Re: MIDI interface for old PowerBook?
[email protected] Fri, 20 Dec 2019 08:51:15 -0800
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--nrAi3x7el8TLosDMNlgJ Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="XwD6G1Ml2dLZiEpekOz5" --XwD6G1Ml2dLZiEpekOz5 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A couple of things to be aware of:=C2=A0 The DX7 and other synths from that= era predate the current MIDI spec and really want to have a 5V signal on t= he line.=C2=A0 The MOTU Fastlane (which I have) does this and has always be= en reliable in my setup, even in the days before OS X.=C2=A0 However, I rec= ently bought one of those 4x4 no-name interfaces, and it only delivers 3.3V= on the data lines.=C2=A0 The result is that it does not reliably send data= to my DX7; note triggers work but SYSEX data usually fails.=C2=A0 The MOTU= works without a hitch. The other thing is that many librarian apps (like Sysex Librarian) while a= ble to work with class compliant devices, do not work with Core MIDI.=C2=A0= They have their own interface code and if you are using Audio MIDI Setup t= o configure your system, these apps will ignore those settings and possibly= cause a conflict with other MIDI apps.=C2=A0 You will also not be able to = route their data using AM Setup. I just went through all of this within the last week, and it was a lot of = effort to troubleshoot because the symptoms were hard to observe repeatably= . --XwD6G1Ml2dLZiEpekOz5 Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable A couple of things to be aware of: The DX7 and other synths from that= era predate the current MIDI spec and really want to have a 5V signal on t= he line. The MOTU Fastlane (which I have) does this and has always be= en reliable in my setup, even in the days before OS X. However, I rec= ently bought one of those 4x4 no-name interfaces, and it only delivers 3.3V= on the data lines. The result is that it does not reliably send data= to my DX7; note triggers work but SYSEX data usually fails. The MOTU= works without a hitch.<br /><br />The other thing is that many librarian a= pps (like Sysex Librarian) while able to work with class compliant devices,= do not work with Core MIDI. They have their own interface code and i= f you are using Audio MIDI Setup to configure your system, these apps will = ignore those settings and possibly cause a conflict with other MIDI apps.&n= bsp; You will also not be able to route their data using AM Setup. <b= r /><br />I just went through all of this within the last week, and it was = a lot of effort to troubleshoot because the symptoms were hard to observe r= epeatably. --XwD6G1Ml2dLZiEpekOz5-- --nrAi3x7el8TLosDMNlgJ 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. View/Reply Online (#20457): https://groups.io/g/YamahaDX/message/20457 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/41395515/2509863 Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/YamahaDX/unsub [[email protected]] -=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D-=3D- --nrAi3x7el8TLosDMNlgJ--