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[RockAustin]

JP 8000 is ace and you can pick one up for a reasonable price these days.

Go and try out some synths before you buy. I just put up a link to some stuff I wrote using the Virus TI (Polar rather than desktop but pretty much the same minus the number of keys) if you want to hear a basic idea of what it its capable of. Look at the Snow though and add a bunch of control keyboards or whatever suits and use it as a brain. Combined with a reasonable laptop and you'll be able to get the start of the sounds you are looking for. There are bunch of hardware synths with similar capabilities but take a look at the musicians and groups who use or have used Virus's as well as those who design patches Virus TI OS v2 ~ All the latest News (Info, Video, Patches) - Infekted.org - The ORIGINAL Unofficial Access Virus Forum . The TI takes a lot of processing power away from your computer and can be used along with all of the major sequencing software out there.

I sound like a rep but there is so much fun to be had!

[KimyReizeger]

Originally Posted by Compuphonic

Only suggested Live, as I find it better than Cubase/Logic/Pro Tools for gigging..

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What is your live set-up like?

[Compuphonic]

Originally Posted by scottST

how is ableton better? do you mean in terms of reliability, or otherwise?

Mostly for reacting to changes in your set on the fly.

If you intend to turn up, hit play and let your sequncer run from start to end, exactly as it always does then pretty much any sequencer cuts it.

Its also easier to quickly assign midi or key controllers on the fly, alternate between variations of a part etc etc.

I mostly use Logic for studio based work and transfer everything into Live for performance.


Just my preference, but also worth noting that every live electronic artist I've seen in the last 12 months has been running Live for same reasons.

[Compuphonic]

Originally Posted by KimyReizeger

What is your live set-up like?

MacBook Pro and Ableton 6 at the moment, Kaoss Pad, TR-808, controller keyboard and Roland Pad-8

[RockAustin]

Originally Posted by Compuphonic

MacBook Pro and Ableton 6 at the moment, Kaoss Pad, TR-808, controller keyboard and Roland Pad-8

What a nice set of keyboards you have! Some classics. Just listening to your myspace now, enjoying it. Are based in Aberdeen?

[Compuphonic]

Originally Posted by RockAustin

What a nice set of keyboards you have! Some classics. Just listening to your myspace now, enjoying it. Are based in Aberdeen?

Cheers.. yeah based in Aberdeen..

[KimyReizeger]

Originally Posted by Compuphonic

MacBook Pro and Ableton 6 at the moment, Kaoss Pad, TR-808, controller keyboard and Roland Pad-8

What specific live operations do you perform though?

[JF9TP2]

thanks for all the advice so far guys... i'm gunna be in glasgow a few times in the next few weeks, can anyone recomend any stores to visit to try out some stuff?

[RockAustin]

Originally Posted by JF9TP2

thanks for all the advice so far guys... i'm gunna be in glasgow a few times in the next few weeks, can anyone recomend any stores to visit to try out some stuff?

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