[linux-audio-dev] MIDI over WiFi

[Jens M Andreasen]

Hi!

I have noticed that it getting increasingly popular to produce wireless
midi-controllers. M-Audio have a couple and CME appears to go along with
them with some of their products. From the PR-blurbs I reckon that they
both use the same patented technology.

What I wonder is; wouldn't it be possible to bypass this USB radio
transmitter/recaiver dongle-thingie and fast forward to the wireless
capabilities already built in to most of modern portable devices sold
today? Hey, even the OLPC aimed at third world children have this
capability ...


Are there any pitfalls like, say unreliable timing using standard
protcols over wireless? Why would we like to use transmitter -> receiver
-> USB -> computer, if we could just go for transmitter -> receiver
using the chips already present on the motherboard?

There is of course one slight problem, as of yet, no midi-keyboard has a
general purpose builtin wireless radio. 

With any luck, it could be so fortunate that some lurker on this list
recognizes a busines-opportunity .. or perhaps one of you guys could
mention the idea next time you share a private moment with one of the
pointy-haired bosses?

It kind of puzzles me that this is not happening already ...
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