--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Jonathan Snipes <jsnipeslists@...> wrote:
1. you can talk to an Ethernet device with standard network protocols
(UDP or TCP) where as with USB you potentially need a device driver on
the computer end of the connection
2. like MIDI (by way of optocouplers), Ethernet (by way of pulse
transformers) has galvanic isolation = no ground loop between computer
and audio equipment
3. Ethernet allows for really long cables = computer doesnt need to be
located right next to the audio equipment to make the connection
My second choice would be MIDI but Ethernet is much cooler
-seth
>My vote is also for Ethernet because:
> my vote would be Ethernet with control via OSC ... wouldn't require
> any proprietary software. could control it from almost anything.
1. you can talk to an Ethernet device with standard network protocols
(UDP or TCP) where as with USB you potentially need a device driver on
the computer end of the connection
2. like MIDI (by way of optocouplers), Ethernet (by way of pulse
transformers) has galvanic isolation = no ground loop between computer
and audio equipment
3. Ethernet allows for really long cables = computer doesnt need to be
located right next to the audio equipment to make the connection
My second choice would be MIDI but Ethernet is much cooler
-seth