Re: laptop live

[erwill@suitandtieguy.com]

Quoting jimfowler <jimfowler@prodigy.net>:
> i've been toying with the idea of getting a mac laptop for live
> use...mainly
> for beats and what-not...of course, the newest G4 books are way out of my
> price range.  what is the minimum amount of power (ballpark figure) i 
>would
> need for this?

the heart of my electronic music rig is a Powerbook G3/500 running OS 10 
and 
the Numerology sequencer (www.five12.com). it's plenty capable with clock 
cycles to spare.

$500 laptop + $50 sequencer = affordable, depending on what you're going 
to be 
controlling with the sequencer.

Jim uses Simple Synth alot, it's just the quicktime software GM synth with 
the 
Roland sample set in it. i find it musically useful too, but have more fun 
with 
my hardware synths.

but if you're just looking for something to make crazy beats with you 
should 
check Numerology out. it's the supremest MIDI sequencer for crazy drum 
patterns.



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