Re: Least Costly Looping Solution

[Tony K <bigtonyk@gmail.com>]

It's not necessary to use a MIDI controller.  You can map functions to
the keyboard.

On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 1:27 PM, Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com> wrote:
> I don't know jack about this, but is it necessary to have the MIDI
> equipment? If it's just to be able to control functions remotely, I'd 
>call
> that a secondary need. Couldn't one just buy one of the cheap M-Audio
> interfaces (i.e., Fast Track) for less than $100, plug a guitar or mic 
>in,
> and use the mouse or keyboard to control the looping functions in Mobius?
> Manual control isn't so bad, I've always used my loopers on a tabletop
> anyway.
>
> (I do think hardware is an easier/more understandable way to get started,
> though...).
>
> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com
> www.chinapaintingmusic.com
>
>> However, there is still the fact that a computer solution does not
>> come "ready to use out of the box". You need to setup various things,
>> and actually using it for more than a first "I use my laptop
>> microphone and push buttons onscreen with my mouse" test run of e.g.
>> Mobius requires you to get a decent audio interface (or at the least
>> adapter cables), a MIDI interface and a MIDI controller - all of which
>> sum up to more than a cheap hardware looper.
>
>



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Tony