@tsf -- It recommends not using wifi as it increases latency and seem so cause inTerruptions.
Have you actually tried it, to verify that the latency will be a problem?
> The room that I want to jam from is upstairs so I can't run a wire from the BlueCurve modem to the computer. The upstairs room does have a cable outlet that is currently used for the phone modem. The modem does not have an Ethernet port so I can't plug into it. Is there a way to use the cable port on the wall (currently used by the phone modem) to connect to my PC?
No, but you might purchase a pair of "Ethernet-over-power" adapters, to use your house's wiring to carry the Ethernet signals.
Plug one adapter into a wall-plug near the cable-modem, and run an Ethernet cable between the modem and the adapter.
Upstairs, plug the other adapter into a convenient wall-plug, and run an Ethernet cable to your device.
> Do I have to buy a second modem to do so?
Shaw does not sell the BlueCurve cable-modem - they only "rent" it. However, Shaw's policy is that you would have to pay for a separate contract for a rental of a second cable-modem -- that could be expensive. From Shaw's web-site, it still seems possible to get "Internet 10" -- their lowest monthly-cost service, which might give you fast-enough "upload" speed to send your instrument's sounds -- it will be enough speed to "download" any video that is "incoming" to you.
