i can only second the idea going mini mac.
i have a piece for 12 channels, which i have shown several times over extended
periods driven from am humbly mini mac g4, 1.42ghz (they are cheap now) with a
simple maxpatch, opened automatically on startup in max runtime.
OS was 10.4.1, which is slim enough to not trouble the machine, but still
allows to set automatic start and shutdown times for the computer.
for setup i use a vnc connection via ethernet from my laptop, so no need to
bring a monitor or keyboard to the place.
this was piped via into an echo audiofire12 interface.
the only problems with this setup were occasionally cleaningwomen pulling the
plug in the evening.
for preparation of the files i used audacity to combine the individual into
12channel aiff files. works a treat.
hth
hans
www.hans-w-koch.net
Am 10.02.2013 um 18:00 schrieb sursound-requ...@music.vt.edu:
> Message: 17
> Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 11:16:04 +
> From: Oli Larkin
> Subject: Re: [Sursound] 8+ channel players ?
> To: Surround Sound discussion group
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> On 10 Feb 2013, at 11:05, Augustine Leudar wrote:
>
>> I m
>> even thinking the best idea would be to use a apple mini and a motu
>> soundcard. If I can program the apple mini to open an eight channel max
>> patch in runltime upon starting is should just work by pressing the on
>> button - I can then just remove the keyboard and monitor.
>
> I've done this successfully a couple of times. Watch out for all the resume
> features in osx 10.7+ though. They can be problematic for installations.
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