Re: minimized loop setup revisited

[Adrian Bartholomew <adrian@bartholomusic.com>]

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Adrian Bartholomew
Leawood KS
On Aug 31, 2005, at 2:50 PM, nico spahni wrote:

> I'd like to take Rainer's idea of a minimized loop setup one step
> further. I'm asking for nothing less than the portable loop setup for
> guitar players, i.e. a loop setup - including amplification! - that is
> transportable without a car (, which I happen not to have...).
>
> The setup I have in mind is comprised of the following hardware
> components:
>
> laptop computer (Apple PowerBook, 1.25Ghz, OS 10.3.9)
> amplifier (Roland AC-60)
> audio interface (M-Audio Fast Track)
> midi interface (Emagic MT4)
> midi foot controller (haven't found the right one yet)
>
> The requirements in a nutshell:
>
> loop facilities
> possibility to insert AU plugIns
> midi control of looper
> midi control of plugIns (mainly on/off)
> on-the-fly record function to record master out
>
> I've been toying around with various software products and foot
> controllers but haven't been successful in implementing all the above
> requirements. Especially midi controllability seems to a tough nut to
> crack.
>
> I'm looking forward to any comments on this.
>
> Cheers
>
> Nico