| In a similar vein, has anybody used a VAXmate for midi? It is supposed
to be an IBM PC/AT compatible, and it has the expansion slots if
you get the expansion box (I would be getting it).
Hardware aside, what do most people seem to be using for sequencing
and voice librarian stuff on the IBMs? There seems to be quite a
lot out there, but I don't know which are highly regarded (I have
mostly been reading Mac reviews up until now, funny how your priorities
change when hardware drops into your lap!).
- Rick
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When I first picked up my MPU-401, I hooked it up to my VAXmate
at work (I received the package at work...), and it worked fine.
At home, I use it all the time with my IBM PC/AT.
The only suggestion I make about the 401 with PC's (and the MIF-IPC
thing that they charge you 3x what it's worth) is that you go to
your friendly DEC hardware lab and use the solder sucker to clean
out the pads where you're supposed to solder jumpers for selecting
IRQ lines, then put a DIP switch in. Sure helps when you're doing
your own software... those of you who do software development on
AT's know about the problems with IRQ2, which just happens to be
the MPU's default...
As for which software I use, right now just my own home hacks (the
sequencer built into my ESQ-1 is too convenient right now...)
/Mitch.
(Personal Computing Systems Group)
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