From: "Thomas" <
tomfinegan@...>
> Games work fine on Windows...B-)
Yes, with DirectX 8 which mucks up your audio application. :)
> But seriously, as you already know, we had this dicussion already on
> the EX5-Tech-community. And i still believe a hardware-MIDI-sequencer
> like RM1x, MC80 or the new RS7000, plus a HD-recorder like Tascam 788
> are a better way to record my AN1x than any Windows or way overpriced
> Mac -computer. The only purpose of PC´s in musicproduction is for me
> that i can use the fabulous AN1xedit and edit wavefiles very easily.
> But again, everyone has to choose his best way of working through
> things. Personally, i am totally turned off by computers as a
> platform for music.
I've decided two things:
1) I'll never use a computer as an instrument
2) I'll use a computer for recording, mixing, mastering, and media creation
Concerning point 1, I don't think that a computer can do the same for me as
my AN1x (or EX5) can do. Although the technology is there (and has been for
almost 20 years), I feel that separating the keyboard and the sound engine
is not a good idea. I particularly notice the difference with the EX5, and
the EX5r (rack mount module) I had before.
As for point 2, I want to create a pure digital environment where I can do
the effects as a (VST) plug-in. Everything I describe can be done with
hardware, but if I compare the price of a hardware sequencer, several
effects units, hard disc recorder, hardware mastering unit and dedicated
CD-burner (or DVD-burner, when they come available) with the price of a Mac
with a TC PowerCore and Nuendo (just to name a combination that's been
floating in my mind), I think the Max is a pretty good deal. I already have
a digital mixer (01V), which can serve as an input for the analogue units,
plus a remote control for Nuendo.
The added advantage is then that you have a integrated environment. It's
another way of looking at things. I've been thinking for long about a
hardware sequencer, and maybe I'll even get one, but a modern audio program
like Nuendo can make a hardware sequencer largely superfluous.
- Peter