[linux-audio-user] Re: linux-audio-user Digest, Vol 7, Issue 5

xyz donaldpleasance at ntlworld.com
Fri Apr 2 21:26:40 EST 2004



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>    1. Re: Cheap PCI MIDI interface (Russell Hanaghan)
>    2. Re: Cheap PCI MIDI interface (Frank Barknecht)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 23:13:03 -0800
> From: Russell Hanaghan <hanaghan at starband.net>
> Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Cheap PCI MIDI interface
> To: A list for linux audio users <linux-audio-user at music.columbia.edu>
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> On Thu, 2004-04-01 at 16:57, Ross Vandegrift wrote:
> 
>>Hey everyone,
>>
>>	I remember back in highschool my band director bought a really
>>simple 2x2 ISA MIDI interface for the band's computer.  Does anything
>>like that in PCI exist?  I've looked around and didn't find anything
>>that simple (ie, cheap ::-).
>>
>>	What are people doing for this?  The USB MIDI adaptors all seem
>>really overpriced (they seem to start at around $40 for 1x1). 
> 
> 
> I bought my Midisport USB 2x2 for $20 US on Ebay. Works great for what I
> need.
> 
> 
>> I don't need
>>the portability and would rather save the money.  Maybe I should just find
>>a pair of SB Lives used?
> 
> 
> OEM SB live cards are also about $19.00 US. Or at least thats what I get
> mine for. Ebay is probably littered with them for almost nothing.
> 
> R~
> 
> 
>>Thanks for any tips!
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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2004 18:41:34 +0200
> From: Frank Barknecht <fbar at footils.org>
> Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Cheap PCI MIDI interface
> To: A list for linux audio users <linux-audio-user at music.columbia.edu>
> Message-ID: <20040402164134.GB6349 at fliwatut.scifi>
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> Hallo,
> Russell Hanaghan hat gesagt: // Russell Hanaghan wrote:
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> 
>>On Thu, 2004-04-01 at 16:57, Ross Vandegrift wrote:
>>
>>> I don't need
>>>the portability and would rather save the money.  Maybe I should just find
>>>a pair of SB Lives used?
>>
>>OEM SB live cards are also about $19.00 US. Or at least thats what I get
>>mine for. Ebay is probably littered with them for almost nothing.
> 
> 
> But you'd need a gameport-midi converter, which adds cost. I'd go the
> USB route for midi. Those small midi things often come in handy.
> 
> ciao




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