too disappointed that this wasn't a sLynus set to download
get a different name =)

mpc2kxl/1k

but you're going to get WAY more mileage and flexibility out of ableton. despite stewart walker's ridiculous stance on the subject.

based on your current needs/experience and the fact that they are both still g4-based currently, the ibook will do you fine. look for them refurb'd on the apple site or on sale elsewhere (dealmac.com is a good resource) and you should be able to pick a well spec'd machine up for $1k or less. do get ...

unless you strictly work on other people's compositions, it's semantics.

i still have Spark ME right here, no problems on 10.3.7


adam, just noticed the sarnia location ref... i used to go skateboarding there years ago

"A basic Kyma System includes a CD-ROM containing the Kyma X software (for both Windows and Macintosh platforms) with over 1000 presets and 350 prototypes, the Kyma X Revealed! book, a Kyma FireWire interface with 3 meter FireWire cable and 0.5 meter Capybara cable, a Capybara•320 sound computa...

you're also getting some rather sophisticated hardware with a kyma system, whereas reaktor is (obviously) just software.

not that i'm calling it cheap regardless....

Closer is brilliant, people just couldn't get their heads around the vocal use. Altho Consumed is more brilliant.. just a different era of Plastikman. Keep in mind that Consumed was mastered in such a way that it sounds best on large, good speakers. Closer is more intimate and sounds better on good ...