Can I remotely control my g4 from my laptop to control DP4

jopeydrummer · Post by **jopeydrummer** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:17 pm

So...is it possible to remotely control my g4 from my laptop to control DP4? That would make my life SO much easier when im trying to track drums by myself...I think Apple Remote Desktop can do this...but that looks like its mostly for administrative stuff. Is Timbukto a better option?..or are there other options? Thanks, Jopey

studiodog · Post by **studiodog** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:25 pm

Just get a Tranzport....

www.frontierdesign.com

spinnaker · Post by **spinnaker** » Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:40 pm

Apple Remote Desktop will do the job.. however it is a bit sluggish. You could try using a small MIDI keyboard connected to your G4 and use the Remote Commands in DP. Or.. connect a 2nd monitor, keyboard and mouse in the tracking room and run DP from there. We use the latter and it works perfectly when you need to do a quick track and an engineer isn't available.

jr213 · Post by **jr213** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 6:33 am

For this, I use a USB numeric keypad as my transport. Can't see the monitor, but if I'm using Bars & Beats, I don't really need to for tracking.

markwayne · Post by **markwayne** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:15 am

Timbuktu works very well, but it costs about $180. Since you are using a Unix-based OS (OSX) you have a multi-user, server platform already. VNC servers and clients are available for the Mac for free. I use OSXvnc on my main Mac with a cheap IBM laptop running RealVNC. It works quite well and is wireless to boot. Chicken of the VNC is also said to be good as a Mac VNC client, although I have not tried it.

hope this helps,
Wayne

snicka · Post by **snicka** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:43 am

I am a drummer and have the same scenario.

I got the Tranzport and it is awesome!

It is a perfect wireless solution to your situation.

azusa749a · Post by **azusa749a** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:43 am

I use Tranzport, it works great.

qo · Post by qo » Mon Aug 29, 2005 11:52 am

Ditto on the Tranzport. It's a very well thought-out product. I have run into distance limitations with it, but overall it's very solid. My "control room" is in a back bedroom, and it starts to get out of range when I'm all the way down a 20' hallway with the bedroom door closed. I'm probably about 25' away from the receiver at that point.

BUT, I solved that by buying a USB extender cable so that the receiver is out near the Tranzport. Takes a bit away from the wireless aspect

but it does work to make the reception rock solid.

Probably the best $200 I've spent this year.

dtobocman · Post by **dtobocman** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:21 pm

There free server and client VNC software available that works perfectly well (a bit sluggish, but FREE, functional, and perfectly reliable).

Server (for your desktop) = OSXvnc

Client (for your laptop) = Chicken of the VNC

... both available at versiontacker.com... I use them.

jopeydrummer · Post by **jopeydrummer** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:06 pm

This forum rocks. Thanks for all your ideas.
Tranzport DOES look very cool.

I'm trying the 'free' way with the OSXVNC and Chicken VNC.

I got both up and running but I get an error on the Chicken end(lol)..
It says "Please configure Appler Remote Desktop to allow VNC users to control screen.

I did that in the system preferences/sharing..I enabled Apple remote desktop.
And on OSXVNC I unchecked the "disable mouse and keyboard' setting.
Any other settings i might be missing?
Thanks again.
Joe

dtobocman · Post by **dtobocman** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:18 pm

jopeydrummer wrote:This forum rocks. Thanks for all your ideas.
Tranzport DOES look very cool.

I'm trying the 'free' way with the OSXVNC and Chicken VNC.

I got both up and running but I get an error on the Chicken end(lol)..
It says "Please configure Appler Remote Desktop to allow VNC users to control screen.

I did that in the system preferences/sharing..I enabled Apple remote desktop.
And on OSXVNC I unchecked the "disable mouse and keyboard' setting.
Any other settings i might be missing?
Thanks again.
Joe

You were wrong to enable Apple Remote Desktop... undo that...

When you disable that, Chicken should assume that you're using a "generic" VNC server. Make sure that you're allowing clients to access the server on the other end. Specify a name and password for the server and use that specific name (case-sensitive) on the Chicken end...

I had to "jiggle" the thing a little for it to work, but once I got the two handshaking it has been very faithful... Good luck.

jopeydrummer · Post by **jopeydrummer** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:33 pm

un freaking believeable...IT WORKS!
No more running inbetwwen the control room and my main room.
And I can see my audiomonitor window...everything!

I'm all verklempt....

dtobocman...you rule.
Joe

dtobocman · Post by **dtobocman** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:21 pm

Now I'm misty... talk amongst yourselves. Here. I'll give you a topic.

Chicken of the VNC is neither "chicken" nor "VNC"... discuss.

dtobocman · Post by **dtobocman** » Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:22 pm

Isn't it cool? I'm still very impressed...