, 2006 Members Share Posted July 2, 2006 Yeah, lots of people's rigs consist of MIDI controller + laptop. There is some debate over the quality and usability of software synths, among other topics. You can find lots of threads here and on other forums (e.g. VSE) discussing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted July 2, 2006 Members Share Posted July 2, 2006 Please don't take this the wrong way ... but 10,000+ posts and your asking THIS question? Are you using someone else's account? Personally, I'd much rather use hardware ... if only for the reason that's what people expect to see onstage and generally, IMO, find it more impressive to see a buch of hardware synths linked together than grandma's laptop on stage connected to a cheesy controller ... Do remember, it's a show ... ... of course, it's more of a pain in the arse to lug around hundred of pounds of gear, but I'm still young and I workout, so i can handle it ... Of course, there are a myriad of other reasons why you'd want a hardware synth setup vs. software one ... ... BUT YES, it can be done ... it's probably where we're all heading anyway ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members XorAxAx Posted July 2, 2006 Members Share Posted July 2, 2006 Originally posted by Diametro Please don't take this the wrong way ... but 10,000+ posts and your asking THIS question? There ARE other forums here. Do you know what the plate voltage in a scripty Top Hat Ambassador is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted July 2, 2006 Members Share Posted July 2, 2006 Ooops! Should have thought of that ... Sorry. I guess maybe I should get out of town once in a while ... Originally posted by XorAxAx There ARE other forums here. Do you know what the plate voltage in a scripty Top Hat Ambassador is? I dunno .. the pictures were too small on the Top Hat website to see which ones had the brush script ... but point well taken. Actually, I'll be venturing into the realm of amps very soon ... so thanks for the little nudge ... Hugs ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted July 2, 2006 Members Share Posted July 2, 2006 Brake's a regular on HCBF, as am I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Diametro Posted July 2, 2006 Members Share Posted July 2, 2006 10,000+ posts and you're making that statement? Like ... I said, I guess I should branch out more. But perhaps the counter should read the posts only for the forum you're in ... or have two totals ... Nicetameecha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Reverend179 Posted July 2, 2006 Members Share Posted July 2, 2006 Originally posted by Diametro 10,000+ posts and you're making that statement? Like ... I said, I guess I should branch out more. But perhaps the counter should read the posts only for the forum you're in ... or have two totals ... Nicetameecha! If that were the case, I'd have about six posts in this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Henway_piano Posted July 30, 2006 Members Share Posted July 30, 2006 I know this is an ageing thread but, what function does your computer serve that you would like to utilize live? Audio playback? DSP effects processor? Midi sequencer? live recording? It's quite practical to take some computer hardware on the road. Also there are some alternatives like the Muse receptor: http://www.museresearch.com/receptor_overview.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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