ThoR Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 well, not really shure if this is the correct place to post this, i've just bought a new PC (had to update the old one :P) and couldn't find any that came with the good old joystick port T_Ti just want to know if any of the USB to MIDI dongles out there works with midibox or there are limitations / exeption / etc.thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj3nk Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 midi is a protocol, so it doesnt make differences between mac pc usb adapter or serial. Have you looked if your board has a gameport connector onboard ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThoR Posted March 21, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 well, it's onboard SBLive 24-bit soundcard, so it has no gameport T_T (haven't seen those in a while). my question was about something i read on the forums about EUSART MIDI ports. i just don't want to spend 50$ on something i'll have to trow away (plus didn't even build the midibox yet, i started to make a checklist of "what do i need to buy" and noticed lack of MIDI port on the pc xD)Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj3nk Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 yes thats right, the microsoft usb driver isnt multi client capable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ultra Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 just grab a midi usb adapter. i think they make them in a single cord now and are cheap. the kind of sound card you have won't matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moxi Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 or you can choose a "midisport 2*2" midi interface of M-Audio, it's really a rock solid one that you will use for a long time and you will have for a really good price2 ins and 2 outs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kris Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 yea ive used the midi-sport 2x2 rock solid drivers and there cheap you shouldn't have to spend $50 if you look on ebay kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Panther Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 I don't know what the EUSART MIDI is about, but if you just want to add one or two midi ports to your PC, I can also recommend the midisport 2x2! Worked with one for a couple of years, and it never let me down ;) (upgraded to a midisport 4x4 lately since I needed more in/out)If you search a bit, you could be able to get one second hand quite cheap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashiman Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 isnt the midisport series the worst midi interface with 4-5 ms jitter? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jidis Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Thorsten "timing tested" a few a while back IIRC, and indeed it did get one of the worst ratings. I actually have one myself, which has done OK, but it usually only does controller stuff, so I can't comment on it's timing. I've also seen it disappear a few times (used to do it a lot on the Mac), but there's probably too many sources for that to blame the MIDISport drivers.Always wished there was more DIY MIDI i/o available, especially post 2K/XP. :'(GeorgePS@ThoR- I think dj3nk may have been referring to internal connections(?). Sometimes the built-in circuits will have dual row headers inside where you can connect for stuff like MIDI/SPDIF/ or for front panel ports on your case, even though the port isn't built into the board. You could also maybe use a cheap PCI card, just for the MIDI/game port (assuming you're desktop) and disable the sound device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Therezin Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Well, you can buy the gameport / joystick / midi / whatever-you-want-to-call-it from creative if you have an SB Live or audigy - that's what I had to do. Basically it's a 15-pin socket on a ribbon cable hooked up to an IDC plug. I bought mine direct from creative, but it looks fairly simple to make your own and stick it through an old PCI backplate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 We could probably use the LTC module for RS232 to the PC , or a parllel interface, and a bunch of IIC_midi to make a really awesome MIDI interface... It's finding someone to write the driver. I wonder if anyone would know what it would cost to pay someone to write them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashiman Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 Im just tryin to guess: 1. there are open source java OSC servers , one should customize to use mainboard ports or the ones on low cost PCI(x) expansion.This would eventually secure the whole thing, cause a normal OSC server is vulnerable from outside network.2. this OSC server can forward MIDI from any seq. app. , and its multiplatform too. 3. as well as midi , one has timestamped OSC msg-s with quite low timing uncertainity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 I'm not sure that I understand? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio Posted March 23, 2007 Report Share Posted March 23, 2007 M-Audio usb - midi products are useful and stable (use it since years) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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