On February 21, 2021 3:51:05 PM HST, Sam Kuper <sampablokuper@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sun, Feb 21, 2021 at 05:15:23PM +0100, Francesco Napoleoni wrote: > > Basically, what I am trying to achieve is a network mainly made of > > Ethernet cables (while minimising audio cables), with the following > > nodes: > > A nice idea indeed. > > I have been aiming to achieve something similar in the long run. > Ideally with entirely libre hard- and software, eventually. It will > be > a while before I achieve libre hardware and do away with audio cables, > though! > > > > * a master (or maybe better, a “conductor” ;-) ) machine controlling > > and transmitting the transport information, ideally a tablet or a > > minipc with a touchscreen showing the “big clock” and the “big > > buttons” (transport controls) > > * another machine (the router) with audio h/w and a DAW, receiving > > audio data from the network. The same machine could also host a > > notation software, perhaps > > Here, I would do things differently. > > I think the primary machine should host the sequencer (or DAW, > depending > on features needed). > > If you want a peripheral device for transport controls and time > display, > fair enough. But this machine need not (and for > simplicity/reliability, > probably *should* not) run a sequencer or DAW itself. Instead, it > could > be something like a Mackie Control, or a hardware or software clone > thereof: https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/mackie-control-universal > (Maybe an Arduino or Teensy-based clock with 7-segment LED displays > and > transport buttons; maybe a tablet running Replicant and some suitable > app from F-Droid, if such exists.) It should only need to communicate > to/from the primary machine via MIDI: traditional MIDI cables, or > MIDI-over-USB, or some kind of MIDI-over-IP, but still just MIDI. > > This is a much more maintainable approach, IMO. > > > * N >= 1 hosts running synths, virtual instruments > > As per my message in the other thread :) > > All best, > > Sam > > P.S. I am writing this offline. Perhaps someone else has already made > the observations above. Sorry if so and I seem to be duplicating > their > effort. I'll only find out once I am back online and sync emails. Linux Laptop Orchestra http://l2ork.music.vt.edu/main/ --- David W. Jones gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community http://dancingtreefrog.com Sent from my Android device with F/LOSS K-9 Mail. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
