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Hi Per, I have been considering the RME mulitface i currently have the Aardvark 2496 which is great with a break box which has xlrs and regular 1/4 inputs (all in front so you dont have to sneak every time in the back) plus a virtual mixer.The only thing that they havent been able to get right is the drivers which is a drag! Ther RMe looks pretty good but xlrs inputs would be nice.Did you say it have a virtual mixer and would it work without one? talking about hardware ive been looking at the Akai MPC1000,nice,nice but quite expensive which brings laptop considerations... L.a --- Per Boysen <per@boysen.se> wrote: > On 04-03-13 00.42, "David Kirkdorffer" > <vze2ncsr@verizon.net> wrote: > > > Re: Hardware Loopers--Tools or Collector's > items?During a performance, I think > > the crucial element -- regardless of a person > performing with a computer > > laptop or fender telecaster -- is being able to > respond to a musical situation > > in real-time. And that comes from developing at > least two capabilities: 1) > > being sensitive "musical moments" and 2) being > able to adapt from "plan" to > > respond accordingly. > > > > As to a failed hard-drive, I agree. But an > amplifier blowing a fuse is > > similar. > > > > David > > Or a guitar string snapping off! On my Stratocaster > with the tremolo bar > trimmed to a floating position this makes all tonal > playing impossible. If > this should happen to me during a live looping gig I > might pick up another > instrument, since I usually bring at least two. > Well, on some gigs I use > only a tenor sax with loopers... Oops, I just > remembered I did one with a > blues harp and mic last summer. But anyway, those > "sound sources" never > malfunction the way a guitar with a floating trem > system can do. > > And as for hard drive breakdowns, I don't always > bring a laptop but I find > it pretty save with the RME Multiface audio > interface. It has this virtual > mixer, "Totalmix", that will work as long as Windows > XP (or OSX if using a > mac) is active in the machine. So even if loops in > Ableton Live refuse to > play because of drive errors the RME break-out box > will still be functional > as a mixer and patchbay for the EDP (and maybe > Repeater... I tend to leave > it behind more often these days). > > I'm always checking out a catastrophe plan before > each gig. Usually I mark > up with gaffa tape the inputs on the stage box or > stage mixer where my stuff > goes into the house PA. So I always have this "last > emergency workaround" to > disconnect my EDP from my rig and plug its audio > output into the house PA. I > usually mark up cables as well. > > Best wishes > > Per Boysen > -- > www.boysen.se > www.looproom.com > > > ===== www.luis-angulo.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - More reliable, more storage, less spam http://mail.yahoo.com