Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!apple!agate!shelby!msi.umn.edu!cs.umn.edu!pico!wisdom From: wisdom@pico.cs.umn.edu (Scott Wisdom) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: MIDI Message-ID: <1990Dec1.022215.2194@cs.umn.edu> Date: 1 Dec 90 02:22:15 GMT References: <4385@idunno.Princeton.EDU> Sender: news@cs.umn.edu (News administrator) Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis - CSCI Dept. Lines: 24 Nntp-Posting-Host: pico.cs.umn.edu >>No hardware hacking is required. A standard midi interface connected to the >>NeXT serial port does the trick. > >The "standard" midi interface is larger. It is the size of the standard DIN >connector. You have to get an adapter to change the size to mini-DIN. For the 030 systems, this adapter is pretty standard - I'm currently using a standard apple serial port<->midi interface and cable. It plugs right in and works fine. HOWEVER - This has all changed with the 040 systems. The apple interface will no longer work as is. Two pins in the cable have to be tied together. I don't remember what these are, but I'll be getting the info any day now, so if anyone is interested, e-mail me and I'll send you the info. Also, batteryless interfaces may have problems. STUDIO 3 will work fine, from what I understand. The 'standard' apple interface will work with midi out, but not midi in. In anycase, NeXT is aware of this. they will probably offer a special cable or somesuch to take care of the problems, I would guess. In other words, this will have no bearing on the systems ability to use midi. -Scott Wisdom Coda Music Software Hacker wisdom@heckle.cs.umn.edu <----- send e-mail here.