I am an organist/choir director and need help fast as Advent/Christmas is staring me in the face and I *need* to be able to use my keyboard and Finale!
I just got a new dual-boot G4 Mac and had hoped to use a KeySpan twin Serial/USB adapter to get my old Altech MIDIFace LX to communicate with Finale 2002 and my Yamaha PSR-79 keyboard (interface worked with PM 7600 w/Sonnet G4 card), but no go on the new machine. (On the PM 7600 using OS 9.1, the Altech MIDIFace LX worked perfectly with Finale and the keyboard hooked through an Interex switch box hooked into the modem serial port.) I returned the KeySpan serial/USB adapter after reading that it will not work. One correspondent highly endorses the M-AUDIO MIDISPORT 1x1 as being the *only* adapter that will work with Classic. (Altech seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth, so before I order anything, I thought I'd check with you to see what you are using for your MIDI music.) Another correspondent says that Coda told him that the Ediron (Roland) UM-2 is the only thing that works with OS 9. (Apparently, it also works with OS X, so that might be the way to go so I'll be ready when I have cash for upgading from Finale 2002 to one that is compatible with OSX. The new G4 has OS 9.2 and OS 10.3. IT DOES HAVE AN INTERNAL MODEM AND THAT MAY HAVE CAUSED SOME OF THE PROBLEM. I could get the Keyspan to play a note (not a chord) on the keyboard with FreeMIDI, but if I hit a note on the keyboard, there was nothing. My Finale 2002 runs only in Classic and I can't afford to get 2004 when it comes out...yet there is hope for future years. I really purchased the dual-boot to be able to "stay current" without having to buy all new X software, which I can't afford now. (By the way, an Adaptec PowerDomain 2930 and AsanteTalk Ethernet Bridge have allowed me to use my legacy Apple Personal LaserWriter, SCSI ZIP 100 drive, and UMAX SCSI scanner! And, believe it or not, Word 5.1a, PhotoShop 3.0.5, and MYOB 4 work perfectly in 9.2!) Anyway, any recommendations from Mac users in this list on reasonably priced USB MIDI interfaces that you KNOW works with 9.2 and 10.3 on a dual-boot G4 Mac with an internal modem would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance for any help you can provide as soon as possible. Thurletta M. Brown-Gavins _______________________________________________ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
