[Federico]

Hi,
what do you think about this?
http://www.smproaudio.com/index.php?...ask=view&id=76
F.

[Mike Rivers]

Federico wrote:

what do you think about this?

There have been two other similar devices, one defunct (Plugzilla), the
other (Muse) still hanging in. SM Pro Audio stuff is relatively
inexpensive, so maybe this one will come in at a price that more common
folks can handle. These gadgets are fine for unprotected or freeware VST
plug-ins (instruments, primarily) but things get kind of tricky when you
want to use one that requires a hardware key or registration procedure.

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[Jay Ts]

Federico wrote:
what do you think about this?
http://www.smproaudio.com/index.php?...ask=view&id=76

I would love to have a rackmount VST/VSTi host. Thing is,
every time I've looked at the very few product offerings,
I've decided I'd be better off using a custom rackmount
PC or a laptop.

The deciding factor is price. Generic computers are pretty
inexpensive nowadays. Meanwhile, dedicated VST machines have
been very expensive, I assume due to the small market of
people who need or prefer them.

Another factor for me is maintainability. Rather than depend
on a proprietary system, I prefer to use common, generic
hardware that is easy to replace if necessary.

Jay Ts
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I'd go for rack pc and a neat screen and a midi controller and maybe 8
decent outputs on your sound card.

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You know what?
With a laptop pulgged into it it would be great.
The XLRs on the back did it for me.

Get one!
How Much is it?
Can you get more ram for it?
Ethernet?

[Eeyore]

Federico wrote:

Hi,
what do you think about this?
http://www.smproaudio.com/index.php?...ask=view&id=76
F.

Funnily enough I know someone considering a very similar idea.

Graham