Re: thinking about moving from rack to laptop...advice please!

[Steve Bingham <sbingham@con-brio.com>]

This reply from Andy made me realise just how useful it is to be a  
member of this list: I had no idea that Bidule could sync up all these  
different plugins etc. thanks Andy!

Steve


On 27 May 2009, at 14:47, andy butler wrote:

> Simeon Harris wrote:
>> ok, so my current setup is this...
>
>> i'd like ot be able to kinda recreate this lot in a laptop
>> so i'm thinking about which plugin host will work best, bearing in  
>> mind
>
>> ableton live looks like a good bet, but i'd really just be using  
>> the mixer...but it's nice and stable.
>
> but quite restrictive in terms of routing midi, I hear.
> One of our loop5 testers is fighting this right now.
> (hi Ricky :-)
>
>> any other plugin hosts (for audiounits) that might be worth looking  
>> at? is mainstage worth considering?
>
> Plogue Bidule is pretty easy for hardware type patching,
> as it allows you to freely connect whatever you want.
>
> It also allows you to freely sync anything to anything else.
> For instance, you could have a bunch of fx synced to Augustus,
> and a different bunch synced to Sooperlooper.
> I don't know any other host that allows this on a mac
> (and of course, it would allow you to sync those 2 loopers if needed).
>
>> so my questions are - will i be able to set up a bunch of plugins  
>> on one midi channel and put the loopers on other channels, so i can  
>> control everything the way i am now
>
> in Bidule that's trivial
>
> The other possible advice is..
>
> if you have a rig that works for you, stick with it :-)
> Having endless software possibilities won't in itself
> open up interesting pathways. Those are more easily
> found by pushing the limits on the gear you have.
>
> I've no idea if that applies to you tho'  :-)
>
> andy butler
>