MOTM

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, Jonathan Snipes <jsnipeslists@...> wrote:
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> my vote would be Ethernet with control via OSC ... wouldn't require  
> any proprietary software.  could control it from almost anything.

My vote is also for Ethernet because:

1. you can talk to an Ethernet device with standard network protocols
(UDP or TCP) where as with USB you potentially need a device driver on
the computer end of the connection

2. like MIDI (by way of optocouplers), Ethernet (by way of pulse
transformers) has galvanic isolation = no ground loop between computer
and audio equipment

3. Ethernet allows for really long cables = computer doesnt need to be
located right next to the audio equipment to make the connection


My second choice would be MIDI but Ethernet is much cooler

-seth