In preparation of the forthcoming release of the Freeware SDK, we are looking for developers wanting to evaluate and comment on the current version.

Interested candidates should be creative enthusiasts with a good track record and high skills.
If you think you fit the bill, drop us a note presenting yourself with links to your developments.

The CopperLan SDK available on MAC is in C++ as is its Windows cousin. While this is fine for commercial programmers, we’ve heard of some whining emanating from the community of independent MAC developers.
Apparently, C++ is not the preferred tool of the trade for them.

Whine no more MAC fans, there is hope on the horizon. Camille Troillard, the brain behind the Osculator virtual hub application is currently coding an Objective-C wrapper for your delight.
For more info about Osculator: www.osculator.net

As you most likely know it by now, CopperLan is fusing all hardware and software applications in a unified network. For this to happen, a virtual network piece of code should reside in the computer(s).

From there, every CopperLan application or equipment can talk to each other regardless of its location and cabling type. Moreover, it becomes possible to freely exchange messages between CopperLan and MIDI applications or equipment.

But wait! Does that mean that I can use this networking for MIDI-only purposes? The answer is yes! A CopperLan network is de facto an all encompassing matrix where every MIDI flow can be directed, on a channel basis, to any MIDI destination, also on a channel basis.

Practically, the MIDI channel 2 data entering a PC via an ordinary MIDI USB interface can play as channel 5 in the software synth in a MAC located remotely. Any number of flows can be simultaneously directed to a given destination. In CopperLan, the merging capability is implicit.

Well, but how do I define the linking? One application included of the CopperLan bundle is the Connector. This is a side application you can use from any computer part of the setup. It shows you all sources and destinations in the entire setup and allows you to edit their connections. This shows how CopperLan can be useful even with MIDI-only applications and equipment.

Two more side applications are part of the CopperLan package: the Editor, to access every parameter into anything that lacks a dedicated editor or editing front-end; the Snapshot, in charge of capturing, storing and restoring the state of the entire setup, including its connection settings.

The networking software and its side applications will be available to download free of charge. Don't hesitate to subscribe to the newsletter, as soon as the package is ready we will inform you.

As a member of the Virage consortium, Stantum, the well known company behind the JazzMutant Lemur multitouch controller, is involved in CopperLan's development.

Teaming up with their academic counterparts, they all have been intensive users of MAX/MSP for a long time. For the benefit of the Virage project, they found good reasons to bring CopperLan in the equation.

The resulting hybrid is currently called CopperMAX. It is a satellite module that makes a MAX/MSP environment networked via CopperLan. What the release version will include and how it will be offered to the public is not finalized yet, but it is already alive and running.
Stay tuned for more info.