Pro Audio Spectrum-MIDI?
Matthew McAlister
hook up my MIDI keyboard to my computer. I have a PC with a Pro Audio
Spectrum 16 sound card in it. I bought a generic adapter cable that
hooks from the MIDI connection to my joystick port. This doesnt seem to
be working. I was reading through my soundcard manual and it discussed
a MIDI mate adapter. I was wondering if anyone knows if only this
adapter works with the PAS16 card. Any advice would be appreciated.
Alastair Disley
Sounds familiar! I had a problem with a Sound Galaxy Pro 16 card which
came bundled with my Packard Bell computer; first I had to run the
soundcard setup program (after discovering which it was!) then I could
only play MIDI files - recording them resulted in many errors. In the end
I gave up after reading that the joystick port had been factory disabled
as there was one on the motherboard. Which doesn't work! (If I've made a
wrong assumption hereplease tell me!)
Anyway, solutions could be... check the MIDI mapper in Windows control
panel to see where it's sending its signals... run the sound card setup
program and enable the port/change the interrupts... check that the
drivers are setup right from Control Panel/drivers...
Now what does this have to do with pianos...? ;-)
Al
Gary Worsham
>On 8 Oct 1995, Matthew McAlister wrote:
>
>> I was wondering if anyone can help me out. I am trying to
>> hook up my MIDI keyboard to my computer. I have a PC with a Pro
Audio
>> Spectrum 16 sound card in it. I bought a generic adapter cable that
>> hooks from the MIDI connection to my joystick port. This doesnt seem
to
>> be working. I was reading through my soundcard manual and it
discussed
>> a MIDI mate adapter. I was wondering if anyone knows if only this
>> adapter works with the PAS16 card. Any advice would be appreciated.
>>
>> matthew.@ix.netcom.com
Well, not to tell the truth here or anything, I used to work at MV,
have LOTS of experience with the PAS16. The MIDI FIFO (buffer) on the
thing is fundamentally busted and typically results in lots of hung
notes. Which is not your problem but I just thought I'd mention it.
The MIDI mate is a breakout box that connects to your joystick port and
makes MIDI in out & THRU available. I believe that there's a Creative
Labs Soundblaster MIDI port that's functionally equivalent. One from
other mfrs may or may not be.
Yes, double-check MIDI mapper, and any local device configuration menus
for your sequencer to make sure that PAS16 MPU-401 (or something
similar) is selected for MIDI in. It will certainly work, maybe just
not well for serious stuff. Unless stcuk notes is part of your
compositional approach.
rick...@ee.net
> I was wondering if anyone can help me out. I am trying to
>hook up my MIDI keyboard to my computer. I have a PC with a Pro Audio
>Spectrum 16 sound card in it. I bought a generic adapter cable that
>hooks from the MIDI connection to my joystick port. This doesnt seem to
> be working. I was reading through my soundcard manual and it discussed
>a MIDI mate adapter. I was wondering if anyone knows if only this
>adapter works with the PAS16 card. Any advice would be appreciated.
>
>matthew.@ix.netcom.com
>
Can't really comment on that, but here is medvsn's support adr.
Richard
rick...@ee.net
I have Tasted Darkness, I have Tasted Light...
I have Tasted Good, and I have Tasted Evil....
I have Tasted Chaos, and I have Tasted Order....
I have Tasted Pleasure, and I have Tasted Pain...
Now all intermix and entwine
Now, all I taste is Shadow. Which is at the last, the sweetest Wine.
---Richard (Columbus, OH)
rick...@ee.net
> I was wondering if anyone can help me out. I am trying to
>hook up my MIDI keyboard to my computer. I have a PC with a Pro Audio
>Spectrum 16 sound card in it. I bought a generic adapter cable that
>hooks from the MIDI connection to my joystick port. This doesnt seem to
> be working. I was reading through my soundcard manual and it discussed
>a MIDI mate adapter. I was wondering if anyone knows if only this
>adapter works with the PAS16 card. Any advice would be appreciated.
>
>matthew.@ix.netcom.com
>