mdth@ur-tut.UUCP (Mike Thome) (09/15/87)
So I've got a Mac, a MIDI keyboard, some sequencing software, and the parts for a cable to connect 'em all together - the problem is that I cannot find a wiring diagram for the required cable ANYWHERE! My understanding is that the interace (mac<->midi) really is nothing but a cable with the right connectors on the ends - if I'm wrong, feel free to correct me (:-). Can anyone help?? If I get a reasonable answer, I'll post (to a mac list) a nice document with pretty pictures showing how to do it... So *next* time someone has to do it, they'll be able to find it in an archive somewhere. thanx, -Mike Thome (mthome@bbn.com)
oster@dewey.soe.berkeley.edu (David Phillip Oster) (09/16/87)
A Mac<->midi interface usually consists of opto-isolators and an
external clock to clock the Mac's serial ports at the right rate for
MIDI. MacTutor magazine had an article on building one a while back.
The August 1987 issue of MacTutor has an article giving the source of
a library of functions for dealing with MIDI data. That article
references the hardware article.
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