A theory I would like to try someday.....

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What if you had a file server setup with Gigabit Ethernet, and another computer (a notebook is what I had in mind) to record with, using the file server as a network hard drive.

Now, taking into account that people successfully record with firewire, which is only 400Mb/sec, and this is 1000Mb/sec, I wonder if it would work.

Now, one has to take into account the overhead in protocols, as well as the file server's bus, but I think it would be possible.

That way you could have a central computer for audio files.

Of course you could do a file copy to back it all up anyway, but I would like to try it, just for fun.

Just a computer/networking geek thinking out loud :p
 
I'm sure it would work. I know of commercial studios recording across the country using ISDN lines back in the day.
 
I sort of work that way. I record in a house and don't have a control room. So I have portable rig I made that rolls around and can have my computer and Aardvark Q10 on it. I take that in the living room and hook it up to the drumset. I do the takes and hit save then plug a 30' cat 5 cable into its network card from the hub in my room. This way I can still listen on monitors in my room and I don't have to move or unhook anything. It works pretty well. I just wish the computer in my room was better. It bogs down with only a few effects.

Beezoboy
 
Slackmaster2K said:
I'm not exactly sure what the benefit would be though??
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eh, not much......but cool/nerd factor in me. I would try it, only because I want Gigabit Ethernet anyway for other reasons.
 
Beezoboy said:
I sort of work that way. I record in a house and don't have a control room. So I have portable rig I made that rolls around and can have my computer and Aardvark Q10 on it. I take that in the living room and hook it up to the drumset. I do the takes and hit save then plug a 30' cat 5 cable into its network card from the hub in my room. This way I can still listen on monitors in my room and I don't have to move or unhook anything. It works pretty well. I just wish the computer in my room was better. It bogs down with only a few effects.

Beezoboy
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What program are you using? With Cubase and Nuendo, you can run the VST System Link and basically run two PC's together as one. For example effects on one, tracks on the other. VSTi's on a third. A great way to recycle those old PII's and PIII's.
 
I use a NT file server now for central file storage. I use Cakewalk 9, and save all my projects as "Bundle" files. However when I'm actually working on a project I work off the local C: drive, and then save when I'm done to the network drive.

Cakewalk wars that an active network card can sometimes cause poping or cracking during audio recording. I have seen a few posts that suggest this is sometimes true. In my case, using a 3COM 100mbit adaptor, I have had no problems. Also using a 100mbit switch (rather than hub) in full duplex mode helps quite a bit.

Gigabit adaptors are not cheap, and I am not aware of any that would work with a laptop. But as prices come down I sure they will hit the market.
 
RWhite said:
I use a NT file server now for central file storage. I use Cakewalk 9, and save all my projects as "Bundle" files. However when I'm actually working on a project I work off the local C: drive, and then save when I'm done to the network drive.

Cakewalk wars that an active network card can sometimes cause poping or cracking during audio recording. I have seen a few posts that suggest this is sometimes true. In my case, using a 3COM 100mbit adaptor, I have had no problems. Also using a 100mbit switch (rather than hub) in full duplex mode helps quite a bit.

Gigabit adaptors are not cheap, and I am not aware of any that would work with a laptop. But as prices come down I sure they will hit the market.
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Actually Newegg.com has the Intel card for $50 bucks now, which is what got me thinking about it. I thought they were way more than that.
 
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