Re: Taking VSTs out on the road

["Stephen Goodman" <spgoodman@earthlight.net>]

from: phillip wilson
>I knew sooner or later my ears would prick up and i would start thinking 
>about this one.... virtual instruments!!
>
>basically I WILL NEVER use a traditional "pc or mac" computer in my 
>music..i cant explain why  but I wont, its not my thing...EVER!!
>
>so basically and finally, is there a little box I can use without a 
>screen 
>and whatnot where i can chuck in a nice VSTi synth, some samples and 
>possibly a good drunm kit ( I dont mind using a computer at the editing 
>stage) and then unplug and just have it act similar to the "brain" of a 
>v-drum basically a custom sound module ( or is there any really good midi 
>sound modules you can recommend for drums , ethnic precussion and synth 
>sounds.
>
>Sounds like a small computer with a specialized input-display module, 
>perhaps LCD with a few navigation buttons.  Oh wait, that's most 
>appliances 
>including hard disk recording satellite boxes.   No actually, if you had 
>your setup already pre-configured, and made to load at bootup, it'd work 
>as 
>a PC without keyboard, mouse or but I suspect the best config for this 
>would be a rack unit that supports VSTs in a flexible way.

On the side I'm quite happy with the new FL Studio, since they enabled 
easy 
sample-recording at run-time or trigger/etc, whether it's audio input or 
midi keyboard.  Up to this point the program's been best to me as a drum 
composition tool, and the rest seemed like a sample artist's tool as 
opposed 
to other modes composing...

Stephen Goodman
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