Syncing a powerbook with a pc for live

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TROY
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Syncing a powerbook with a pc for live

Post by TROY » Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:14 pm

hi all
sure this has been asked but i cant find a topic like my scenario, ok im using a powerbook with live and controlling with allen & heath 3d, my mate has a pc loptop and we want to sync together he has a soundcard etc so has midi functions

have seen around you can use midi or ethernet,(does ethernet only carry midi or does it carry audio)

how can we connect and sync with ableton

much apprecaited

tristan

FrankH
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Post by FrankH » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:20 pm

Ethernet does not have MIDI functionality.

You can do two things,

1. Buy a soundblasterMIDI cable and connect it to the gameport socket of the Xone:3D.
2. Buy a USB to MIDI interface like the MIDISPORT 1x1.

Personaly i would go for option 2 because this will work guaranteed, where option 1 could work with no real guarantee.

Good luck!
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Post by DeadlyKungFu » Wed Sep 27, 2006 7:45 pm

master computer - midi cable out
slave computer - same cable to midi in

master preferences - midi sync out
slave preferences - midi sync in

hit EXT on the slave
hit play on the master

they should start and stop together and track bpm


check the bold text in my signature for a link to a page in the tips and tricks that covers this.

audiosucker
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ethernet by usibg midi over lan

Post by audiosucker » Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:03 pm

you can sync by using a software called midi over lan, from music lab

it turns your ethernet port on a midi port.

http://www.musiclab.com/products/rpl_info.htm

i am using it and it works pretty cool!!

FrankH
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Post by FrankH » Fri Sep 29, 2006 1:56 pm

I like the concept of connecting several computers together in a building, nice product.

For syncing two computers the $129 for a MIDIoverLAN CP 3.0.1 Standard Edition (Mac/PC, 2 computers license) is quite a lot of money.

A midi-interface will cost you about 1/3.
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TROY
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Post by TROY » Tue Oct 03, 2006 2:48 pm

If he has a midi keyboard connected via usb to his laptop (with midi in and out on the keybpard) he could use that then?

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