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: bruce tovsky www.skeletonhome.com "Reality is whatever refuses to go away when I stop believing in it.." Philip K. Dick _______________________________________________ Sent by the sgroup mailing list sgroup(a)sgroup.ca For subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.sgroup.ca/mailman/listinfo/sgroup See http://www.generalconcepts.com/sgroup/ for more information.

Chicken-whatever still doesn't support Roland S-7XX format, right?

What hardware audio interface would you use? And what software would you use to read the widest variety of samples? Chicken-whatever still doesn't support Roland S-7XX format, right? Jesse

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: bruce tovsky www.skeletonhome.com "Reality is whatever refuses to go away when I stop believing in it.." Philip K. Dick _______________________________________________ Sent by the sgroup mailing list sgroup(a)sgroup.ca For subscribe/unsubscribe: http://www.sgroup.ca/mailman/listinfo/sgroup See http://www.generalconcepts.com/sgroup/ for more information.