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Should I be looking for an interface to run audio in a live setting?

Any tips or suggestions would be great.



PS I am currently looking at an Apple ibook 1Ghz with 768 Meg ram and Im hoping that will be enough to cover my needs..... anybody use the same laptop???

so basically if i get a laptop with a 3.0 Ghz 800Mhz FSB processor, 1GB 400Mhz Ram and a 40 GB 5400 Rpm harddrive i should be MORE than fine with that ... im only interested in running at max a dozen loops and i'd like have the loops sounding the way i want them to and just use Live to sequence them...

audiomulch is a "sound mangler" thats being very brief with my explanation. i just looked at the Canadian prices for ibooks and powerbooks for the machine i'd want in a powerbook it would be over $3400 ibook would be less but i can get all i want in a PC for $1900 frankly i think they are ...

i'd really like to get a powerbook but i dont think audiomulch will run on a Mac

and id really like to be able to use that program

either way thanks for all the help !!

any other opinions???

im planning on using the ram for a lot of the loops

ok this is what im looking at for running Ableton Live P4 3.0 Ghz 800mhz fsb 1 GB Ram 40 Gig 5400 Rpm Harddrive only catch is that the video/audio/lan is all integrated stuff should this be a concern for me? should i expect any less performance? Does anybody have any experience with Cicero laptops??...

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