Remote control of Sonar with Team Viewer

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2016/03/13 12:21:14 (permalink)

Remote control of Sonar with Team Viewer

I posted this in another thread (Why doesn't Sonar have an iPad or Android app?). 
I wanted to start a separate thread so maybe more users would see the information.
I have been using a program called Team Viewer (free) to remote control Sonar Plat with my Fire HD6.
Team Viewer basically turns my daw into a server that can be controlled by the Fire HD6, or Android, or I pad.
I learned about this here, which has a great video showing it in action. Worthwhile to check out. It really does work well. 
 
post edited by Thatsastrat - 2016/03/13 13:14:52

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    cuitlahac
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    Re: Remote control of Sonar with Team Viewer 2016/03/13 13:23:25 (permalink)
    Thanks for posting this!  I downloaded the app to my iphone 6+ and in my first attempts it looks like it works pretty well.  I have been looking for a solution to remotely trigger SPLAT for simple STOP/START commands (playback and record functions) from outside of the control room.  This could be the solution!  Thanks!

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    Re: Remote control of Sonar with Team Viewer 2016/03/14 00:20:31 (permalink)
    Great suggestion! I downloaded it and checked it out with my iPad. Teamviewer does indeed work, but I need to look into it further...my main monitor is a 1920 x 1080 touch screen with a secondary 1280 x 1024 non-touch. The big monitor doesn't translate well to an iPad screen, and although you can pinch, it seems hard to move SONAR around. Also Teamviewer lets you access two monitors, but it seems to treat them as two isolated screens, not an extended desktop, because I can't seem to move windows from one screen to another.
     
    However, if I put SONAR in the 1280 x 1024 screen and control it with the iPad, it's pretty amazing in terms of how well it works. It's easy to control the transport, create new track, arm for record, solo, mute, move faders, etc. (You'll also use the new Add Track feature, it makes things a lot easier with touch.)
     
    This is just an initial impression, and there are things I haven't figured out (like how to zoom in, but look at a different part of SONAR). But this looks promising. It also seems like I might be able to use it for touch control of things I put in the non-touch screen, like VIs.

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    Re: Remote control of Sonar with Team Viewer 2016/03/14 03:30:00 (permalink)
    It is a great app, and I use it for years between all my computers, incl using my laptop as a remote for SPLAT. Only issue is that there is a fair amount of latency in the system, at least in this country (slow internet).

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    Re: Remote control of Sonar with Team Viewer 2016/03/14 04:54:59 (permalink)
    Another option is VNC Viewer.
    Requirement : networking which can be wired or wireless [Switch/router]
    No requirement : Internet.
    Advantage : Minimum latency.
    You can switch between any PC/Laptop.
     
    Restriction: you cannot use for PC/Laptop which is not networked.
     
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    Re: Remote control of Sonar with Team Viewer 2016/03/14 17:29:53 (permalink)
    I've been using TeamViewer for a couple of years now to control everything in the control room from a laptop in the live room. Works perfectly and let's me track myself just like my main computer is in that room. 

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    Re: Remote control of Sonar with Team Viewer 2016/03/15 09:40:07 (permalink)
    I use the app called Splashtop that I believe does the same thing. (It's also free)

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    Re: Remote control of Sonar with Team Viewer 2016/03/15 10:30:13 (permalink)
    Thanks for posting this!  I was just about to start a thread about remotely controlling my DAW from behind the drum kit, and I saw your post.  I installed it on a Windows tablet and it works great!
     
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    Re: Remote control of Sonar with Team Viewer 2016/03/15 10:30:28 (permalink)
    I'd started using Splashtop back in 2012, though not so much as of late. I recall it supported Windows 8 touch screen features, many of which translated right into Sonar's touch screen capabilities

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    Re: Remote control of Sonar with Team Viewer 2016/03/15 14:13:54 (permalink)
    I use TeamViewer every day, but not for remote control of my own computer. It's a great product but I'd think the latency might be an issue for real-time programs such as SONAR. Then again, I'm using it over the internet, not over a local connection, so the latency might not be as bad on a LAN.
     
    One caveat regarding TeamViewer: if you connect to multiple IP addresses, it may come up with a "commercial use suspected" messages and eventually refuse to run. If that happens, you might as well bag it, because a commercial license is $809.
     
    Before we switched to TeamViewer, we used VNC for many years. It was a free, open-source utility that we included in our product installer. It was great. Unfortunately, Microsoft did something to break it, starting with Windows 7. It still works, but it's impractically slow now. Again, it might be a different story on a LAN, and it'll cost you nothing to try it out.
     
     


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    Re: Remote control of Sonar with Team Viewer 2016/03/15 18:43:55 (permalink)
    If you are using a Windows device as your remote client (laptop, tablet) you already have software available to remotely connect to your DAW PC: Remote Desktop (RDC). Here's a link to Win 7 instructions:
    http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/connect-using-remote-desktop-connection#connect-using-remote-desktop-connection=windows-7
     
    And for Win 10: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10/how-to-use-remote-desktop 
    And also for Mac: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-remote-desktop/id715768417?mt=12 
     
    RDC uses TCP/IP over your network so latency should be minimal. The advantage that TeamViewer has is that it runs on many devices and if needed can use HTTP. RDC doesn't run directly on iOS or Android.

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    Re: Remote control of Sonar with Team Viewer 2016/03/16 11:16:24 (permalink)
    Thanks to all that have replied. Shame on you that have been using solutions like this for years and have not got it out to other forum members, while solutions like touchdaw, which I find very doggy to set up, were offered as solutions to the problem. I find this very elegant, nothing new to learn or to set up. Just use the software that you already have set up and know how to use.

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    Re: Remote control of Sonar with Team Viewer 2016/03/16 17:12:09 (permalink)
    I installed team viewer and almost went blind trying to see Sonar on a 10 inch screen. Although, it works well between my laptop and desktop. Latency is kinda bad though.

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