rjlov@ecr.mu.oz.au (Richard James LOVEJOY) (06/18/91)
Hi. I am wanting to get a MIDI interface for my A1000, and was wondering about a few things. A few years back (1986) there was a public domain circuit for an A1000 MIDI interface. It uses two IC's (I cant remember which ones, but one was 14 pin and one was 8 pin), one diode, about eight resistors, and the plugs and sockets needed. It would cost me about A$25 to build, compared with A$100 minimum to buy something similar. Anyway, I was wondering if anybody has build this circuit, and if so have they had any troubles with it? Will DMCS be sufficient to take MIDI input and give MIDI output? I have heard of AMAS. What does it do exactly, and would I need extra hardware to use it if I bought it? Thanks Richard Richard Lovejoy
dgold@basso.actrix.gen.nz (Dale Gold) (06/19/91)
Quoted from rjlov@ecr.mu.oz.au (Richard James LOVEJOY): > A few years back (1986) there was a public domain circuit > for an A1000 MIDI interface. [...] > Anyway, I was wondering if anybody > has build this circuit, and if so have they had any troubles with it? Well, I'm not sure what circuit you've got, but I built one for my A1000 a few years back and it worked fine. I've got very minimal soldering skills, so it can't be too difficult! The biggest expense was the box I bought to mount it in. > Will DMCS be sufficient to take MIDI input and give MIDI output? I've found DMCS a bit flaky with MIDI, but it was good for just entering notes in scores from my DX7. It's very limited in the recording and playback department. > I have heard of AMAS. What does it do exactly, and would I need extra > hardware to use it if I bought it? I've got it now for my A2000 - couldn't be bothered making another - and I wanted a sampler. AMAS has good sampling hardware - the best for the price, I've heard, and includes a MIDI interface. It has to be connected to both the serial and parallel ports, which is a bit of a nuisance, but otherwise, I'm very happy with the hardware. I don't like the software at all, and suggest you get Audiomaster for sampling. Cheers, Dale -- dgold@basso.actrix.gen.nz Korokoro, New Zealand