Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 08:34:27 -0700 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: jimd@siu.edu Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: MIDI on SB Live! ? (fwd) Message-ID: <3EC8F983.B548792D@mindspring.com> References: <20030518183909.U570@freebsd2.localnet10>
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jimd@siu.edu wrote: > I have two MIDI keyboards: small, inexpensive Casiotone MT-240 that has > very nice builtin piano samples; large, moderately expensive Yamaha > PSR-210 with nice builtin brass, woodwind, and string samples. I use a > simple "midi connector" with a serial cable with two OUT's, two THRU's, > and one IN. I oftentimes use both keyboards for playback instruments along > with the Amiga builtin 4-channel sound chip. FWIW: you will not be able to use this cable with a PC. The MIDI data rate is not supported by the PC UART, which has a fixed set of clock rates available. The Zilog UART on the Amiga (and on Sun systems, too) has a programmable clock rate and so is capable of operating at the MIDI baud rate (the cable is basically nothing more than av differential voltage converter). -- Terry
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