Hello,
I've been working with a "Bicycle Musical orchestra" for a couple of years. It's basically 4 wheelchair motor powered machines with a bunch of speakers, musical instruments etc.
Each machine currently has a Macbook which does audio playback as well as midi playback to control RGB lights (via a teensy). At this time the machines are connected via an adhoc wifi network. There is a master machine that sends a "go" signal to the other machines and each machine starts audio/midi playback. Songs need to be in sync. Since all the laptops are the same model I don't need to synchronize during playback, as long as they start together they usually keep in sync well. The main problem I have is that when the band plays in crowded areas with a lot of WIFI networks, we get a lot of interference.
Could anyone suggest another wireless protocol that could work for this type of application ? Speed is not really an issue, the important thing is that each machine gets the go signal at the same time. The Macbooks will also eventually be replaced by raspberry pis. I was also thinking about using an RTC with the teensy to ensure that the go signal is triggered at the right time.
Thanks !
I've been working with a "Bicycle Musical orchestra" for a couple of years. It's basically 4 wheelchair motor powered machines with a bunch of speakers, musical instruments etc.
Each machine currently has a Macbook which does audio playback as well as midi playback to control RGB lights (via a teensy). At this time the machines are connected via an adhoc wifi network. There is a master machine that sends a "go" signal to the other machines and each machine starts audio/midi playback. Songs need to be in sync. Since all the laptops are the same model I don't need to synchronize during playback, as long as they start together they usually keep in sync well. The main problem I have is that when the band plays in crowded areas with a lot of WIFI networks, we get a lot of interference.
Could anyone suggest another wireless protocol that could work for this type of application ? Speed is not really an issue, the important thing is that each machine gets the go signal at the same time. The Macbooks will also eventually be replaced by raspberry pis. I was also thinking about using an RTC with the teensy to ensure that the go signal is triggered at the right time.
Thanks !