[LAU] [Hardware] Small linux box / sampler?

[Dmitry Baikov]

On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Jano <alejandro at mosteo.com> wrote:
> One possibility is to have a (preferably cheap) silent small linux box always
> on the keyboard. I guess that after the initial setup it should work as fine
> as the laptop (although I intend not to have a monitor there, so the aspect of
I think you just described a modern approach to standalone samplers.
Many people go this way.

> http://www.tranquilpc-shop.co.uk/acatalog/T7_Ubuntu_PC.html
Thanks for the link. Excellent box.

> Another possibility is some basic stand-alone sampler. I confess not to know
> the current hardware that could serve for this, I've always been a PC man. I'd
As for hw samplers, I think nobody produces them now.
And the only option here will be a used one. AFAIK they could be found
quite cheap on ebay.
Can't say if any of them support soundfonts.

Regards,
Dmitry.