Hi there
I run a fairly intense live audio show with a lot of MIDI flying in and out of a laptop.
I'd like to run two laptops simultaneously, having all the MIDI running in and out of both in exactly the same way. It seems CopperLAN could do the inputs very easily (e.g. routing a keyboard input to two separate outputs).
However what I'd really be interested in knowing is if CopperLAN can do the equivalent of the Radial SW8 for audio, i.e. have two sets of outputs running simultaneously, but if one of them (i.e. one laptop) were to crash to switch over to the other one.
As an example, let's say a keyboard is going into a sequencer on both computers which is spitting out MIDI to two different synths:
Keyboard -> laptop 1 input
Keyboard -> laptop 2 input
Laptop 1 output -> synth 1
Laptop 2 output -> synth 1
Laptop 1 output -> synth 2
Laptop 2 output -> synth 2
Is that kind of setup possible, so that if laptop 1 suddenly explodes or something the signal from laptop 2 would be selectable, or take preference?
Sorry if I've not explained this very well. I believe MIDI Solutions do make a selector box like this but not as a standard product.
Best wishes
Jimbob