Comments on: Game Day: Why Rock Band Demonstrates Musicians Need Friends http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/11/26/game-day-why-rock-band-demonstrates-musicians-need-friends/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Wed, 03 Dec 2008 02:50:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: francois http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/11/26/game-day-why-rock-band-demonstrates-musicians-need-friends/#comment-336975 francois Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:10:21 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/11/26/game-day-why-rock-band-demonstrates-musicians-need-friends/#comment-336975 http://www.musiclab.com/products/rpl_info.htm http://www.musiclab.com/products/rpl_info.htm

]]> By: J. Schnable http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/11/26/game-day-why-rock-band-demonstrates-musicians-need-friends/#comment-332931 J. Schnable Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:02:48 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/11/26/game-day-why-rock-band-demonstrates-musicians-need-friends/#comment-332931 Kyran - This is just an FYI for those who haven't tried it yet, but Macs can sync over IP (I think with Tiger and up). Works pretty well, actually. I've even done shows synced like that, so it's reliable (we did have an ethernet cable connecting the two boxes, so it wasn't wireless, but we have done that in the studio). Anyone know of any PC programs that allow this? Kyran - This is just an FYI for those who haven’t tried it yet, but Macs can sync over IP (I think with Tiger and up). Works pretty well, actually. I’ve even done shows synced like that, so it’s reliable (we did have an ethernet cable connecting the two boxes, so it wasn’t wireless, but we have done that in the studio).

Anyone know of any PC programs that allow this?

]]> By: Kyran http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/11/26/game-day-why-rock-band-demonstrates-musicians-need-friends/#comment-332320 Kyran Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:59:40 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/11/26/game-day-why-rock-band-demonstrates-musicians-need-friends/#comment-332320 Getting two laptops to sync isn't all that easy. If you have live it's ok, but most other sequencer programs only function as midi master and not as slave. And even then it requires a midi box and stuff. You should be able to sync two laptops wireless, just put them next to each other, press a button (maybe two) and that should be it. As it is now you really need to be a computer geek to form a band with two or more laptop performers Getting two laptops to sync isn’t all that easy. If you have live it’s ok, but most other sequencer programs only function as midi master and not as slave.

And even then it requires a midi box and stuff. You should be able to sync two laptops wireless, just put them next to each other, press a button (maybe two) and that should be it.

As it is now you really need to be a computer geek to form a band with two or more laptop performers

]]> By: bobby http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/11/26/game-day-why-rock-band-demonstrates-musicians-need-friends/#comment-331887 bobby Tue, 27 Nov 2007 05:01:40 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2007/11/26/game-day-why-rock-band-demonstrates-musicians-need-friends/#comment-331887 About 5 years ago we built a small Max patch and got some midi sync between 4 laptops, an MPC 2000, and 2 synths. We put it on an eMac (remember those) in the middle of a table, so any of us could make a BPM change. With a guitarist playing live too, it made for a pretty great set...You don't need a ton of technology going on to make a pretty cool synced up set. About 5 years ago we built a small Max patch and got some midi sync between 4 laptops, an MPC 2000, and 2 synths. We put it on an eMac (remember those) in the middle of a table, so any of us could make a BPM change.

With a guitarist playing live too, it made for a pretty great set…You don’t need a ton of technology going on to make a pretty cool synced up set.

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