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My questions in not about or for Sam specifically. Sam his his citeria and seems to have an option for getting what he wants/needs.

I just wonder, about using a PC. Seems that there are many advantabes to a full blown machine, and that if you have to take a mixer, an amp, etc. what is one more package? Just looking for poeples thoughts on this from those who do live gigs?



There was time when I put together rack-mounted PCs and Macs for touring shows, etc. -- specifically the keyboard section.

That has pretty much been replaced by the laptop now, though.

The laptop is now the equal of the desktop in most ways. That is, if you pick the *right* laptop configuration for the task...

I guess for over three years I've taken only the laptop to every gig, whether BIAB was involved or not. I have all my fakebooks scanned to .pdf files on the hard drive now. Also, I use the laptop for the B4 Hammond organ clone quite a bit.

I have a separate Hardware Profile for music making, but I really only use that when the task is recording more than two tracks at a time, when I use the E-MU 1616M. All other times, I have found that the standard XP Profile works just fine with BIAB playback, etc.

It is also very convenient, the artist can keep their laptop with them, tweak programs between show, access works in progress while traveling, etc.


--Mac

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