burningbusch Posted October 7, 2002 Posted October 7, 2002 Just picked this up off the AES announcements. Looks interesting in that it does support VSTi. Unknowns are cost and availability. Also, this appears to be the first and only product from a small startup company, so undoubtedly there will be bumps along the way. http://www.plugzilla.com/overview/Document.2002-09-30.1357/view Busch.
coyote Posted October 8, 2002 Posted October 8, 2002 If you can play VST instruments without the risk of dropping a notebook PC off a stand I'm all for it. IF it's reasonably priced, of course. Just imagine a B4, EVP88, EVD6, and Vaz all available at the touch of a button! In a LIVE setting! I'm glad the visions in my mind sometimes come to fruition in the real world I used to think I was Libertarian. Until I saw their platform; now I know I'm no more Libertarian than I am RepubliCrat or neoCON or Liberal or Socialist. This ain't no track meet; this is football.
BP3 Posted October 8, 2002 Posted October 8, 2002 Originally posted by coyote: If you can play VST instruments without the risk of dropping a notebook PC off a stand I'm all for it. IF it's reasonably priced, of course. Just imagine a B4, EVP88, EVD6, and Vaz all available at the touch of a button! In a LIVE setting! I'm glad the visions in my mind sometimes come to fruition in the real world You need logic for the EVD6, EVP88 and other non VST logic instruments. You could possibly use the VST versions of the logic stuff
soapbox Posted October 9, 2002 Posted October 9, 2002 I saw Plugzilla at AES yesterday. I think they're targeting it at $4,000, but keep in mind that this is in the early stages of development and I may have heard wrong. Here's what I posted yesterday: Originally posted by soapbox: The Plugzilla rack mount effects processor was an interesting concept. Any PC based VST plug-in (including VSTis) can be loaded into it. Advantages include live use of VST plug-ins, using VST plug-ins with applications that don't support VST, studio use in situations in which a computer is not desired, and freeing up CPU power for other applications. Think of it as you would a normal rackmount piece of gear, except that it can be anything that a VST plug-in can be. Drawbacks that the manufacturer hopes to resolve: it doesn't take advantage of Steinberg's system link technology and it can't load sampler VSTis such as HALion, due to disk space and RAM limitations. Enthusiasm powers the world. Craig Anderton's Archiving Article
burningbusch Posted October 9, 2002 Author Posted October 9, 2002 Wow, $4,000 is a lot more than I was expecting, considering that you could build two, maybe three PCs for that. They must have a specific market in mind. Good luck to them. Busch.
mattzen Posted October 9, 2002 Posted October 9, 2002 I believe the guys at the booth told me $2999. Definitely under 3k. It's still too much IMO but it is a GREAT idea. If it sticks around and comes down in price it could be a great piece of gear.
Stephen Fortner Posted October 9, 2002 Posted October 9, 2002 Geoff, I missed it. Did they have a functioning model at the booth? Did you play it? Stephen Fortner Principal, Fortner Media Former Editor in Chief, Keyboard Magazine Digital Piano Consultant, Piano Buyer Magazine Industry affiliations: Antares, Arturia, Giles Communications, MS Media, Polyverse
soapbox Posted October 10, 2002 Posted October 10, 2002 Originally posted by SteveFortner: Geoff, I missed it. Did they have a functioning model at the booth? Did you play it?Steve, they had a unit powered up with a display, but I don't recall anything being hooked up to it. Enthusiasm powers the world. Craig Anderton's Archiving Article
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