Jacobins, I hate to be the wet blanket but this is a disaster waiting to happen.

When you're on stage simplicity is the key. You already have two good keyboards with good on board sequencers. What is the reason to introduce a laptop into the equation? I wouldn't even use the sequencers because older keyboards can suddenly develop problems too right when you need them the most. All you need to do is use Biab and/or Real Band to record your songs and now you can use all the Real Tracks in addition to midi and convert them to high quality MP3 files and simply play them live using a good MP3 player with a nice sized screen and a jukebox feature. Any of the new 7" tablets for around $200 have apps for exactly that. That way you're not depending on anything because it's done and set. No midi cables running around, no chance of stuff messing up. You can even load those MP3's into your smart phone as as back up in case your nice tablet player goes down. One cable to your PA, that's it.

Thousands of performers all over the world do this.

If you need the flexibility to change the arrangement or loop sections of your songs while you're performing live then almost certainly the sequencers in your keyboards have a part marker feature similer to what we have in Biab that can be mapped to either a controller or one of the keys on the keyboards to allow you to do that. But, if you're performing with other people like a choir then trying to loop a part of the song live is very dangerous because of how you have to do it. If you can rehearse with them and they know the cues ok but if not, trust me on this I've tried it.

Bob

Last edited by jazzmammal; 07/19/12 08:27 AM.
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