Wireless Midi, How to disconnect mac from synthesizer Options

[camcrosby]

I have a very simple desire: disconnect my computer from my synthesizer. Currently, I feel tethered to my synthesizer. To run my synthesizer using my computer, I have to have a USB cable hooked from the computer to the synthesizer.

I want to move around with my laptop, yet still run my synthesizer. I'm dreaming of a wireless USB connection or some other method. Anyone know of any possible solutions?

[volxs]

I found a couple of freeware apps that let you send midi data via tcp/ip. Maybe using one of these apps with an airport enabled mac and one of the new airport express units (which are pretty reasonably priced and also have the brilliant new airtunes capability) you might be able to rig up a way of sending midi data to your synth.

It's just a hypothesis at the moment I'm not definite that it would work, I've got an airport express unit coming when they hit the uk so I'll give it a go. Although I reckon it would be pretty flaky at best.

It's a start though.

How about a hardware developer working on some kind of midi over blue tooth? Now that would be pretty cool.

oh yeah the apps are imidi and midi clock if you're interested. check on version tracker