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On 2004-08-08, at 02.44, Andrew Chaikin wrote: > > My setup is: Ableton Live running on a Sony Vaio, > M-Audio Firewire 410, Ground Control Pro foot > controller, talking to a little utility called MIDI > Translator (www.bome.com) that lets each button > on the GCP send multiple keystroke commands to > Live. Hi Andrew, MIDI Translator seems great! I'm looking for a similar application for OS X. Any hints? (have tried ControlAid but it's not what I'm looking for) > flexibility that Live allows, so I'm hoping Augustus > Loop comes out for Windows soon. Lexicon PSP 42 is available as VST for both Windows and Mac. It has "freeze loop" and "half/double speed" like Augustus but it has no "reverse loop" function. The PSP uses a little more CPU than Augustus on a Mac. On PC the PSP 42 uses a little more CPU than Live's built in delays. > So, Live users: I've heard that a good PC laptop > will trounce a good Mac laptop when running Live -- > allowing you more simultaneous tracks and effects > before becoming hopelessly confused. Thoughts > on this? That seems to be true. If you need as much tracks and effects you can get, PC is the way to go with Live. Mac gains about 30 percent CPU efficiency in Live 4 compared to Live 3 but can still not compete with PC in raw CPU power for Live (will probably change when powerbook laptops with G5 processors becomes available). What I like with mac is the applications available for OSX; Numerology, Logic and Augustus Loop. For reference, here are some CPU facts of my 1,25 MHz Powerbook: Live 4 craves 50 percent CPU power when running 3 Augustus Loop tracks (for overdub loop layering), 1 MIDI track with a drum sampler (+ midi pedal controlled random midi filters), 2 live input tracks (instrument/mic direct + Echoplex loops), 2 audio tracks (for recording Augustus loops + live playing as Live clip loops) and finally one reverb set to the highest definition. All tracks, except the live inputs, have some Live 4 effect added, like the Autofilter or the three band DJ filter. On top of this 3 to 5 more effects are usually active (Hematohm, Ohmboyz) All the best Per Boysen --- http://www.boysen.se http://www.looproom.com