From jackoverfull@gmail.com Wed Aug 14 15:09:03 2013
Subject:Re: affordable hammond midi controller?


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Il giorno 14/ago/2013, alle ore 21.50, "dewdman42"
ha scritto:

> Some other advantages of cantabile, windows has remote desktop if
> you're using Win7 Pro. Remote desktop could be accessed from an iPad
> for remote control on a touch screen. OSX has some remote access
> software built in but its not as good and is much more network
> bandwidth hog....I wouldn't want to use it while gigging.
>
I've been using ARD (Apple Remote Desktop, now, simplified, builtin in
os x) for some ten years on a daily basis (not for gigging: server and
clients administration…), in wich way you consider it "not as good"
than the windows version? Basically never had problems with it.

> Also Cantabile has a network server which could potentially be used
> if someone wants to write an Ipad app to remote control it that way.
> Mainstage does not have ANY remote control capabilities.
>
Because midi over ip is built into the OS itself? ;) You can control a
VST running on a mac from another if you want, no support needed from
the DAW point of view, the remote controller is seen as a normal midi
port.

Not sure about how much cross platform this is, will have to check,
but I suspect it's entirely doable to send midi data from an ipad on
the same network.

>
> Warning, the latest version of Mainstage, Mainstage3, does not
> support 32bit plugins. So if you don't already own Mainstage2, your
> SOL since its not available anymore. Mainstage3 requires Mountain
> Lion and it requires all your plugins to be 64bit. I have numerous
> which are not yet. I think VB3 is not yet, correct?
>
Really? No 32 bit wrapper? And no "run in 32 bit mode" option in the
About window? Really asking, never tried on ML.

> Regarding cost, Mac Mini's are around $1000 these days and quite
> powerful. Don't write them off. There are semi affordable
> touchscreens you could probably connect to a mac Mini, though I have
> not tried that yet. I would probably end up using some kind of
> remote access to an iPad so that the computer is off stage or back
> by my rack
Also, used macs can be an option…