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From: brsmith@umn-cs.CS.UMN.EDU (Brian R. Smith)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,comp.music
Subject: Need RS232 <=> MIDI converter?
Keywords: MIDI interfaces
Message-ID: <18129@umn-cs.CS.UMN.EDU>
Date: 11 Jan 90 01:23:36 GMT
Organization: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
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I'm trying to get a SparcStation 1 to speak MIDI, as part of a class
project for a "Computer Music" course.  I'm not likely to be able
to develop anything for Sun's internal bus, so the serial ports
are my only hope.

Anyone know of a readily available RS232<==>MIDI black box, or of a
cookbook procedure on how to build one?  I've done several hours of
research in the U of MN's library, but I haven't been able to find any
magazine articles on interfacing MIDI with anything other than a PC or
home computer of some form.  (There's half a dozen ways to do it with
a C64 or a BBC Micro, for all the good that does me...)

Any help or references would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Brian