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From: sb@pro-generic.cts.com (Stephen Brown)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Music.
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Date: 13 Oct 89 07:26:42 GMT
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Network Comment: to #5699 by todd0@pro-abyss.cts.com

> wondering, what is exactly needed for complete MIDI connection? And are

You will need a MIDI interface, such as the PASSPORT MIDI Interface, or the
Apple MIDI Interface, and 2 Male-DIN-5 to Male-DIN-5 cables (included with the
Apple product).  Then it's just a matter of booting your software, switching
the keyboard to MIDI, and keeping the volume at a moderate level.

There is some MIDI software specifically for the IIgs: DiversiTune (a "must"),
Instant Synth (fancy, but not worth it), Music Studio 2.0 (not bad),
MusicWriter (not worth it), Master Tracks Jr. (okay), but not too much else. A
product called "Deluxe Music Construction Set" was mentioned in a piece of
promotional literature for the IIgs when the machine first came out but the
software is still not available. Music Contruction Set (GS) is almost useless
for MIDI applications.

An alternative to buying a MIDI interface would be to build one. An article in
AUGE's "User Magazin" (Feb 89) explains how Apple's is made (parts available
under $20) or you can build a "better than the real thing" MIDI interface in
a few evenings reading "Build Your Own MIDI Adapter for the IIgs and
Macintosh" in LOGIC's Maple Orchard Oct/Nov. 89.
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