Re: Ableton's Live on an iBook 500

["sserendipity" <ssrndpty@hotmail.com>]

Live is a relatively low cpu use program - you shouldn't have any problem
running it on a 500 mhz machine. You'll probably won't have much power for
VST effects of the large variety (PSP94 etc), but for straight audio, 
you'll
be fine - especially if you use the computer keyboard for control, rather
than a midi controller - triggering from the keyboard gives you no latency.

bIz

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Sottilaro" <sine@zerocrossing.net>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 10:26 PM
Subject: Ableton's Live on an iBook 500


> I've been toying with the idea of using Live to play loops made on my
> Repeater in a kind of DJ context.  I've got an iBook 500 mhz, but no
> audio interface.  Any suggestions?  Advice?  Is the iBook good enough?
> It's got 576 meg of RAM.  I'm running OSX, but I can also go 9.2.  Does
> either have an advantage?  I probably won't have too many loops going
> at once, as I'll have a groovebox going along side.  I looked at the
> Tascam midi/audio usb interface and that looked like it might be a good
> way to go.  I'd love to hear from someone who's doing something similar.
>
> Mark Sottilaro
>
>