soundguy_99
10-06-2007, 06:15 AM
Hey guys,
I don`t know what topic this would fall into, since I don`t really expect an answer if their is any,nor, any conclusion, however I would like to get people's thoughts, on something I think may have interesting possibilities in the d.j/club scene.
A friend was having me do some work, on his wireless network at home. Like many of us we transfer files back and forth from our laptop to desktop and visa-versa. Also like many of us we usually end up listening to music either on the thin laptop speakers, or headphones, with our main sound system, being either tied into our computer system, or our home theater sound system.
While I was working his network, setting up the shared printer and all that it got me thinking. If the laptop is in the same area as his desktop speakers and on the same network, why can`t I share the desktop's soundcard, so that I can send audio data from the laptop to the desktop soundcard, therefore using the sound system that is attached to the desktop's soundcard. After all we share printers on a network, why can`t we do the same thing with soundcards. I should be able to go into either the control pannel or the application I am using, and select a soundcard that is avalible some where on the network, thereby sending data to what ever is connected to that sound card. Even if the music is on another network drive, I should be able to select the music where ever its located and send it wirelessly to any soundcard attached to the network. I understand all the lag issues and all that, but shouldn`t it be possible.
Now heres where it ties into the club scene. I know there are clubs out there with a remote system, where computer system is housed some where in the bar, and the d.j walks around cueing music from any where in the bar.
Now lets take that to the next level, Imagine any control surface, an laptop with pcdj on it, an Ipod device ect, being able to access network drives and devices, receive data from those network locations, and not only be able to manipulate and control that data, but also be able to route that data to any network device (inclusing soundcards) located on the network, and all wirelessly.
A d.j could sit at the bar, with pcdj running on his laptop, and could send music to a soundcard, some where else in the bar, in which it then connected to the club's soundsystem.
Again I am just throwing this out there, Maybe some of you high tech d.j's or computer guys can comment on it.
Now I am not talking about a remote control system for the desktop, I am talking about a fully integrated interface, that works within a network, which could be another device, a laptop ect. , anything that can be placed within that network.
Could it have an impact on the club scene,
Any thoughts is greatly appreciated,
Thanks,
soundguy_99
I don`t know what topic this would fall into, since I don`t really expect an answer if their is any,nor, any conclusion, however I would like to get people's thoughts, on something I think may have interesting possibilities in the d.j/club scene.
A friend was having me do some work, on his wireless network at home. Like many of us we transfer files back and forth from our laptop to desktop and visa-versa. Also like many of us we usually end up listening to music either on the thin laptop speakers, or headphones, with our main sound system, being either tied into our computer system, or our home theater sound system.
While I was working his network, setting up the shared printer and all that it got me thinking. If the laptop is in the same area as his desktop speakers and on the same network, why can`t I share the desktop's soundcard, so that I can send audio data from the laptop to the desktop soundcard, therefore using the sound system that is attached to the desktop's soundcard. After all we share printers on a network, why can`t we do the same thing with soundcards. I should be able to go into either the control pannel or the application I am using, and select a soundcard that is avalible some where on the network, thereby sending data to what ever is connected to that sound card. Even if the music is on another network drive, I should be able to select the music where ever its located and send it wirelessly to any soundcard attached to the network. I understand all the lag issues and all that, but shouldn`t it be possible.
Now heres where it ties into the club scene. I know there are clubs out there with a remote system, where computer system is housed some where in the bar, and the d.j walks around cueing music from any where in the bar.
Now lets take that to the next level, Imagine any control surface, an laptop with pcdj on it, an Ipod device ect, being able to access network drives and devices, receive data from those network locations, and not only be able to manipulate and control that data, but also be able to route that data to any network device (inclusing soundcards) located on the network, and all wirelessly.
A d.j could sit at the bar, with pcdj running on his laptop, and could send music to a soundcard, some where else in the bar, in which it then connected to the club's soundsystem.
Again I am just throwing this out there, Maybe some of you high tech d.j's or computer guys can comment on it.
Now I am not talking about a remote control system for the desktop, I am talking about a fully integrated interface, that works within a network, which could be another device, a laptop ect. , anything that can be placed within that network.
Could it have an impact on the club scene,
Any thoughts is greatly appreciated,
Thanks,
soundguy_99