Re: Teflon (sortof) - All-in-one PCs for looping/effects

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

I use a laptop + audio interface + MIDI control board. That's three
components so I'm not sure it qualifies as "flat style box"? Anyway,
five years ago I was using a huge rack with mixer on top and EDP,
Electrixpro Repeater, Akai MFC42 filterbank and Lexicon reverb. But I
got rid of all that and have been laptop powered ever since. Besides
electric string instruments like Stick and Guitar I also feed this rig
with wind instruments by a mic and with MIDI by an EWI for software
synth playing. I use this rig for both experimental solo concerts and
band concerts (dance style west African)

Spec's:
Apple Macbook, RME Fireface400, Mainstage, Mobius, SoundToys Native
Bundle. Gordius Little Giant 2 MIDI floor board and Faderfox LV1 MIDI
hand mixer (very minimal). For some gigs I bring two small Genelecs
for stage monitoring, but I'd rather rely on the house PA if that's an
option.

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
www.boysen.se
www.perboysen.com
www.looproom.com internet music hub



On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 5:58 PM, Clint Allen <clint.allen@gmail.com> wrote:
> Is anyone out there using an All-in-one PC or Mac for live gigging, 
>looping,
> etc. ? I'm considering this approach but curious to hear the experiences
> (pro/con) before going down that road. My looping is still EDP-based but
> more and more I'm using Live 8 and a handful of VSTs for solo Stick and
> fretless...not as much in band formats.
>
> By All-in-one I mean all of the newer PC and Mac physical
> monitor/case/processing in one flat-style "box".
>
> Thanks!
> Clint
>
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