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From: edg@squid.rtech.com (Ed Goldman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Midi ports
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Date: 26 Aug 88 22:55:35 GMT
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In article <8808251416.AA06362@stark.LCS.MIT.EDU> cpc@HOLMES.LCS.MIT.EDU writes:
>
>
>  About 2 years ago, I bought a 520 ST with a monochrome monitor and 2
>  single-density drives.  As it turned out here in school, I am mainly
>  using it as a terminal.  (I use Uniterm.)  However, I have a synth
>  (a Kawai K1) and a MIDI sequencer (the cheaper of the 2 Dr.T's), and
>  would like to use them together.
>
>The problem:
>
>  When the ST receives a note (or, probably, anything) through MIDI IN,
>  it pipes it through to MIDI OUT.  My evidence is that when I hook both
>  cables between the ST and the synth, the synth reports that it is
>  *receiving* info whenever I play a noth on its keyboard.  The sound is
>  slightly different, and the number of voices is cut in half (because
>  every note is being played twice.  This has nothing to do with the
>  Dr.T sequencer, because it happens when I just turn on the ST.
>Question:
>
>  Does anybody know why this is happening?  Does anybody have any
>  suggestions for a solution?  Any help would be *greatly* appreciated.
>  Thanx.
>

Midi in should definately *not* be automatically routed to midi out.  Since
the atari is not equipped with a midi thru port, most sequencers for the
machine allow you to echo midi in to midi out.  But, only if you explicitly
tell the software to do so.

I think you may be experiencing a problem with your midi cables.  I was told
when I bought my synth that there was something a bit off with the ports on
the atari (I can't remember exactly what it was now) and that the higher
quality midi cables were needed.  The cheaper cables have a pin or two fused
together (or something like that) and won't work correctly with the atari.

-edg-