> A rack mounted unit that can do all that > would practically kill everything else on the market & could be used > by all sorts of musicians/producers & audio engineers. Someone > isn't going to stick a laptop in their rack to process FX for stage > soundŠ but a 1 or 2 rack unit machine might be a different option. > Think about itŠ > > What do you thinkŠ? > it reminds me of symbolic sound's kyma system (http://www.symbolicsound.com/), although entirerly different from a functional point of view. the idea is the same: using a dedicated machine for audio processing. i'm all for it. it would bring us back to the orginal idea of 'the instrument', a device dedicated exclusively to making music. if this can be done in a modular way, including the multiple benefits information technology has to offer, then you have a winner. but implementing this idea....i can already see multiple obstacles ahead. not that it can't be done, but it's a hard job, that's for sure. peter --- http://www.submedia.com/vanno http://www.fotonrecords.com/object <mailto:vanno@...>