Re: The trend these days for the EDP??

[midifriedchicken@comcast.net]

Laptop all the way. Im using Ableton/SooperLooper on a Mac 2.4 PBP. It took some time and energy to work out the bugs and get a usable and stable template, but it's so worth it.

Some advantages:

 

Tunes can have any number of effects, many that dont exist in the hardware world, and all be tempo synced perfectly and in stereo with the ability to go to surround as well.

 

Super small rig: Instrument, Interface, Laptop, PA Speakers, Midi Pedalboard. Basically 3 cords, 4 if you count the midi cable.

 

I save eq settings for various clubs and bars I play. I just drag the EQ preset over and they are perfect every time I go back.

 

I can use Itunes in between sets, or play Halo, or pay bills.

 

So many more things are at your fingertips, like recorded clips of percussion, pads or vocals.

 

You can record your performances easily.

 

It has opened up so many possibilities, I sometimes get overwhelmed.

 

MFC

 

 

 

> -------------- Original message -------------- 
> From: mike@michaelplishka.com 
>
> > Still doing the EDP thang. I was thinking laptop as well but performance 
> > wise the EDP is still more stage friendly for me. But now that I smashed 
> > a couple pots on my unit, I've had to boomerang stuff and am figuring out 
> > if maybe the EDP is on its way out too....I mean, I love what the EDP can 
> > do-but on stage I can do everything with a boomerang except for loop 
> > feedback (which I use the roller pedal for instead but it's not the 
> > same-just an onstage fix). So the EDP gives me more flexibility in the 
> > studio if nothing else. 
> > 
> > Good luck with the decision! 
> > 
> > ~peace~ 
> > 
> > > On Thu, Oct 18, 2007 at 02:51:25PM -0400, rick wrote: 
> > >> 
> > >> I was looking to get back into my acous
> tic looping project again 
> > >> and was wondering about using my EDP or moving more into the laptop 
> > >> side of things, which got me to thinking or wondering - 
> > >> 
> > >> For the most part is the EDP still being widely used or is the laptop 
> > >> made good strides in replacing it pretty much?? 
> > >> 
> > >> For me, I still prefer to work with the EDP, even though my laptop 
> > >> is alot more versatile, but I end up spending most of my time 
> > >> figuring, tweaking or whatever with the computer :O( 
> > >> 
> > >> rick 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > > 
> > > 
> >