ISDN vs FTPing
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Posted on Apr 11, 2004 12:46 am
Loki
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Member Since: Apr 07, 2002
Alright, say I'm working on a project with someone in alaska (I'm in texas) and the way we're working is I record guitars or something, and they record bass and then I go in and put drum loops and synths and vox in and they put vox and leads in... Which is the better method of doing this? Setting up a server which we can FTP into and put the file up, have the other person grab it off, make changes, and put it back on, and work like that, both of us using a broadband internet connection; Or have both of us using ISDN units to send and recieve the data that way?
Now I know that ISDN units are expensive, this is just a curiosity thing.
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DanMember
Since: Nov 21, 2002
Apr 11, 2004 01:16 am why not email the tracks?
just wondering, cause ive done it emailing back and forth and it worked for me. just use a lossless compression format like .ape or a similar format in the dbpoweramp codec list. seems to work fine for me, but i dont quite know your situation.
Apr 11, 2004 07:00 am What type of internet connection do you both have now? ISDN is just another type of internet connection which is limited to 128kbps up and down, requires dual hpone lines and is very expensive and not even available in all areas any more cuz it's old school.
flame...bringing sexy backMember
Since: Jul 01, 2002
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WaltChief Cook and Bottle WasherMember
Since: May 10, 2002
Apr 11, 2004 10:54 am Ya Loki, I think you are making Orangapples. Oranges and Apples that do not mix well. ISDN is a transmission type e.g. dial up, ISDN, Broadband, Satalite, etc. FTP is (and here I will probable step in it a little) more of a protocal or connection manager. FTP can be used over any transmission type to find the site and set up a communication path. I use FTP software to set up a communication link between my Alesis HD24 and my computer on a simple lan in my studio.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Apr 14, 2004 09:33 pm Loki, I am on a single line cable for my internet. I have been doing just what you are talking about even back when I had DSL. I now have a hyper line inbound an outbound. I usually hook up via ICQ or directly with the clients FTP to transfer files back and forth.
Trust me when I tell you that you will definately want a T1 line minimum for doing this. On DSL some larger transfers would take allnight. Even on the cable if I am shooting a huge set of files compressed it can still take a long time, like 15 minutes. :-)
But that said, ISDN is definatelly not the answer you are looking for.
TyMember
Since: Jul 13, 2002
Apr 15, 2004 10:03 am Agreed. Cable is the best you are going to do for a reasonable price. T1 would be better, but unless the market has changed recently, it is cost-prohibitive.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Apr 21, 2004 08:04 pm Ty, my cable link has far surpassed T1. I get speeds in excess of 3.1 down and 3.2 up. I am thankfull for that as I send and recieve large audio files frequantly so it is a godsend.
The only thing that slows it down now is the server on the other end.
TyMember
Since: Jul 13, 2002
Apr 22, 2004 01:41 pm Wow...that's unbelievable upstream bandwidth! Best I've ever been able to get on cable is about 128 kbps upstream. I'd definitely keep that cable if I had that kind of transfer rate!
tonyd1970The fat one always watches us.Member
Since: Nov 08, 2002
Apr 22, 2004 01:54 pm I have cox internet- with said isp you get 6 email addr. each addr also gets 10meg webspace.
so, what i did was set up this site
members.cox.net/stevebaz
after creating a new email addr at my house called stevebaz
i gave my uncle crash access to the management of the site. he logs in, and renames the file we are working on song.mp3, or song2.mp3 and uploads it.
I grab it down, do my thing log in, delete the old and upload the new till we're done. works good for us, gives us 10 meg of space (enough for 2 songs usally) and we can get it from anywhere as long as we can get to the net. most isp's do the same thing, so check out what i did and if you can do the same type of deal.
TyMember
Since: Jul 13, 2002
Apr 24, 2004 07:11 pm You do your work on MP3 files? What program do you use to still be able to make changes to the mix?
tonyd1970The fat one always watches us.Member
Since: Nov 08, 2002
Apr 25, 2004 10:42 am if i want to do a final mix, he saves his parts as individual mp3's and i import them to my software.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
Apr 29, 2004 07:41 pm Yes indeed you simply import the mp3 or wmv into your audio editer and away you go. Sonar will import almost anything and turn it into a wav file.
And ya, I wont likely loose that cable ever. I am the only access on the link to the main pipe so that is the main reason for the speed.
Apr 30, 2004 07:39 am ...or you can use the stunningly awesome dbpoweramp software as Dan mentioned earlier on in this thread. Download the right codecs as well and you can convert to and from a whole manner of file types (including mp3, wma and ape) even at 24 bit.
Noize2uCzar of MidiAdministrator
Since: Apr 04, 2002
May 02, 2004 10:47 pm Indeed neu, most other apps do not allow for importing various other audio formats. so that would allow a great deal of conversion to be done when need be.
