Re: MIDI interface for old PowerBook?
"Eb Myatt via Groups.Io" <[email protected]> Mon, 4 Nov 2019 15:38:57 -0500
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--0vFHVhZVbZffGJY2inZV Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_BE8AF73F-91E2-4E83-979A-0F9B18DA0957" Content-Length: 5850 --Apple-Mail=_BE8AF73F-91E2-4E83-979A-0F9B18DA0957 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Hello John, I bought MOTU=E2=80=99s Fastlane 2X2 MIDI interface circa 2004. As far = as I can remember it has worked on my Powerbook G4 running 10.4 and it = still works on the same machine running 10.5.8. Subsequently, this same = Fastlane has also worked on all generations of MacBook Pros running 10.6 = all the way up to 10.15 presently. Just make sure that you install the = appropriate software driver for your OS. All driver versions are = available for free download from MOTU = <https://motu.com/download/download_matching_downloads.html?product_id=3D1= 6>. Eb > On Nov 4, 2019, at 1:48 PM, John Towler <[email protected]> wrote: >=20 > I have a G4 PowerBook that isn=E2=80=99t really being used, so I = thought I would run Sysex Librarian on it (there are still old versions = on the snooze.net website), to use with my DX7II. It=E2=80=99s pretty = ancient though, with a PowerPC CPU, and is running Mac OS X 10.4. I=E2=80=99= ve looked at a few MIDI interfaces, like the IK Multimedia iRig MIDI 2, = and the M-Audio MIDISPORT 2x2. The iRig MIDI lists OS X 10.6 and later = as compatible, the MIDISPORT does list OS X 10.4.9 as compatible. = There=E2=80=99s also a mystery brand interface on Amazon (DigitalLife) = for $60 I might take a chance on. Does anyone have some experience with = MIDI interfaces and elderly versions of Mac OS X? Are the interfaces = generally compatible, and the manufacturers just list recent versions of = OS X to be safe? Or do the interfaces really have problems, or not work, = with older versions of OS X? >=20 > Thanks in advance for any advice.-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D= -=3D- > Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. >=20 > View/Reply Online (#20404): https://groups.io/g/YamahaDX/message/20404 > Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/41395515/2509666 > Group Owner: [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/YamahaDX/unsub [[email protected]] > -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- --Apple-Mail=_BE8AF73F-91E2-4E83-979A-0F9B18DA0957 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 <html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; = -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=3D""><font= size=3D"4" class=3D"">Hello John,</font><div class=3D""><font size=3D"4" = class=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div class=3D""><font size=3D"4" = class=3D"">I bought MOTU=E2=80=99s Fastlane 2X2 MIDI interface circa = 2004. As far as I can remember it has worked on my Powerbook G4 running = 10.4 and it still works on the same machine running 10.5.8. = Subsequently, this same Fastlane has also worked on all generations = of MacBook Pros running 10.6 all the way up to 10.15 presently. = Just make sure that you install the appropriate software driver for your = OS. All driver versions are available for free download = from </font><a = href=3D"https://motu.com/download/download_matching_downloads.html?product= _id=3D16" class=3D"">MOTU</a><font size=3D"4" = class=3D"">.</font></div><div class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div = class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D"">Eb</font></div><div = class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D""><br class=3D""></font></div><div = class=3D""><font size=3D"4" class=3D""><br class=3D""></font><div><br = class=3D""><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div class=3D"">On Nov = 4, 2019, at 1:48 PM, John Towler <<a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" = class=3D"">[email protected]</a>> wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div class=3D"">I = have a G4 PowerBook that isn=E2=80=99t really being used, so I thought I = would run Sysex Librarian on it (there are still old versions on the <a = href=3D"http://snooze.net" class=3D"">snooze.net</a> website), to use = with my DX7II. It=E2=80=99s pretty ancient though, with a PowerPC CPU, = and is running Mac OS X 10.4. I=E2=80=99ve looked at a few MIDI = interfaces, like the IK Multimedia iRig MIDI 2, and the M-Audio = MIDISPORT 2x2. The iRig MIDI lists OS X 10.6 and later as compatible, = the MIDISPORT does list OS X 10.4.9 as compatible. There=E2=80=99s also = a mystery brand interface on Amazon (DigitalLife) for $60 I might take a = chance on. Does anyone have some experience with MIDI interfaces and = elderly versions of Mac OS X? Are the interfaces generally compatible, = and the manufacturers just list recent versions of OS X to be safe? Or = do the interfaces really have problems, or not work, with older versions = of OS X?<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">Thanks in advance for any = advice.-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-<br class=3D""><a = href=3D"http://Groups.io" class=3D"">Groups.io</a> Links: You receive = all messages sent to this group.<br class=3D""><br class=3D"">View/Reply = Online (#20404): <a href=3D"https://groups.io/g/YamahaDX/message/20404" = class=3D"">https://groups.io/g/YamahaDX/message/20404</a><br = class=3D"">Mute This Topic: <a = href=3D"https://groups.io/mt/41395515/2509666" = class=3D"">https://groups.io/mt/41395515/2509666</a><br class=3D"">Group = Owner: <a href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" = class=3D"">[email protected]</a><br class=3D"">Unsubscribe: <a = href=3D"https://groups.io/g/YamahaDX/unsub" = class=3D"">https://groups.io/g/YamahaDX/unsub</a> [<a = href=3D"mailto:[email protected]" class=3D"">[email protected]</a>]<br = class=3D"">-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-<br = class=3D""></div></div></blockquote></div><br = class=3D""></div></body></html>= --Apple-Mail=_BE8AF73F-91E2-4E83-979A-0F9B18DA0957-- --0vFHVhZVbZffGJY2inZV Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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