Lan (Ethernet) to Midi interface

[mwmtj]

I am looking for a hardware solution to play a pipe organ via LAN over a long distance.

Sending out Midi information from the computer over LAN is no problem, there are several good software solutions like Ipmidi, etc. But I did not find any kind of interface to convert the LAN signal back to midi, except the VERY expensive Ethermidi interface from Dmexx.  This little box is about 800$ !!

Any help is highly appreciated,

Thomas

[ping-]

Im no expert in this area, but maybe you could use a Microchip ENC28J60 chip..its a 28pin 10mbit ethernet controller with spi interface, so its very easy to control it with a PIC18 mcu (or others that support spi), and then use the PIC18 to output the midi signals.. :)

Just an idea tho..maybe the guru's inhere have a better suggestion :D

[Screaming_Rabbit]

http://www.kiss-box.com/

Greets, Roger

EDIT:

... prices http://www.ssdstore.co.uk/index.php?manufacturers_id=11

[Sasha]

It would be really cool to have LAN MIDI hardware especially WiFi. I search the net from time to time in hope somebody will do it but haven`t got some luck by now.

[dreamer]

That price of the kiss box is way too expensive, can't imagine there's no cheaper alternative solution.

[Imp]

Why don't you just put another PC at the end of that cable?

An old/cheap machine might do the trick...

E.g. you can build a cheap system with one of these..http://www.intel.com/products/desktop/motherboards/D945GCLF/D945GCLF-overview.htm

[stryd_one]

OK now that it has been mentioned elsewhere, I can suggest that the new core module, not yet released and a long time away, may be well suited to this job...

[eby]

no need to build a PC for that, any old computer(even a 468 can) with an ethernet, compatible ipmidi software and a midi system will do.

Wouldn't it be wonderful if an Amiga can do it ?.

[stryd_one]

Sure: Linux/m68k (debian will do that), and a pd patch that converts midi to OSC and back ;)