charles thorley wrote: >hey all. i'm considering picking up a cheap (new) >laptop and running seq24 and a sampler on it, and >slaving some outboard modules, for a live p.a. >solution (as in dance/electronic/techno live >production). it looks cool enough from the homepage, >but i've found very little reference to it elsewhere >on the net, and nothing that really addresses it's >strengths and weaknesses in a live setting based on >real-world experience. it looks like the guy that >wrote it uses it for this, but he doesn't talk about >it much on the site. alternatively, i might pick up >an akai mpc1000 for my live sequencer - i definitely >like gear, although i'm not bent on it. if i thought >that seq24 could more or less do what it does, that's >the route that i'd go down, methinks. i've got an rme >hammerfall multiface, so i'm not concerned about >getting sound out of it (although, recommendations for >a laptop that would work with the hammerfall cardbus >would also be most welcome). > > I haven't worked with it in a live setting, but I'll testify to its utility and stability. You might spend an hour or two getting familiar with its commands and interface, but it's a very straightforward program. Btw, it's a MIDI-only app, so you'll want to be able to connect it to outboard gear or softsynths. Or both... :) Best, dp
