mlyons@romulus.rutgers.edu (Mark Lyons) (05/11/91)
Please help me!
I desperately need help on what to buy:
* two keyboards:
- one great sampler (I was looking at the EPS 16+)
what do you think?
- one great synth. I'm good at programming,
so big thick manuals don't scare me. Key features
sought are hi pass and lo pass filters, at least
two envelope generators (more is better) which are
flexible as to how they can be routed. Other options
which would be nice but _are_not_ neccesary:
split keyboard capability
an arpeggiator
PCM cards
a joy stick controller
built in effects processor
- a mass media storage device:
any durable hard drive resistant to vibration
or mechanical shock from traveling on the road.
(Any other alternate storage devices around?)
I'm loading in mega-samples of data so it must
be reliable, fast, and have lots of memory.
- a brain to run it all:
Computer, sequencer, or midi foot control device?
If my band does, say, 99 different songs, I want
to hit two buttons (01 to 99) for each song and
BANG! everything is loaded: Upper and lower
keyboard presets, key transposition (if needed),
midi sys-ex data, sample bulk dumps, sequence
data.... the whole works...(you get the picture)
Minimum button pushing is the main goal here.
- If I do have to use a computer to do this, what
kind of software would be this powerful? I was
looking at Dr. T's X-or package. It sounds like
it could handle it. I've never used it before
though. Any advice is greatly appreciated on this
folks. It's the most important link in the chain
***** Even if you only know a little about one of the
items I've mentioned, PLEASE PLEASE post your
advice. I would be _MOST_ greatful for any
one who offers to include their ideas on this
subject and I'm sure many other netters out
there would agree. THANK YOU for taking the
time to do so!
-Mark (mlyons@remus.rutgers.edu)