Re: Suggestion about looping gear

[weaviestonder <weaviestonder@hotmail.it>]

Thanks Douglas, Mark. Although you guys say two very different things 
about the DD-20, you both contributed to give me a clearer idea on what 
I need. As I said in my first post, I am planning to buy a new laptop 
and use that and a midi foot controller instead of a hardware looping 
device, but I just can't afford to buy all that stuff at once!

A couple of more question for Mark:

1. how much RAM would you say a laptop would need to function as a 
looper? Can you give me a frame of reference?
2. is software for Mac less functional than that on PC? I was planning 
to get a Mac, since I have heard from many people that they are more 
reliable than computers (no crashes, etc), which is a big deal when you 
are performing live obviously. Also, they told me most PCs have longer 
delay in handling MIDI signal (sorry this explanation is poor but my 
English is insufficient here).
3. If I chose to get a Mac, would the hardware requirements be 
different? I mean, would I need more or less RAM or more or less CPU to 
do the same thing?

Thank you all very much again, it's great to get to talk to people who 
have experience in this field and are willing to share it and so patient 
in talking to a newbie! :)

Lorenzo
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> --- weaviestonder <weaviestonder@hotmail.it> wrote:
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> That is why I need perfect timing control over my
> loops: they need tobe perfectly synchronized with the
> drum track I run in the background.
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