Network Audio

[bloodline]

I'm not sure if this is a Hardware topic or a Software topic... so I'll stick it here...

Anyway, does anyone know of a good (ie one that works) Network Audio Driver?

I need to be able to redirect the audio output of one machine across my network to another machine... If I could send MIDI as well that would rock!!!

So who has tried to do the same then?

[DaveAE]

Although very interesting, I doubt something exists like that for the Amiga. This is usually
done by means of a dedicated digital I/O, not by network, so it can't be interrupted and
therefore is far more reliable. This is how it's done with Steinberg's VST System Link anyway.
For MIDI you could just buy an extra MIDI interface. I bet you want to use it for
synchronization, right?

Davy

[kevh100]

Would VNC be good enough for you? I used to use that to use my 2nd PCs hardware to play mp3s and videos on my primary PC. You could then record the resulting sound output and do what you want with it.

I've not tried it but i found this VNC server and viewer for the Amiga.

http://dspach.free.fr/amiga/vva/

It might not be the elegant solution that you were after but it does work. What exactly were you planning on doing with the redirected output?

Kev

[bloodline]

DaveAE wrote:
Although very interesting, I doubt something exists like that for the Amiga. This is usually
done by means of a dedicated digital I/O, not by network, so it can't be interrupted and
therefore is far more reliable. This is how it's done with Steinberg's VST System Link anyway.
For MIDI you could just buy an extra MIDI interface. I bet you want to use it for
synchronization, right?

Davy

Well it doesn't have to be for the Amiga, I have plenty of machines here :-)

I had a look at VST System link, but that uses Digital Audio links. I have a computer network already set up, I don't want to add extra cables or lightpipes around the house.

I have plenty of MIDI interfaces and assorted hardware, my idea was to reduce the number of cables I have running across the floor in an dout of rooms when I am trying to work. Yes the MIDI is generally just used for Synchronising nowadays :-D

What would be nice is something like Propellerheads Rewire across the network.

Cheers

[bloodline]

kevh100 wrote:
Would VNC be good enough for you? I used to use that to use my 2nd PCs hardware to play mp3s and videos on my primary PC. You could then record the resulting sound output and do what you want with it.

I've not tried it but i found this VNC server and viewer for the Amiga.

http://dspach.free.fr/amiga/vva/

It might not be the elegant solution that you were after but it does work. What exactly were you planning on doing with the redirected output?

Kev

Yeah, I use VNC all the time.. but AFAIK it does not pump Audio across the network.

MY plan is to have all the mahines in the house doing some of the audio work and it all being sent to one machine...

It's a mute point now, since I have a new laptop... but the geek in me still wants to do it.

[LP]

Donno if this helps you at all

[bloodline]

LP wrote:
Donno if this helps you at all

:-D Actaulyl this is execatly the opposite of wha I want to do.

This is computer netoworking over via the sound card over Audio cables.

I want to pump audio over a nework...

Thanks for the link thought, that site was very interesting indeed!

[LP]

Well I usually mix up things but glad it could be of some interest :-)