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<@Urthworm> The optimal blog title is always a pun. You have a pun, so write an entry ;-)

How very true.

I just ordered an M Audio Ozone. What looks at first like an overpriced little MIDI controller for my sound module, actually doubles as a 24 bit / 96KHz USB audio interface, with a plethora of connections on the back and a microphone pre-amp. And it fits in a rucksack. Cool.

Why is this useful? Well, my laptop's present audio facilities comprise a generic AC97 cheapset (I just coined that) without so much as a line-in. Connected to the Ozone, it will become a viable platform for recording the piano, guitar and sound module, and hopefully, if the Ozone's latency is as low as promised, for experimenting with softsynths as well. And of course, the little keyboard is perfect for controlling the XV-2020 on stage. I need to acquire some rackmounting kit to play that game, though.

If I don't start churning out some decent music with all of this kit, I deserve shooting.

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