James, > what i'm missing is: i cannot connect the powerbook to the mixer desk & > play the music directly from there, i still have to burn rw disk & feed > them into the cd player...............
What about an airport Express linking the analogue or optical audio out to one of the line in points on the mixer desk? You could have your whole music collection plus sound effects in iTunes, set up with play lists for the day. It sounds like a dream combination! Regards, John -- John Winters Phone +61 8 9367 9277 Fax +61 8 9367 9244 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: James / Hans Kunz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 21:03:25 +0800 > To: WAMUG Mailing List <wamug@wamug.org.au> > Subject: Re: apple on Dateline ( SBS) > > you maybe bemused about a laptop on tv screen............... > im using it in a radiostudio for reading the prepared scripts, i'm sure > i saved 100 trees by now in not printing the scripts, > what i'm missing is: i cannot connect the powerbook to the mixer desk & > play the music directly from there, i still have to burn rw disk & feed > them into the cd player............... > additionally you could have adls/internet & respond to the emails the > listener / tv watchers sending you, or retrieve info you need during > the tv show, or the producer communicates to you(the presenter) via > internal lan network, a large clock for precise programming & ad > placements should be on screen too > > powerbook 17" = most versatile audio / video recording & editing > studio!!!! > > cheers James > > > On 04/11/2004, at 20:12, Paul Kitchener wrote: > >> gary dorn wrote: >>> Whilst my wife was watching dateline ( SBS) this afternoon, I >>> noticed that the presenter has a Apple powerbook ( titanium) on his >>> desktop, proudly showing off the white? apple logo. >>> It bemuses me though what good a laptop is to a tv presenter, unless >>> they have a shedule, Q cards or the like on the screen. >>> chow >> >> When I studied IT at TAFE an early unit traced the history of the >> modern computer. >> >> The first portable was said to be the Osborne, when asked (by me I >> think) what it was for, he said 'mainly as a status symbol'. >> >> On the whole I dont see much has changed really, most laptops do their >> stuff atop a desk anyway... >> >> Not all but most. What does Rove use his for? George Negus' one, >> albeit not an Apple? >> >> At least the iPod can play music to you while it makes you look good >> out on the street;) >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Paul >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >> > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro >
