I would like to share my practice setup for
playing along with MP3s. It is quite unique,
and in my opinion, great.
I use WinAmp on my PC to play MP3s out of
my CreativeLabs sound card. I run a cable
from the output of my sound card directly
into the mixer input of my TD-10. My PC is
about 20ft from my kit (Hart Giga Pro), so
getting up after every song and making
play list changes and other conrol would
be quite a pain.
To remedy this, my good friend Mike West
suggested using my Palm Pilot as a remote
control for WinAmp. He found a sweet Palm
application, that over a serial or IR link,
can remotely control WinAmp running on my
PC.
So, beside my TD-10, I mounted my PalmV
and cradle right on my rack. I can control
full graphic EQ, playlists, repeat, and
rewind/fast forward. It is very slick. One
thing that would be nice is for the Palm
app to provide looping capability. I am
sure it will come in time (provided we
get enough intrest in the feature).
The software:
1. NULLSOFT WinAmp v2.7 (free).
see www.winamp.com
2. PalmAmp v2.00 (shareware)
see http//www.ironcreek.net
Picture of my td-10 and PalmV on the cradle: http://www.systolic-usa.com/palm-td10.jpg
Picture of my Hart GigaPro set: http://www.systolic-usa.com/kit.jpg
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