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Old 10-24-2008, 01:46 PM
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Default Re: Specific MIDI questions/problems

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Originally Posted by tacman7 View Post
Everything you talked about is not only possible but easy to do.

That is, if you have the right software. You can't do anything with a keyboard and a computer if you don't have the software.

Not many want to drag a computer to a gig, some do.

You might want to look into arranger keyboards, kind of like having a computer built into the keyboard, good for playing live and creating backgrounds on the fly.
Thanks so much for the answer,

I'm afraid that's not an option atm, i'm working off my laptop and an old MIDI keyboard i found (literally) so it will have to be software and the keyboard.
I'm just going to get one of the cheaper interfaces and get *cough* free software for now to see how it works..

Another reason i ask is, one of my favorite bands (porcupine tree) has a mindblowing keyboard player (richard barbieri) who uses a mac in live situations, i'm guessing he uses plugins along with controlling triggering of sounds edited onboard the computer.

I was wondering how the computer output is amplified, because it looks like a usual macbook pro.

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