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#247995 - 11/13/08 06:23 PM Re: Anyone Try or using one of these little guys?
Fran Carango Offline
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Registered: 05/26/99
Posts: 9673
Loc: Levittown, Pa, USA
Forgot to mention how I set it up...

I loaded 12,000 MP3's..

I loaded 150,000 sequences..

Copernic desktop search..for easy searching of songs..

Skype..to use with the built in cam and built in mic..

VanBasco to play sequences...

WinAmp to play audio and video..


All of the above work perfect...

Tomorrow I will instal Mixcraft4...a super recoring program with it's own host and softsynths..

I also have EMC Styleworks loaded..with my 12,000 style library (roland)..

My G70 internal card data is also on board..


Doesn't it sound like it will do more than send an email..
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#247996 - 11/13/08 07:01 PM Re: Anyone Try or using one of these little guys?
GlennT Offline
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Registered: 12/01/02
Posts: 1790
Loc: Medina, OH, USA
PC World mag (December) just ran an article and comparison on 5 mini-notebooks. They featured the Acer Aspire One, Lenovo IdeaPad S10, Asus Eee PC 1000H, Dell Inspiron Mini9, and MSI Wind NB U100. Highest ratings were given to the Acer, Lenovo, and Asus.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/152260/mininotebooks_under_500.html

HP makes one that I've been looking at... HP Mini 1000 Series.

Has anyone loaded Winamp on one of these? Shouldn't be a problem but I'd be interested in how it sounds.

Glenn

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#247997 - 11/13/08 07:05 PM Re: Anyone Try or using one of these little guys?
GlennT Offline
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Registered: 12/01/02
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Loc: Medina, OH, USA
Oooops, just saw you add-on, Fran. Sounds good to me. Think I'll order mine tomorrow.

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#247998 - 11/13/08 07:24 PM Re: Anyone Try or using one of these little guys?
Diki Offline


Registered: 04/25/05
Posts: 14182
Loc: NW Florida
150,000 sequences...

At 3 min per song, that's 312 DAYS of nonstop playing time...

Of which probably 3 hours is worth listening to...!

But it's memory well used, eh?
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#247999 - 11/13/08 07:53 PM Re: Anyone Try or using one of these little guys?
btweengigs Offline
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Registered: 09/09/02
Posts: 2204
Loc: Florida, USA
Diki...
Give Fran a break. He may have meant Sequins.
Eddie

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#248000 - 11/13/08 08:01 PM Re: Anyone Try or using one of these little guys?
Fran Carango Offline
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Registered: 05/26/99
Posts: 9673
Loc: Levittown, Pa, USA
Some folks save stamps..I save sequences...and besides that I have a lot of memory..
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#248001 - 11/13/08 08:07 PM Re: Anyone Try or using one of these little guys?
Fran Carango Offline
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Registered: 05/26/99
Posts: 9673
Loc: Levittown, Pa, USA
BTW: I have worked with at least 25 girls and a few guys..I have always saved their specific sequences in their own folders..key specific and what ever arrangements we worked on...

Would you believe some drop in at random times and I have material ready to go..just like we use to do..

Nothing wrong with having too much....much better than not enough...

Besides , sequences don't take a lot of memory..
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#248002 - 11/13/08 09:02 PM Re: Anyone Try or using one of these little guys?
Kingfrog Offline
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Registered: 03/24/08
Posts: 1099
Loc: Myrtle beach SC
Quote:
Originally posted by miden:
What I don't understand is why you guys don't at least look at tablet laptops for performing!

They fold flat and fit very nicely on a music stand, and you can get full sheet music on them and a touch screen as well.

I bought a s/h hand 12" one for $400 AUD and for just displaying charts, or lower level audio tasks it's great.

Dennis


My wife DOES use hers. She creates playlists cancategires. Saves a lot of juggling CDS and or dealling with buttons, She can concentrate on playing 88 keys or the guitar.
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#248003 - 11/14/08 07:30 AM Re: Anyone Try or using one of these little guys?
Kingfrog Offline
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Registered: 03/24/08
Posts: 1099
Loc: Myrtle beach SC
Quote:

I can't see spending $1200 for a "PC" when you can spend half that and have $600 for REAL software with features that go well beyond Audacity and some of the other open source free software for even $150 and Windows which although I am not a big fan on it does allow for millions of software choices including the ability to run your business on it/
, get online anywhere and a plethora of other things including everything the INDIEMIX does.

For $600 I don;t think you could go wrong.
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#248004 - 11/14/08 08:06 AM Re: Anyone Try or using one of these little guys?
DanO1 Offline
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Registered: 01/31/01
Posts: 3602
Loc: Maryland
Good timing with this thread. My wife & I are looking for a laptop.

I am assuming that these laptops all have wireless internet access ?
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