AnapplicationtocontrolaRolandV-MixerMixingDesk.
ThisappconnectstotheMixer'sRS232portthroughaninexpensiveRS232BluetoothAdaptororaPC/RaspberryPIrunningafreesmallbackgroundprogram(VMXProxy-seehttp://goo.gl/iUfjW).
Bluetoothissimplesttoset-upbuthasrangelimitations. WiFihasmuchbetterrangeandallowsmultipleusersaccess.
RolandofferaniPadApptocontrolthemixer,butthisusestheUSBportpreventingUSBrecording,italsois1:1onlyallowingoneusertoalterthemixersettings. ThisapprunsonAndroid(phonesortablets),allowsmultipleuserstocontrolfeeds(e.g.Musician'scontrollingtheirownmonitormixes),andhasaconsiderablysimpleruserinterface.
VMXSerialRemoteisnotendorsedbyRoland,andisnotanofficialRolandproduct. ItwaswrittenbyaSoundTechnicianlookingtosolveaproblem,andisprovidedfreeofcharge. ByuseofaPCandtheVMXProxyscript(freeware-availableatthelistedwebsite)youcansimulateamixersothatyoucanevaluatetheapplication,beforeyouinvestinanyconnectionhardware.
Features...
-AutomaticSynchronisationtotheMixer(pollstatusevery10seconds)
-QuicklySet/ClearMUTEbuttons,AdjustFaderlevels
-[select]whichinputsarelisted
-DisplayMUTEstatus,Fadervalues,Channelnames,numbers,andconnections
-CanconnectviaBluetooth(usingRS232adapter)
-CanconnectviaWiFithroughfreeVMXProxyWindow/Linuxapplication(autorunsnouserinteractionrequired)
-MultipleconnectionstotheMixer,eachwithpotentiallydifferentaccessrights
-MusicianscancontroltheirownMonitorFeeds
WhenselectingaChannel,youcanadjust...
-AUXSendSettings(guardedtopreventaccidentaladjustment)
-Enable/disableof+48vPhantomPower(guardedbylock)
-GainValue,PadSetting(guardedbylock)
-enable/disableofEQandPhase(guardedbylock)
Seethewebsiteforusageinformation,andhowtogetyourselfsetup.