Re: [Finale] Sounds card question
Midi out is hidden on the Audigy cards? Not on mine! Mine has a break-out box which sits in an available hard disk space and allows connections from the front as well as the rear. The midi connections are the little circular ports and the board comes with adapters which have standard midi ports on one end of a 6 cable and the mini-din plugs on the other. You actually have two sets of midi connectors -- the little ones from the front box and you can use the joystick-midi cable in the joystick port on the back for another set of connectors. Plus you have internally 2 synths which use soundfonts (allowing for great customization and expansion) as well as a soft-synth. I would urge you to look closer at the Audigy cards. I've been using one for well over a year now and have no complaints! Carl Dershem wrote: Hey, there. My old (almost ancient, in computer terms)has finally given up the ghost, and I'm getting a new one. The new PC comes with on-board sound, so I'm looking at sound cards,and would appreciate it if those of you with more recent experience than I (my old sound card was a Turtle Beach Daytone - more than a bit out of date) could make some recommendations. What PC (not mac) sound cards have decent sound for playback,and reliable MIDI connections? I've looked at the various Sound Blaster Audigy cards, and while they have decent specs, and would be very nice for DVD playback and the like, the MIDI out appears to be hidden. Any experience? Thanks in advance, cd ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale . -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Sounds card question
On Friday, November 14, 2003, at 02:54 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: The midi connections are the little circular ports and the board comes with adapters which have standard midi ports on one end of a 6 cable and the mini-din plugs on the other. David, Can you explain what kind of technology this is, and/or where it came from? Up until now, I was only aware of the 15-pin serial gameport to standard MIDI cables (MPU-401), the 9-pin serial to mini-DIN (sometimes known as TO HOST), and the USB MIDI connection. I have used all three of these at various points, but I have never come across or even heard of a MIDI connection that has mini-DIN ports on the soundcard with an adapter to standard MIDI. Who came up with this? Is it new? Does it appear anywhere else than on the Audigy? I always thought I was pretty familiar with the various PC adaptations of MIDI communication, but this is a new one to me. - Brad Beyenhof [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
Re: [Finale] Sounds card question
The technology is the same as available in any computer shop -- the conversion cables to use older keyboard with PS2 connections on the motherboard. It's just a different way to have separate midi in and out connectors in a small space. Next time you're in a CompUSA take a look at the box for the SoundBlaster Audigy and you'll see the mini-din ports. Brad Beyenhof wrote: On Friday, November 14, 2003, at 02:54 AM, David H. Bailey wrote: The midi connections are the little circular ports and the board comes with adapters which have standard midi ports on one end of a 6 cable and the mini-din plugs on the other. David, Can you explain what kind of technology this is, and/or where it came from? Up until now, I was only aware of the 15-pin serial gameport to standard MIDI cables (MPU-401), the 9-pin serial to mini-DIN (sometimes known as TO HOST), and the USB MIDI connection. I have used all three of these at various points, but I have never come across or even heard of a MIDI connection that has mini-DIN ports on the soundcard with an adapter to standard MIDI. Who came up with this? Is it new? Does it appear anywhere else than on the Audigy? I always thought I was pretty familiar with the various PC adaptations of MIDI communication, but this is a new one to me. - Brad Beyenhof [EMAIL PROTECTED] . -- David H. Bailey [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Finale mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.shsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/finale
