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From: tjt@cbnewsh.att.com (timothy.j.thompson)
Newsgroups: comp.music,rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: RS232 <==> MIDI
Message-ID: <1990Jul19.140547.385@cbnewsh.att.com>
Date: 19 Jul 90 14:05:47 GMT
References: <1990Jul19.012554.7985@Neon.Stanford.EDU>
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From article <1990Jul19.012554.7985@Neon.Stanford.EDU>, by grossman@Sunburn.Stanford.EDU (Stu Grossman):
> I am looking for a gadget that will convert between RS232 and MIDI signal
> levels.  I want to use this to connect the serial port on a SUN workstation to
> some MIDI instruments.  Has anybody out there heard of such a creature?

Key Electronics has an RS232 to MIDI interface that (they say) will
work with any computer.  It's basically just a baud-rate converter (works
from 300 to 38.4Kbaud), they do *no* buffering or timestamping.  It does,
however, have 4 MIDI outs that are selectable by switches or, apparently,
by using the modem control lines, so you can do multiplexing.  It
costs $229.95.  Contact Key Electronics, 1-800-533-MIDI.  I have no
personal experience with the interface, I've just read the glossy.
                                 ...Tim Thompson...tjt@twitch.att.com...