A wireless solution for your average MIDI studio ..

[Martin Naef]

Hi Jay

On 15.07.2011 13:01, Jay Vaughan wrote:
> We're throwing around the idea (naturally) of building an ANT-based
> wireless network system/technology/product for music studios that
> allows them to control MIDI-based equipment wirelessly, using an
> Android tablet or iPad.

Not 100% sure I see the full picture. A wireless controller (e.g. iPad) 
certainly sounds like a convenient thing to have. Wireless connection to 
the synths, however, is relatively pointless unless it also includes 
audio streaming and the devices can run off batteries.

It's not really the equipment rack that I would target with such a 
solution, but rather the potentially mobile things: Controllers, foot 
pedals, guitars, etc. People tend to trip over cables on stage while 
playing, or they feel tethered. If your solution can make a device 
totally independent, then you've got a product - otherwise it's just an 
incremental improvement that I wouldn't spend money on.

You might want to take a look into the art installation scene. They do 
quite a bit with wireless sensors that drive projections and audio, 
often based on Max or PD. There are already some wireless kits on the 
market for such things, but I could imagine that one can improve upon them.

Martin