Comments on: Rack-Mounted Mac Mini Keyboard/Guitar Rig with LCD (Part I) http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/08/05/rack-mounted-mac-mini-keyboardguitar-rig-with-lcd-part-i/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:44:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: James http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/08/05/rack-mounted-mac-mini-keyboardguitar-rig-with-lcd-part-i/#comment-239270 James Thu, 09 Aug 2007 04:21:37 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/08/05/rack-mounted-mac-mini-keyboardguitar-rig-with-lcd-part-i/#comment-239270 Hey thats a neat setup. I was wondering I well the Mac Mini works other programs such as Pro-tools or Reason. Thank you Hey thats a neat setup. I was wondering I well the Mac Mini works other programs such as Pro-tools or Reason. Thank you

]]> By: Snoog http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/08/05/rack-mounted-mac-mini-keyboardguitar-rig-with-lcd-part-i/#comment-52964 Snoog Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:08:35 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/08/05/rack-mounted-mac-mini-keyboardguitar-rig-with-lcd-part-i/#comment-52964 Very cool setup!! Total Rock approach! Dig it Very cool setup!! Total Rock approach! Dig it

]]> By: Onion face http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/08/05/rack-mounted-mac-mini-keyboardguitar-rig-with-lcd-part-i/#comment-32068 Onion face Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:25:41 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/08/05/rack-mounted-mac-mini-keyboardguitar-rig-with-lcd-part-i/#comment-32068 What an ugly waste of time putting that together. Laptop would be much better & less 1960 looking What an ugly waste of time putting that together. Laptop would be much better & less 1960 looking

]]> By: crscheid http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/08/05/rack-mounted-mac-mini-keyboardguitar-rig-with-lcd-part-i/#comment-1313 crscheid Thu, 11 Aug 2005 15:42:16 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/08/05/rack-mounted-mac-mini-keyboardguitar-rig-with-lcd-part-i/#comment-1313 Peter's right. I'm also currently using a laptop. The original impetus behind doing it this way is that I wanted a smaller screen form factor and a "turn-key" solution. The laptop was getting dirtied up being on the road. I'll be following this article up with another that will go indepth to the environment and the tools that I used which is the real meat of the solution. Peter’s right. I’m also currently using a laptop. The original impetus behind doing it this way is that I wanted a smaller screen form factor and a “turn-key” solution. The laptop was getting dirtied up being on the road.

I’ll be following this article up with another that will go indepth to the environment and the tools that I used which is the real meat of the solution.

]]> By: admin http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/08/05/rack-mounted-mac-mini-keyboardguitar-rig-with-lcd-part-i/#comment-1312 admin Wed, 10 Aug 2005 19:03:17 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/08/05/rack-mounted-mac-mini-keyboardguitar-rig-with-lcd-part-i/#comment-1312 True to a point, but -- 1. Mac mini can outperform many of the Mac laptops (& it's cheaper, of course) 2. More compact -- at least from a rack standpoint. And you keep the computer out of sight, letting you focus on your keys and guitar Plus, if you're carrying a rack anyway, nice to throw in the Mini. Not to mention, you could use the rack to augment processing power of a laptop. I hear Christopher is using a laptop, as well, though, alternating with this. Part of the key to this setup is the software rig (the Environment in Logic Pro) as much as the hardware setup. Peter True to a point, but —

1. Mac mini can outperform many of the Mac laptops (& it’s cheaper, of course)

2. More compact — at least from a rack standpoint. And you keep the computer out of sight, letting you focus on your keys and guitar

Plus, if you’re carrying a rack anyway, nice to throw in the Mini. Not to mention, you could use the rack to augment processing power of a laptop.

I hear Christopher is using a laptop, as well, though, alternating with this. Part of the key to this setup is the software rig (the Environment in Logic Pro) as much as the hardware setup.

Peter

]]> By: djproxy http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/08/05/rack-mounted-mac-mini-keyboardguitar-rig-with-lcd-part-i/#comment-1311 djproxy Wed, 10 Aug 2005 18:37:48 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/08/05/rack-mounted-mac-mini-keyboardguitar-rig-with-lcd-part-i/#comment-1311 This looks to me to be a poor man's laptop. But the geek factor makes it cool. This looks to me to be a poor man’s laptop. But the geek factor makes it cool.

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