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Midi over wifi.
I'm back to investigating the Berry X-Touch Compact as a cost effective mixing surface for my X32 Rack and XR12 mixers. The tech appears to have matured sufficiently that the X-TouchC will control the mixers adequately over midi but I would like to be wire free if possible. Is there an reasonable priced wireless midi system that works peer to peer without the need for a computer?
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Re: Midi over wifi.
There don't seem to be many about. I use a CME WIDI. There's also the Panda midiBeam.
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Re: Midi over wifi.
I'd imagine you'd need full duplex MIDI, so the Panda looks to be out of the running for that application. And the WIDI-X8 is discontinued.
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Re: Midi over wifi.
The Kenton wireless MIDI system is input only on the transmitter.
This seems to be the only bi-directional MIDI transmitter I can find, but it's not cheap. https://www.midijet.com/index.php/index ... ory&path=7
This seems to be the only bi-directional MIDI transmitter I can find, but it's not cheap. https://www.midijet.com/index.php/index ... ory&path=7
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Re: Midi over wifi.
Wonks wrote:I'd imagine you'd need full duplex MIDI, so the Panda looks to be out of the running for that application.
I wondered about that...could you do something with two of them...?
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Re: Midi over wifi.
You'd have to have a transmitter and receiver pair at either end. It's going to get rather expensive and cumbersome.
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Re: Midi over wifi.
Possible interference and latency could get 'interesting' too!
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Re: Midi over wifi.
Yes, looking like a non starter this one. Plan B is to dig out an old Android tablet and use the XTC to control Mixing Station on that. Sadly the iPad app doesn't accept midi control (yet....) and we all know the difficulties of using third party devices with anything from the fruit
Basically I'm trying to avoid the easy fix and just use a laptop and the XTC.

Basically I'm trying to avoid the easy fix and just use a laptop and the XTC.
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Re: Midi over wifi.
Sam Spoons wrote:Basically I'm trying to avoid the easy fix and just use a laptop and the XTC.
It's a shame your forum name isn't Nigel.
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Re: Midi over wifi.
You may be right, but I'm totally failing to make plans.....
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Re: Midi over wifi.
But I'm sure your senses are working overtime.
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Re: Midi over wifi.
At least he's not turning Japanese 

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Re: Midi over wifi.
Martin Walker wrote:At least he's not turning Japanese

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Re: Midi over wifi.
No I'm ok, just had a message in a bottle, turns out it was a summons 

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Re: Midi over wifi.
Dear God, can we get this thread back on topic? I'd like that.
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Re: Midi over wifi.
Guilty as charged
But TBF the topic had run it's course.....

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Re: Midi over wifi.
This might be a late in the day question to ask but what sort of wireless range are you looking for?
The reason I ask is that Bluetooth modules are inexpensive and can do exactly what you are after. The range is dependent on which type of Bluetooth is used (more range usually costs more).
There is a small amount of latency with Bluetooth (as there is with whiffy) which may be a concern?
The reason I ask is that Bluetooth modules are inexpensive and can do exactly what you are after. The range is dependent on which type of Bluetooth is used (more range usually costs more).
There is a small amount of latency with Bluetooth (as there is with whiffy) which may be a concern?
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Re: Midi over wifi.
BJG145 wrote:Dear God, can we get this thread back on topic? I'd like that.
(BTW this was nothing more than a desperate attempt to quote some more XTC titles.)
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Re: Midi over wifi.
You slipped that one past us BJG
I would probably need more range than BT can manage and, latency is already a minor issue (actually it's more the apps being a bit sluggish rather than wifi latency which is pretty good compared to BT)

I would probably need more range than BT can manage and, latency is already a minor issue (actually it's more the apps being a bit sluggish rather than wifi latency which is pretty good compared to BT)
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Re: Midi over wifi.
I think you've hit the snail on the head there, Sam.
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