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How to use 2 computer with 1 midi conntroller
« on: May 28th, 2011, 5:46am » |
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Hye,
I'm VJ and i playing with resolume 2.41 and my midi controller is a VMX VJ.
Vmx Vj is working by USB
Like I said in the title I would like to use 2 computer with 1 vmx vj.
If i undestand well ,one computer will be the master and the other the slave,but after which software i have to use.
And after how it's working.
Thanks,Sorry for my english...
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Re: How to use 2 computer with 1 midi conntroller
« Reply #1 on: May 28th, 2011, 11:35am » |
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How are you planning to connect the computers?
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Re: How to use 2 computer with 1 midi conntroller
« Reply #2 on: May 29th, 2011, 10:27pm » |
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i go to try ..but it is does not work..what ？
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Re: How to use 2 computer with 1 midi conntroller
« Reply #3 on: May 30th, 2011, 3:55am » |
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In fact actually i don't really know how i'll connect the 2 computer
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Re: How to use 2 computer with 1 midi conntroller
« Reply #4 on: May 30th, 2011, 8:39am » |
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The physical cabling should look like this:
<MIDI controller>[MIDI Out] -> [MIDI In]<computer #1>
<computer #1>[MIDI Out] -> [MIDI In]<computer #2>
<..> is a MIDI device
[..] is a physical MIDI port
-> is a cable
MIDI Events from <MIDI controller> will then get to <computer #1>. However, that's where they'll stop, unless you do something to forward them on. On <computer #1>, you can run MIDI-OX like this:
{MIDI In}=>(MIDI-OX)=>{MIDI Out}
{..} is an Windows MME MIDI port.
(..) is a program running on a computer.
=> means the port is open by the program.
MIDI-OX will send MIDI Events it read from the {MIDI In} port to the {MIDI Out} port it's connected to (and they'll be connected by default).
However, most Windows MME MIDI drivers only allow one program to open a MIDI port, so this would stop you running any other software on <computer #1>. The way around this is to use MIDI Yoke as well as MIDI-OX. MIDI Yoke is a Windows MME MIDI driver that acts like a MIDI Out port connected directly to a MIDI In port. The advantage is that the ports can be shared. So you set up like this:
{MIDI In}=>(MIDI-OX)=>{MIDI Yoke Out #1}
{MIDI Yoke In #1}=>(MIDI-OX)=>{MIDI Out}
Note: that's only one instance of MIDI-OX running.
Any program on <computer #1> can now use {MIDI Yoke In #1} instead of {MIDI In} to read MIDI Events from the <MIDI controller>. And a program can write MIDI Events to {MIDI Yoke Out #1} and they'll be sent to <computer #1>.
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Re: How to use 2 computer with 1 midi conntroller
« Reply #5 on: May 30th, 2011, 8:09pm » |
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Why Don't use a LAN/Ethernet Cable  ?
if U Use 2 Laptop you can Adhoc 2 laptop with out cable...
if u use PC :
Google "Ethernet MIDI" It's Free and can run mutiple Instance
but "Clean/Simple/Good Performance" try it
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Re: How to use 2 computer with 1 midi conntroller
« Reply #6 on: May 31st, 2011, 3:25am » |
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Makes no real difference but I'd say MIDI over Ethernet is just one more thing to go wrong, myself (but I've never used it).
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Re: How to use 2 computer with 1 midi conntroller
« Reply #7 on: Jun 1st, 2011, 3:32am » |
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Thanks for everything,but it looks really too difficult for me,and finally i'm going to buy a matrox triplehead 2Go
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