If I wanted to have one computer running notation software like Finale, and another running Acid / VI, is there any way to connect them other than both computers having MIDI interfaces? I'd like to connect them via Firewire or USB, but still have them appear to each other as MIDI devices. Is this possible?
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Connecting Computers via MIDI
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on modern operating systems you can enable TCP/IP over firewire (setting a private IP address on both and connecting them with a cable)
example:
computer A - ethernet 10.0.0.2, firewire 192.168.0.2
computer B - ethernet 10.0.0.3, firewire 192.168.0.3
make sure network mask is also the same, preferrably 255.255.255.0, the first 3 groups of the IP address must also be identical
private IP address ranges are in the range:
10.0.0.0 (class A) 10.0.0.1 - 10.255.255.254
172.16.0.0. - 172.31.0.0 (classB) 172.16.0.1 - 172.31.255.254
192.168.0.0 (class C) 192.168.0.1 - 192.168.2545.254
never ever assign public IPs for private use, your network interface used for internet connection might be different, never assign 2 IPs from the same range to different interfaces oif the same computer, never assign 2 gateways on a single computer
christian
and remember: only a CRAY can run an endless loop in just three seconds.
