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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2005-01-14 02:53 [#01457824]
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Hi Folks,
Just wondering if anyone knows if the following bit of hardware exists, or if the functionality is a part of something else:
A small, fairly portable box, that just has midi in/out on it and some source of power. I don't want a sequencer as such on there, or even much control. All I'd like, is the ability to save several different midi files to it and then select which one to play from the device.
The idea would be, you could write midis on the PC, or save patterns from drum machines/synths and layer them on the PC, then save them to this box and play them back, without the need to use a PC just to control hardware.
Any links/info on this sort of thing much appreciated. Ta.
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clint
from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2005-01-14 04:37 [#01457911]
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Hey dude. I think what you want does exist. LAZY_TITLE these Im sure would do the job but are probably too expensive for what you want. There must be a more simple, straightforward type available somewhere
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2005-01-14 05:00 [#01457947]
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£300
"...Despite this, the M88 is currently the lowest priced fully integrated MIDI file player by far."
:-(
Ho hum, looks like I'll be sticking with the PC for a bit yet. Thanks for the suggestion though. I suppose if I see one second hand or on ebay cheaply it might be worthwhile.
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JAroen
from the pineal gland on 2005-01-14 05:04 [#01457955]
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you could buy a cheap laptop with a midi out..
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2005-01-14 05:06 [#01457957]
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Yes, that's what I'm thinking- as the PC would just be playing the pre-recorded midis/switching between them, Latency wouldn't be much of an issue. A £100 second hand laptop with a gameport would be perfectly adequate.
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Bremzen
from utrecht (Netherlands, The) on 2005-01-14 05:18 [#01457976]
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maybe you can pick up an old yamaha qx-7 somewhere...
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clint
from Silencio... (United Kingdom) on 2005-01-14 05:40 [#01458023]
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Man Im sure I remember seeing something that was pretty much just a midi in/out box with a button for selecting the file. Ah well.
Yeah well i guess you could use pretty much anything to play midi files, even an atari or msdos pc shizzle so im sure you can find something for cheap
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sadist
from the dark side of the moon on 2005-01-14 07:02 [#01458200]
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buy and used roland midi pattern sequencer...
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Ceri JC
from Jefferson City (United States) on 2005-01-14 07:37 [#01458297]
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The main thing I want is something portable and small, not so much for gigging, but just because my room is stuffed to the gills now and it looks like I won't be getting any more PCs in there (and I don't want more fan noise). :)
I've just DLed Alien Disko Systems 3000. If I like that, I'll probably get a cheap old laptop with a gameport and hook that up to my gear.
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