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 Mac Thru Midi To Organ, Connection & HW recomendations please |
  Fri 25 Oct 2002, 03:29
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I am seeking guidance on hardware and software to do the following:
1. connect a G4 Mac (graphite @ 400Mhz) to a high-end Organ approximately 9 Meters / 18 ft away. 2. Software to make music notation and print sheets of music. 3. Hardware and software must be Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X compatible. So, I need to know what hardware is needed to make the physical connection and software to do music notation with the ability to print. I have been searching the web for 2 hours and have not found enough information to do this confidently by myself. Many Thanks! |
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Fri 25 Oct 2002, 04:50
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does organ have midi output?
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Fri 25 Oct 2002, 04:57
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Does the organ have MIDI in/out?
If it does you will need a USB MIDI interface with 1 in and 1 out and obviously drivers for OS 9 (probably OMS) and OS X, also either 2 long MIDI cables or 1 long USB cable. Have a look at http://www.m-audio.com/ http://www.edirol.com/products/midi.html The best software would probably be Sibelius. It works in OS 9 and OS X. It is a dedicated notation program. http://www.sibelius.com/ You could use Logic Platinum however it has many features you wouldn't need if you only want to print scores |
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Fri 25 Oct 2002, 07:01
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 25-Oct 02 From: Santa Cruz, CA - US Member No.: 8,755 |
Thank you for your replies!
The Organ has a Midi Interface. The reason I gave the distance information is that the G4 has a USB 1.0 interface and I know that such an interface has troubles with long distances. maybe MIDI can support longer distances than USB? I do not know. I plan to research the software and hardware you have suggested. With any luck I will report back to this forum with an entertaining short story that documents my success or failure in this endeavor. |
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Fri 25 Oct 2002, 07:54
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Moderator Group: Team Posts: 508 Joined: 09-Jul 02 From: Sydney - AU Member No.: 5,658 |
I have had MIDI working fine with 10 metre MIDI cables.
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Fri 25 Oct 2002, 18:30
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Some people use Finale for scores. I did years ago and it was tedious for 20 instruments/voices (can't play keyboards well enough so did it by hand). Its probably been improved.
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