ad hoc networks

[brian_johnstone]

hi guys im sure this has already been covered but im getting stuck with it and cannot find anything, im trying to set up an ad-hoc network between my android phone and laptop, ive set up the network on the laptop but the phone cant find it.... am i doing something wrong?

[still ill]

hi guys im sure this has already been covered but im getting stuck with it and cannot find anything, im trying to set up an ad-hoc network between my android phone and laptop, ive set up the network on the laptop but the phone cant find it.... am i doing something wrong?

I don't believe android supports the ad hoc networking feature.

if your device is rooted, then check this out: http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/1819...rk-android-22/

is this for TouchOSC?

[brian_johnstone]

yeah im trying to get touch osc to work, im looking at an android tablet, i cant afford an ipad and thought maybe an android tablet would do the job, i can pick up a 10.2" for £130! much cheaper.

[dj stifffy]

word of advice the ipad and touch osc are fairly crap to use live, its fun for a quick play but gets boring very fast

[brian_johnstone]

aah, ok cheers for that, just thought itd look good, but playing out every week i can see your point, i wouldnt be using the tablet for anything else, thing i should maybe just get creative with my nanopad , i dont know, can androids be connected via usb and work?? might still have one as a toy :s

[TommyQuiet]

touchosc and ipad are not crap live

I use touchosc and Ipad2 over a adhoc network and never had any problems

i get 0 latency and you can create as many pages and controllers as you like
you can change the layout when u want to make a controller its amazing

its not like if you want a new midi controller you have to go drop £££ again and again
just change the page layout to suit you and your good to go

and its defiantly not a "toy"

[brian_johnstone]

didnt mean it derogatory by saying toy, i just meant getting an android as a toy not to use as midi controller, until the option to use via ad hoc becomes available or i can afford an ipad. I can really see the advantage of being able to just program a new page.

[dj stifffy]

its handy on that sence but all it takes is a wifi drop out which happends on about 50% of computers and laptops at least once a day and it means you have no control, with mine when that happends I have a shit time geting it connected and without restarting both my laptop, and ipad i get a huge delay so i guess it all depends on ur own variables, theres prob ways to streamline this but I wouldnt risk using it live again, I find it fun to play with and the likes of "Djay" are fun for parties etc..

[TommyQuiet]

i have never had a wifi drop out on my macbook EVER and i have ran 2 ipads at the same time,and if you ever did get a wifi dropout you can reconnect in a second on macs
you dont have to restart anything

i am guessing you aint using a mac stiffy?

on mac everything works flawless its what mac's were made to do

[dj stifffy]

ive had a mac before and had drop outs quite a lot, its just not something i would feel safe playing live unless i was headlining a show and people were paying like 80 quid a ticket to see me, i could sit in front of a stage and do it... not if im trying to rock a club