Standalone PC synths (was: Re: [sdiy] Bass generator synth DIY)

[JH.]

I wish I could have my Steinberg Grand 2, or my M-Tron as a standalone
version!
Too bad that the Grand won't run on a cheap PC. I have just bought 2GBytes
of RAM
to make it work without glitches.

It's funny that, while I've never been interested in hardware samplers or
ROMlers,
and never even taken a second glance at virtual analogue software, I'm
really hooked on
big sample playing programs. When I look back over the last month, I've been
playing
more "grand piano" than synthesizers. I even think about taking lessons.

But it would really be great to have it stand-alone. I love the VNC idea,
which would
make monitor and mouse and keyboard dispensable. But more than tat, it would
be
important that this PC would boot and go straight into the VST program with
just
switching the machine on.

Well, I'm only thinking out loud. With my fan-less PC in the studio, it's
fine just like
it is.

JH.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Seb Francis" <seb at burnit.co.uk>
To: "Rainer Buchty" <rainer at buchty.net>
Cc: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Bass generator synth DIY


> Why not use an old PC .. probably £50 worth of PC + £50 ASIO soundcard
> would be ample to run the FM7 as a standalone app.  You can even control
> the PC remotely from your main computer with something like VNC (free
> cross platform software for remote graphical control) so you don't need
> a monitor, keyboard & mouse.
>
> Seb
>
>
> Rainer Buchty wrote:
>
> >>Or if you have a PC, try the Native Instruments FM7 .. it's like a DX7
> >>with an easy to program user interface!  And seeing as through the DX7
> >>was digital anyway, sound-wise this is a very accurate software
> >>emulation (far closer than any 'virtual analog' softsynths get..).
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I still wish the FM-7 was available as a standalone machine... Without
> >having to care about the Windows stuff, some few 100MHz ARM would
> >probably be sufficient, maybe enhanced with an extra DSP section in case
> >FM-7 makes use of MMX.
> >
> >Rainer
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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