> 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@...>

On 2-Feb-04, at 12:48 PM, vanno wrote: >> 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. >> What do you thinkŠ? but it already exists! the mackies and akais, the roland and tascams of this world all have dedicated hard disk recorders that are not laptops or minitowers! the beauty of something like Logic on a powerbook, is that it runs on a powerbook, y'know? alongside your adress book, email programs and pdf manuals etc... what you seem to want is a Mackie SDR 24-96, no? :: Kim les studios AKIDO Quebec, Canada http://www.akido.biz :: Powerbook G4 1 Ghz // OS X Panther // Mobile I/O 2882 // Logic Platinum ::