i started looking at set ups for touring and several of my friends who do live sound for big time industry events said i could cut down on bulky hardware and the problems they can cause from extensive touring by mixing songs down to ADAT or some other digital audio recording/playback devices for live gigs.

i was planning on booking a professional producer i know for mixdown through his SSL console; he said with one shockmount case including a stereo tube direct device (and a couple of other pieces of gear of course) i can hand the stage tech the XLR and we'd be good to go.

it seems right considering every time you add a new piece of gear into the equation it's just another link in the chain that needs to be managed.

i just wondered what some of the other members here are using for gigs because before consulting the producer i was looking at setups w/ a laptop, etc, etc.

so tell me what you use and what you think (or both) based on experience...

Drop a line off to our drummer, Paul. We used to use sequenced data, and Paul is quite up on the necessities.We don't use sequence anymore, we're completely live now.
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Good Luck.

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...shboom