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From: Steve Karl on 16 Jun 2008 18:46 "Matt Koskenmaki" <chillbot(a)pacbell.net> wrote in message news:vuw5k.5677$89.334(a)nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com... >A little advice, if you're interested in giving it: > > I'm moving to a new house and building a new studio from the ground up. I'm not going to make too many big changes because I'm > already assuming the studio construction will go over budget and it's bad enough I have to move my whole house not to mention my > studio. I'm going to follow some of my own advice that I learned the very hard way, which is to never upgrade software AND > hardware at the same time. So I'm going to keep my slightly-outdated computer and continue to run SONAR 5.2 because, well, it > works. > > I'd like to get rid of some of my 10 midi interfaces clogging up my rack. Does anyone use MIDI over LAN? Does it work well? Easy > to setup? Any issues I should know about? What is the setup with more than two computers, do you have to go through a router of > some sort? MidiOverLan: Yes. Awesome and perfect ( when the machine is assigned to a specific IP address as opposed to a machine name ) Easy setup. > > Someone was telling me I should start using some sort of remote software, instead of my KVM boxes. Apparently you can control all > your PCs remotely from one PC. Anyone? Good choice, or stick with the KVM boxes? Same thing as with the MIDI over LAN, how do > you connect the PCs? I use pcAnywhere Version 10. You can probably get it on eBay for a few dollars. If you have XP Pro and don't mind having passwords you can just use Remote Desktop Connection. It's faster ( lower latency in the GUI ) than pcA, but I prefer pcA because you don't need to have and account password. I also recommend getting the free WOLCMD ( Wake on Lan ) http://www.depicus.com/wake-on-lan/wake-on-lan-cmd.aspx .... and then wake your farm animals up with a bat file. :-) > > What program do you use to host softsynths on a remote computer? Forte ensemble. Very slick. Never a problem. Good performance. Saves and loads total "rack" setups. I've been > using V-STack for 4 years and the version I have has a bug where I have to restart the software every morning while I'm doing > email and coffee. It's a painless routine but slightly annoying (I have 4 computers running V-STack). Is there better software > for this? A better version of V-STack? > > Does anyone have any experience with the Muse Receptors? I was thinking about buying the Komplete version, maybe even one or two > more if they work well: > > http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ReceptorK5/ > > I'm puzzled that they only appear to have one stereo digital output. I would think that something like this would be more useful > with 8 outputs. Does anyone know how functional the boxes are without keyboard and video or do you really need to hook it up to a > KVM box? Also, are they quiet? Meaning can I put them in my rack or do they go in the closet with the computers? > > I'm not terribly concerned about soundproofing, it's not going to be a big deal in my location, but... this seems like a > relatively inexpensive product that might be worth looking into: > > http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SheetBlok430/ > > Should I build this stuff into my studio walls? > > Any other issues, in your opinion, that I should be considering? > > Thanks! > > Matt Koskenmaki > www.koskenmaki.com > >
From: Steve L. on 16 Jun 2008 19:49 "Steve Karl" <nospam(a)nospam.com>so you saynews:P2C5k.40547$lE3.38996 @trnddc05: > I also recommend getting the free WOLCMD ( Wake on Lan ) > http://www.depicus.com/wake-on-lan/wake-on-lan-cmd.aspx > ... and then wake your farm animals up with a bat file. :-) > Yes ... i think you're the one who turned me on to that one ... it works perfectly . now i don't have to get outta bed till everything is booted :)
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