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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 http://www.vimeo.com/spgoodman http://www.myspace.com/spgoodman