3 Oct
2004
3 Oct
'04
4:18 p.m.
On Sun, 2004-10-03 at 07:30, Dave Phillips wrote:
Greetings:
I'd like to gain some hands-on knowledge on setting up a MIDI
interface from my laptop to external gear. eBay lists a lot of USB MIDI
interfaces, but I'd like to know what users on the list recommend for an
inexpensive 1x1 or 2x2 box.
I'm also looking for a serial port interface, probably one of the Key
Midiator boxes. There's one on eBay now, but I'm being outbid on it by
someone who obviously wants it more than I do. If anyone has one to sell
please let me know, and I'd also like to know of anyone's experience
with the Midiator.
Finally, is there such a beast as a PCMCIA MIDI interface card ? Audio
cards I know about, but I don't recall ever seeing such a creature as a
PCMCIA MIDI card.
TIA!
dp
Hi Dave,
I have a MidiSport 2x2. THe firmware loading thing has never caused
me too much concern as I use it on the Planet box and Fernando has made
that fairly easy. I had, for a long while, so problems with the thing
not working on a cold boot, and also problems caused by dual booting as
Windows would load firmware and Linux would find it as a new device.
Overall it's performace is basically OK, although I think the MIDI
timing under Linux was not quite as stable as the same hardware under
Windows. In both cases I use the box as a platform for soft synths.
Under Linux I've had more problems with notes being a bit out of time
and once in a while completely missed, although that has not happened in
a long time.
I think it's hard to beat the price of this little unit unless you
found a small USB 1-port of some type.
Take care,
Mark