JayR
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Single-application PC Solution for VPO
Since I am inclined to use GO with converted pipe organ consoles, I would like to eliminate the external PC with monitor and have everything mounted inside the console. The biggest issue with this is, without the monitor, it is difficult to know once all of the pipe samples are loaded and GO is ready to play. It would be nice to go the path of GO Live with a custom organ definition and some built-in triggers to a USB LED indicator such as the following...
http://blink1.thingm.com/
The USB LED indicator would eliminate the need for a monitor.
Here is how I envision the VPO would work from a power on / shutdown perspective:
1. Turning on the power at the console would power on the PC. A smart power switch could be used to power on the MIDI controllers, the sound system, and any other peripheral devices.
2. Once the OS starts up, the USB indicator would have a red indicator.
3. As GO opens and begins loading the pipe samples, the indicator would turn yellow.
4. After all of the pipe samples have loaded and GO is ready, the indicator would turn green.
5. If the power at the console is turned off, the PC would gracefully shutdown and the indicator would turn off.
I am not a programmer. So this would be difficult for me to work out, but I may give it a try. Does anyone out there have a good solution for a small footprint PC that would fit inside a console and run GO without issues? The PC would need to be able to do the following:
* Run GO with at least 2 cores and 8GB of RAM
* Have a decent quality sound card with audio output jack
* Have at least two USB ports
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks!!!
Jay
Since I am inclined to use GO with converted pipe organ consoles, I would like to eliminate the external PC with monitor and have everything mounted inside the console. The biggest issue with this is, without the monitor, it is difficult to know once all of the pipe samples are loaded and GO is ready to play. It would be nice to go the path of GO Live with a custom organ definition and some built-in triggers to a USB LED indicator such as the following...
http://blink1.thingm.com/
The USB LED indicator would eliminate the need for a monitor.
Here is how I envision the VPO would work from a power on / shutdown perspective:
1. Turning on the power at the console would power on the PC. A smart power switch could be used to power on the MIDI controllers, the sound system, and any other peripheral devices.
2. Once the OS starts up, the USB indicator would have a red indicator.
3. As GO opens and begins loading the pipe samples, the indicator would turn yellow.
4. After all of the pipe samples have loaded and GO is ready, the indicator would turn green.
5. If the power at the console is turned off, the PC would gracefully shutdown and the indicator would turn off.
I am not a programmer. So this would be difficult for me to work out, but I may give it a try. Does anyone out there have a good solution for a small footprint PC that would fit inside a console and run GO without issues? The PC would need to be able to do the following:
* Run GO with at least 2 cores and 8GB of RAM
* Have a decent quality sound card with audio output jack
* Have at least two USB ports
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks!!!
Jay
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