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From: "Jeff" <jf.serviere@...>
To: <AN1x-list@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 8:40 AM
Subject: Re: [AN1x] Anyone have any luck with MIDIBridge and OS X running
Classic?


> Hello!
> i'm a little bit "old school" with synths and i rather use knobs and
> switches than software∗ . But i have some knowledge in computing and PC
> hardware (not Mac, sorry !) because of my job and because i have
> assembled 2 or 3 computers for home . The MIDI interface is often a
> problem , generally speaking , specially with "up to date" computers and
> 10 years old or more softwares . These were designed to use the standard
> (at this time) "MIDI - game" port found on most PCs , Ataris and others
> , not for the late USB to MIDI converters . They "want" to find at a
> dedicated adress the famous "MPU401 compatible" . If not, they're lost .
> Maybe there is a trick to overcome this issue, but i don't know ...
> @+
> J.F.
> ∗It reminds me my first contacts with old (and unreliable..) gear such
> as one of my friend's Korg MS20 or Pro One...
> yesmckay a écrit :



It depends which Software u use.

I would suggest DOS, Win3.1, Win9x/ME for MIDI operation. NT, Linux and such
is better for multitasking and communication apps, where you need that
features for many open sockets, more running apps and listening to some
music meanwhile, w/o crashes :). ...when talking about pure MIDI operation.

If using software synths, I would suggest a better system, like NT and such.


Atari with its single-task OS, is highly recommendable for pure MIDI
operation. DOS could compare to....



Best Regards,

Daniel Mandic