Re: new mac mini with fw800 ... hoooorra!

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

Well, in my vision the iPhone would be for programming when not at stage.

For looping I would rely on MIDI as usual, the trusted FCB pedal and
similar. Why would the looper software crash then if it doesn't crash
now? I rarely use the screen anyway when playing so I could as well
leave it behind. When looping with only hardware boxes (EDP, Repeater,
Boss....) I've never missed the screen either.

If something should go wrong you simply reboot. That's what I've
always done with my EDP when its software crashes. Easy and still no
need for a screen. Can't see why a Mac Mini would react different; if
set up to auto-launch the looper on boot-up.

This seems a way more attractive box than those "standalone VST players".

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
www.boysen.se
www.perboysen.com



On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 5:21 PM, Buzap Buzap <buzap@gmx.net> wrote:
>> without screen or keyboard. What a compact solution, just this little
>> box!
>
> I've been thinking about this, too. The question is: would you really 
>have the guts to take this on a performance w/out screen/keyboard?
> Can you be certain nothing will screw up where you have to quickly 
>intervene? An Iphone etc. wouldn't assure me.
>
> Frankly, I wouldn't dare and would always take a backup screen/keyboard 
>for my setup. Let's see: small computer, screen, keyboard... sounds like 
>a laptop to me!! ;-)
>