ghetto remote control

[cynic one]

ok so...i dont really record in a booth or anything.

i record in my closet in the next room.

anyone know how i could work this solo where i can start/stop/rewind/punchin on my daw from the other room on the cheap?

running back and forth between the rooms or just cycling and guessing where the takes are kill my flow

[KurtR]

How cheaps cheap?
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TranzPort/

[cynic one]

that might be the one...maybe i can score one offa ebay from a booster or somethin

[Relax]

wireless keyboard for your computer, you can do anything from the booth.

[TonyBelmont]

Originally Posted by cynic

ok so...i dont really record in a booth or anything.

i record in my closet in the next room.

anyone know how i could work this solo where i can start/stop/rewind/punchin on my daw from the other room on the cheap?

running back and forth between the rooms or just cycling and guessing where the takes are kill my flow

Buy the Frontier Designs Tranzport..

[dshay]

otherwise possibly program a midi device to trigger and run the chord?

[Switchcraft]

If you have a laptop with wireless internet you could Remote desktop into pro tools or Logic or whatever, but that isnt really getto that is more high profilin.

[coolout]

Yeah, Tranzport is the way to go for around $200 bucks.

or...you can cop a Behringer rotary controller for around $100 and just get a long midi cord.

The Tranzport is a better, more compact solution being that it's smaller and wireless, but you'll probably get more use out of the Behringer. You can also use it to add real knobs to your softsynths and mixing.

I thought about the wireless route but then I realized that midi cables are dirt cheap and I don't need to trigger my DAW from my living room or kitchen.

I bought a 20ft midi cable for around 10 bucks at a music store.

[jebjerome]

Get a used midi controller and assign some keys to control the transport functions. Many DAWs allow you to assign these to midi notes. You could probably find an M-Audio Radium or maybe even something smaller for under $100 off craigslist or something like it.

[arthurchino]

all true... but the person who says wireless keyboard has a point. I've been doing this around the studio with PT. Great if you are playing and doing takes. Just need to learn your shortcuts. Not neccesarily as good as Transportz... but pretty cool

imho, of course

[con?one]

Originally Posted by TonyBelmont

Buy the Frontier Designs Tranzport..

i agree... it's cheap and it works great.

[cynic one]

con you got one? how far away does that thing work from the cpu?

seems like a good solution.

i have like a 40-50' mic run into my other room. it's across the hallway. that thing has the range to do that?

[con?one]

i don't, but a freind of mine does.. she uses it about 15-20 feet away with no problem

[blakeq]

Here's an option, but you'll need a line of sight to the receiver. The price is right though.....


http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...cm_ite=dealmac

[dshay]

Originally Posted by blakeq

Here's an option, but you'll need a line of sight to the receiver. The price is right though.....


http://www.compusa.com/products/prod...cm_ite=dealmac

We probably have this issue however cause we want to get out of the room with the computer fans. This looks to be a handy device tho.