Cass, thanks for your input..I did talk with Don today and he verified what you also mentioned..One biggie...I can't search while a song is playing..This means down time between songs..They could be placed in a folder and played one after another, but that removes the ability to read an audience and change selections...

While I went to buy a H-2, the alternative selected option was the Edirol R-09, considered more favorable over the H-2...in options and ability..It does cost more $$$..

It was enough for me to re-think my position...After heading back home and recapping what I knew....It dawned on me I had a very good solution already..My Laptop is armed with a pentium 4 processor, and considered the best multitask processor...I tested a combination of MP3 playback, VST play via a keyboard controller, and recording to my external 5400 speed drive via USB..using Acid Pro...Low and behold..everything worked perfect with no glitches..I tested this for 2 hours straight...My MP3's and sequences played from the lt hard drive as well as the VST's..and the recording was saved to the external drive....

I wanted to record the band performances...that means the lt would always be in use anyway...so all I need to do is plug in the external drive..open Acid Pro and click record...just let it record all night...Edit out what I want to skip and burn it after converted to MP3...All night performance on a single CD...

I will test it out over the weekend and see how it goes..


The Samsung unit really interest me as a lt replacement..touch screen and a lot of programs Domenik uses on the Media Station..Samsung has the Linux version[under $800]..The High end XP version is $1,300..