[sdiy] MIDI + Ethernet

[Colin Hinz]

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004, Glen replied to Paul Higgins:

> >> If I were you, and I wanted a modern inexpensive audio card, but didn't
> >> want to sacrifice MIDI connectivity, I would just add a separate MIDI
> >> interface.
> >
> >Duhhhh...  I really felt like an idiot when I read your suggestion.  I
> >guess that's what happens when you work with the big, expensive
> >multi-cable MIDI interfaces all the time.  I never thought, "gee, I
> >should just go get a little USB MIDI interface".  I just automatically
> >think "MIDI interface = big, expensive rackmount box".
>
> Look on the M-Audio site for USB MIDI adapters. You'll find models with one
> MIDI port, up to 8 MIDI ports. You can also use more than one of these at a
> time if you need more than 8 MIDI ports, or if you buy a certain interface
> now and just want to add additional channels at a later date.
>
> If you need to operate under Linux, I'm not sure how well their MIDI
> interfaces work in Linux, so be sure to check that out before you buy
> anything. There might be Linux drivers, but I don't know. It might even
> work without any special drivers, but I really don't know.

Per M-Audio's website, "ALSA Linux drivers do exist for all products
of the MIDISport series."

So there you go.

- Colin Hinz
  Toronto, Canada