I am currently working in this situation and I would like to understand better if Bome box can be useful to me. I would like a clarification about the hardware connections. If the mixer was QU or SQ series, I could use the USB port from the mixer to the Bomebox and the 2 rj45 ports from Bomebox to the computers (main and backup). it’s right?
how could i use this configuration if the mixer was a dlive series? the midi port of the dlive series is an ethernet connection.
The BomeBox supports ethernet connections to certain Allen and Heath Devices, including the dLive mixers. In your configuration you would use Bome Network to your two computers and ethernet using Allen and Heath protocol to your dLive. They would all need to be on the same network. The BomeBox should automaatically recognize the dLive mixer when connected if you set the BomeBox to do so using the Allen&Heath configuration page.
You could set up static routing with your BomeBox, or if you also purchase Bome MIDI Translator Pro, you could load a project file on your BomeBox that did dynamic routing and failover as indicated in this post and the video.
If you want your computers talk to each other directly, you would also need to upgrade to Bome Network Pro as Bome Network only allows connecting between BomeBox and a computer.
Steve Caldwell
Bome Customer Care
Also available for paid consulting services: bome@sniz.biz
Thanks for posting the project files. I have a bit of a complicated setup, so I wasn’t able to adapt the file to suit my needs. Perhaps you can help?
I have 2 mac mini’s which are already configured to run in an audio failover situation. This works fine, but I need to also have the midi being sent from the DAW’s in the same failover situation.
I have logic pro running the same sesson on both Mac’s, with Midi going to several devices. I have 2 bome boxes, one at FOH and one Stage, these are connected to network switches at both locations.
Here are the midi routes I need in failover:
Logic (A&B) —> Waves LV1 mixer PC - Scene Changes (Bome Network virtual port)
Logic (A&B) —> Waves LV1 mixer PC - Tap tempo - to keep delays in sync etc. (Bome Network virtual port)
Logic (A&B) —> Lighting PC: Another PC running my lighting software. This sends note, program change, CC and tap tempo messages (also 2 virtual ports).
Logic (A&B) —> Bomebox Stage with Midi out to stage devices. Just FYI - After the stage bomebox output, I have a physical midi merger adding midi clock from my Synclock II clock generator. This is striped to the DAW’s. The reason is, LV1 does not follow Midi clock properly, so I have to keep it in sync with Tap Tempo (see above). I also found the clock a little wobbly when I ran it through the bomeboxes.
Could you help me to make the correct changes to the BMT file in order to have Midi failover from both the DAW’s ? Or is there an easier way?
This would likely require paid consulting as it looks pretty complex. What would trigger the MIDI failover, i.e. a loss of clock signal from the primary would fail over to secondary? How many clock signals lost before failover?
What about failback? Would Logic A be primary and Logic B be secondary?
I assume the target devices would only select the current active source to get it’s MIDI signals so that either Logic A or Logic B is controlling your show but not both.
I’m still struggling with a diagram of where everything is. You have two BomeBox’s, two laptops, and 2 LV1 mixers? I diagram showing the whole layout would be nice (if you want to pursue an paid engagement).
Steve Caldwell
Bome Customer Care
Also available for paid consulting services: bome@sniz.biz