If you wanna do everything on SW you will need a damn powerfull machine, at least 3 grand for everything.You can get an e-mu EOS sampler with all the upgrades and I think that could replace computer easilly for a lot less money.In the performance department comp would still be far behind.Try playing 128 tracks with 15 plugins on the computer and watch it explode even if it has a lot of MB's and hrtz.On the other hand, a sampler, thats a different story. Its deffinetely good for mastering but to be in the creative procces of the whole song it takes way too much time and thinking to get in the way of getting something to life. When it comes to playing live, well, i don't even need to go there. SW is just emulation of HW rabidmusic <rabidmusic@...> wrote: I see a lot of people shifting back towards hardware to a limited extent. You can pay $200 for a used Roland MKS-70 or D550, or you can pay $100 for a piece of software that tries unsuccessfully to replicate these units and may or may not work after the next OS upgrade. I have a full software setup, but I get tired of having to watch the CPU meter. A single complex patch can bring my P4 to the edge of failure. I don't have that problem with my Command Station or Nord Modular. That is why I choose to buy a used Wavestation SR for $250 instead of spending $200 on software that sounds like a Wavestation. Software does still have a place in my heart, but that place has changed. No longer do I expect to create a full mix with 24 tracks of VSTi's. Instead I create my tracks with hardware, then look for software instruments to use in the recording process. Software has made me happy with the B3 sounds in my Vintage ROM because I know when it comes time to record, I can change over to NI's B4. I guess software has created a market for cheap hardware. But, I will not be spending $3000 for a ROMpler again. Robert --------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xl7/ To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: xl7-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Photos - Get your photo on the big screen in Times Square [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Re: [xl7] Re: shifting focus... back and to the left?
2003-12-26 by khjkkkkk khjkhjk