Re: Sample sound clip from my notebook computer system

[=?utf-8?Q?tEd_=C2=AE_kiLLiAn?= <tedkillian@charter.net>]

If possible , I'd like to find a compromise between the hardware and 
software worlds. 
Which is: Keep SOME of my familiar analogue rack stuff and INTEGRATE a Mac 
laptop 
(also familiar to me) with miscellaneous, flexible looping and 
transmogrifying software 
plug-ins into what I do/have already. I don't want to spend a year of 
sleepless nights 
reading manals into the wee hours (and keeping my lovely wife awake). 
Reading manuals 
is not gratifying to my music making urge. I like certain aspects of Max 
MSP (in concept)
but find the prospect daunting. I also find Reaktor attractive. It eeams a 
lot like Reason
in terms of GUI (but what do I know). 

For the time being I plan to just muddle along 'til something inspires or 
compells me to 
change . . . or 'til I come up with a really bright idea of a solution to 
my dilemma.

Cheers,

tEd ® kiLLiAn

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---- mark sottilaro <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com> wrote: 

> Hi Ted
> 
> That totally describes me too.  Mac guy from way back.
> Love those little computers.  I've been doing graphic
> design and music on them for years.  Still do.
> 
> However...
> 
> Evil forces (and there are always evil forces) at work
> have made it so there's significantly less audio stuff
> out there for Macs.  Yeah yeah, run XP on a Macbook...
> but why?  When I asked myself that question I couldn't
> really find a compelling answer.
> 
> So I dove in to the PC world.  First thing I noticed
> is that the new Mac ads are pretty correct.  The
> personality of each OS is dead on in those commercials
> and if you don't protect your PC from the outside
> world you'll have trouble.  Also XP has a nerdy geek
> built in that wants to constantly bug you with stuff
> you don't want to know/do/hear.  Microsoft's idea of
> being helpful is that animated paperclip.
> 
> With a day of research and stuff I was able to kill
> that idiot... not I just have a stable (with an ugly
> GUI) OS that runs my apps. Most of the time Live 5,
> Mobius and Reaktor are taking up all my pixels so
> "whatever."  I just want it to work and it does.
> 
> So... my next plan is to upgrade my main desktop. 
> What will it be?  No doubt it will be a G5...  XP is
> fine, but when push comes to shove I'd rather to it
> with a Mac as much as I can.
> 
> Mark