[LAU] Cutting the USB cord :-)

[Will Godfrey]

On Tue, 3 Mar 2015 08:13:07 -0700 (MST)
"Jonathan E. Brickman" <jeb at ponderworthy.com> wrote:

> I have been trying to strategize cutting the USB cord (right now, one USB, one Firewire...) for my portable synth on and off for a long time; I really don't like wearing out USB ports and cables !!!! Was just perusing some of the AoIP conversation and thinking...and then a thought was given, did a search, and found: 
> 
> https://www.hifiberry.com/ 
> 
> So, at least in theory, for about $160 or so, I could get one of those and an RPi 2.0 starter kit, run netjack and qmidinet, and have a 96kHz wifi audio interface with MIDI...? Anyone see an obvious catch? 


Sounds interesting. I've no experience of wifi. What's the reliability and
latency like?

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Will J Godfrey
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