Re: All-Laptop live?? (was RE: RE: A poll--shoes off?)

[bruce tovsky <bruce@skeletonhome.com>]

On Mar 7, 2005, at 3:45 PM, Zoe Keating wrote:

> I couldn't decide which audio interface to get. So, while taking my 
> sweet time to make up my mind, I just hooked up the computer like any 
> old piece of gear. I've got two outs from my preamp: one goes into the 
> miniplug "in" of the powerbook, and the other goes to the Repeater. 
> The only thing I've added was a midi to usb cable. Then the miniplug 
> "out" of the powerbook goes into my little mixer that lives at the end 
> of the signal chain. It's worked fine for all of the 4 weeks I've been 
> doing it (and I still can't decide which portable audio interface to 
> get). Is this insane?

not in the slightest. why not use the built-in audio ports? granted, 
they
don't have the quality of a dedicated hardware box (you get what you
pay for) but in a pinch i have used my miniplug out for shows without
a complaint. if it works without any annoying hums, buzzes or clicks
go for it. (this is not to say that you wouldn't get hums, buzzes and 
clicks
with an outboard box as well.)
cheers
bruce


bruce tovsky
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