Audio distribution via ethernet network between 2 macs, possible?

AUNetSend and AUNetReceive works between PPC and Intel Mac's. That's the only thing I've tried and it definitely worked.

They are Apple UA plugins,under yout Stereo plugins drop-down menu...

Cheers

what kind of sample rate are you able to pull there, USB is primarily limited to 48 for most direct audio functions (non-midi).

Wormhole from plasq works fine. Mac/Mac or Mac/PC.
I'm afraid it has been discontinued.
A more rudimentary approach would be Logic Node, I guess. Haven't tried it though.

I'm using 48KHz on the master in Logic and 48KHz on the slave in Garageband. The master is a Macbook Pro, the slave is an iMac G4 1.25. Both running OS 10.4.9. I use the AMS to set up MIDI networking and AUNetSend/Receive for the audio. I've got a single network cable running between the two Macs. The iMac is also a Logic node.

It works, not really stressed it much yet, but it's fun

It works, not really stressed it much yet, but it's fun

In my experience AUNetSend/Receive works well only for 1 audio stream. With multiple streams the connections are not reliable. Also, synchronization is basically impossible since the latency seems not always the same.

Node allow several macs to share process via
distribution over etherne, the process and not audio
that is.

Worm hole was good i guess, if you can point to where
i can get it it would be great.

Not sure what's happening with wormhole.
Try here: http://plasq.com/wormhole

If either Mac is running the firewall it won't work. So, you have to open the port. On both Mac's:

Go to System Preferences
Select Sharing
Click Firewall
Select New
Under Port name, choose Other
Enter 52800 as the TCP port number, leave the UDP entry blank
For the description give it something nice like AUNetSend

If you want MIDI Networking via AMS, repeat the steps and change the port number to 5004 and the description to something meaningful.

Btw, these are the default port numbers

Other than that, stick the AUNetReceive in the slot where you'd normally put a soft synth, and the AUNetSend as a effect insert.

With MIDI networking, make a session in the AMS, then in Logic add it to the Environment as a MIDI instrument and you can then use it like an external hardware synth.