milo@cbnews.ATT.COM (guy.f.klose) (04/25/89)
I've seen some mail order listings for "Spirit Delux Midi" and "Spirit Midi Star" for the Amiga, but I've never seen this interface anywhere else (I'm assuming it's rather new). Prices on it are $215 to $230, so it must be feature-rich. My first question is, does anybody know anything about this midi interface, and is willing to clue me in? Even a pointer to the company would be helpful. Second question is, for those of you that have an Amiga 2000, what is your favorite midi interface and why? I've read recommendations for CMI Midi and Midi Gold Insider, but I haven't seen anything here on the net yet. Thanks a bunch, Guy Klose att!angate!milo
murakami@m.cs.uiuc.edu (04/27/89)
The MIDI Gold Insider from Golden Hawk Technologies has MIDI IN, MIDI THRU, 2 MIDI OUTs, a DB25 serial connector, and a switch to select MIDI or serial. It mounts to the two cutouts to the rear of the the CPU slot in the Amiga 2000. It functions properly as advertized, and eliminates potentially disasterous cable swapping (I shorted out an A1000 MIDI Gold Interface by cable swapping while powered up). I recommend it and the folks at Golden Hawk for their friendly and prompt support. I currently have my MIDI Gold Insider mounted up-side-down so that a GVP Hardcard can fit in the first slot with the drive hanging toward the CPU slot. If you have an A2620 or other board in the CPU slot, you first might want to check out how everything will fit. -Gary