6 Oct
2006
6 Oct
'06
9:53 p.m.
Hi everyone.
I'm using Mach 5 on the Mac G4 along with Digital Performer, both made
by MOTU. Latency has been a concern from the start and so I decided to
use hardware to work out the composition/arrangement, and then augment
during the electronic orchestration step with Mach 5. Someday I expect
the latency and computer's performance issues be solved so you can have
(a practical access of) unlimited virtual polyphony and effects, but
for now I use hardware. This is how it works out for me. For some
people, they must have access to the final sound they are going to use,
so they may put up with latency. I admit I have not tested each faster
processor put out by Apple to see if its no longer an issue or not. But
since using hardware has not gotten in the way of any projects for me,
I have not been greatly motivated to seek the latest advancements in
this area. This has more to do with how I work.
That's my take on it, and as they said, your mileage my vary.
David A. Roth
david(a)roth-music.com
NJ/NYC
On Oct 6, 2006, at 8:22 PM, bruce tovsky wrote:
hi dennis
there is so much ease and flexibility with using a computer as a
sampler,
whether laptop or desktop: more memory, more polyphony, more
processing possibilities, more storage space. think of your entire
sample
library available instantly, just a load away. what you sacrifice is
the more
robust hardware and durability - laptops must be pampered on the road.
latency is also an issue. there is a definite immediacy to sitting at
a keyboard
and hitting a note and having it play instantly. i'm exaggerating, but
it is a
definite problem at times. hardware wins out here, but with workarounds
software is right behind. i haven't turned on my s550 in years, or my
oberheim
matrix 6r, or my dx7... can't bring myself to get rid of them, though.
i compose,
record and perform with a g4 powerbook and a behringer faderbox. i can
pop up a great ems vcs3 emulation and wiggle the joystick (virtually)
just
like eno!
hope this helps
cheers
bruce
bruce tovsky
www.skeletonhome.com
"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go
away."
Philip K. Dick
On Oct 6, 2006, at 6:54 PM, dennis barton wrote:
I have an s760.
I'm thinking of using laptop instead, solely as a sampler playback
device, driven by a separate sequencer.
Anyone done this?
Especially interested if you have converted your Roland library, or
just loaded a soft sampler with the same note numbers to not have to
change the MIDI being sent.
|_e_/ Dennis Barton <db(a)skylab2000.com>
) skylab2000
~\/\ Brainforest Productions, Los Angeles
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