Top 5 VST Hardware Modules for live performance
by Itchy Tasty Records
The need and want to perform a digital or DAW based show needs a ton of CPU in order to run flawlessly. Itchy Tasty Records has found some amazing VST Hardware Modules that beat bringing 7 or so old ass computers with you as VST audio slaves for your live show.
- Muse Research Receptor
That's the Muse Research Receptor – a unique and versatile musical instrument that takes the best software-based synthesizers and effects processors available, and turns them into real instruments. With the push of a button, Receptor can transform itself from a sampler into a guitar processor; from a drum module into a synthesizer; or from a delicate mastering tool into a screaming drawbar organ.
Plug-in software has completely changed the way we make music. Puny samples crammed into tiny chips are a thing of the past. Fixed architecture synths, by their very nature, are forever incapable of adapting to an ever-shifting sonic landscape. In today's musical world, virtual instruments reign supreme. But using plug-in software can be an exasperating experience. Stability concerns and high latencies limit their effectiveness on stage, and high CPU demands limit their flexibility in the studio.
Receptor solves these problems by combining everything that's good about plug-ins with everything that's good about hardware.
http://www.museresearch.com/index.php
- vPed
Pedal board that allows you to play LIVE with VST effects and VSTi instruments. Professional audio for live performances and studio Complete USB, HDMI and LAN connectivity Mind-blowing simplicity Reliable rock-solid hardware
- The power and versatility of VST/VSTi at your feet.
With vPed you can use the countless availability of plugins available in VST and VSTi formats, taking advantage from the traditional method of using analog equipment.
Just install your favorite software, plug your MIDI/USB keyboard or guitar/bass cable or microphone and you are ready to play with the greatest sounds that you have only heard in professional studio sessions.
Load up to 12 plug-ins with full control over chain routing
Activate/deactivate plug-ins with a simple foot-switch press
4 expression/value pedal inputs, 4 external switch inputs and 4 software switches, all of them assignable to any plugin parameter
4 USB ports available for connecting external storage devices, MIDI/USB controllers and optional Wi-Fi dongle for remote control
Data stored on SSD for great reliability
Quick editing of plug-in’s parameters without connecting a mouse
Easy to use: only 5 foot-switches and 2 knobs on the front panel
Quickly modify your effects’ chain
http://www.virtones.com
- Rack Performer is a modular host dedicated to live stage performance, with a special emphasis on interface ergonomy and user interaction.
http://www.livefactory.com/r
- V-Maschine
Break free from your computer with these powerful stand-alone hardware hosts for your VST plug-ins. Carry your synths, samplers, effects, and signal processors with you from studio to stage—and leave your computer behind. Perfect for musicians, DJs, engineers, and producers on-the-go!
http://www.smproaudio.com/index.php/en/products/v-machines/v-machine
- AudioStation
AudioStation console offers everything a musician or a whole band needs to perform live:
Powerful Multi-Instrument VST Player, VST Multi-FX Rack, Advanced MIDI Patchbay, Performance Digital Audio Recorder, VST and audio Digital Mixer
Multi-Track Digital Audio Player.
You simply install your favourite VST plugins to have at your fingertips every synthesizer, piano, organ, sampler, guitar and bass amplifier, effect and dynamic processors you ever wanted.
Thus one or more people can perform with plugins of instruments, effects and amplifier simulators, mixing signals, playing music tracks and recording performance using nothing but a single device, versatile, light and easy to carry, to which connect microphones, instruments, master keyboards and MIDI percussive pads.
AudioStation live console is useful in many other circumstances...
AudioStation can be used in many situations both live and in the studio, thanks to the integration of a powerful CPU, multiple audio and MIDI inputs and outputs, microphone preamplifiers and an operative system expressely built and tailored for real-time audio signal processing and compatible with every audio application written for Windows.
http://www.seelake.com/en/as-vstplayer.html
*sources
http://www.smproaudio.com/
http://www.seelake.com/
http://www.ItchyTastyRecords.com
http://www.museresearch.com/
http://www.virtones.com
http://www.livefactory.com/r
