MOTU Unisyn 2.1.0 installer CD image available (for OSX only)

[macStuff]

check your pm

[Irisman]

I am also picking It 

[Sargie]

Thank you to everyone who helped! I really appreciate it!

[Syntho]

Is this 2.1 version different than the 2.0 one we have posted? I'm looking for the manual of Unisyn. Is it included in the 2.1 CD? The 2.1 version isn's posted anywhere.

[macStuff]

check pm

[dwing73]

Good evening to everyone and thanks for the help in keeping our old Mac PPC alive.

I’m trying to install Unisyn 2.0 on my PowerBook G4 with Tiger 1.4.11. But I can’t. It signals the error ' Can not locate the installer CD! ' It’s probably my fault. I read that there is a version 2.1 that does not require os9. I can’t find it anywhere. Could you help me?

Thanks.

[bleepbleep]

I would love to get my mitts on 2.1.0!
Can anyone help me out?

Sorry if I'm being a a bit of a dummy but is this only for PowerPC hardware or will it work on Intel too?


Thanks guys. And thanks for the work you do in the forum here - it rawks. Great to see the old stuff still getting attention!

I was wanting to revive an old LCIII to be my editor librarian but it's looking like a pre-intel mini might be just the job.

[jack1]

Can anyone help with a copy of the Unisyn 2.1 installer please?  Thanks in advance.

[peterchang6611]

DEAR SIR

I am interested Motu Unisyn 2.1.0 installer CD Image
How can I get the image file?

[IIO]

hello mr. chang, i think this one is still here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZlyMuUKyhDGQam6v3vONy138JOVXxX0W/view

[pmj]

^ this one is for 2.0, can anyone help with an upload of the 2.1.0 installer?

Thanks

[NilesK]

I've been going nuts trying to get Unisyn to run on an iBook with OS9, all kinds of issues.  Is there actually a version that will run in OS X? I reeeeeally need this application or one of my older synths will have to be retired.  Help if you can, and thanks.

[ThEcXMaN]

Hallo first post here, greetings from ITA.

Any chance to have a PM with Unisyn 2.1 link?

I'm trying to revive an old Yamaha TG33.

Thank you very much, Mario

[ThEcXMaN]

So, I've read some specs and it looks more complicated than expected:

For Mac OS X:
Unisyn version 2.1 or later is required
PowerPC G3 CPU 233 MHz or faster, including all PowerPC G4 and G5 CPUs.
Not supported on Intel-based Macs.
128 MB RAM or more
Mac OS X version 10.2, 10.3, or 10.4; v10.2.4 or later is recommended. Mac OS X v10.5 or later is not supported
CD-ROM drive for installation and authorization

I was hoping to run it on Snow Leopard (Rosetta) but it appears to be unsupported. I have an old Macbook Pro MID 2010, Snow Leopard is the "base" system.

I should (tell me if I'm wrong):

- install a virtualizer
- install Tiger
- have version 2.1 (1)

Everything is correct? Thanks in advance, Mario

[ThEcXMaN]

Ok, sorry, I continue my monologue ...

Very short intro: as you can see I have been here for a few minutes, I did not know your site (badly, I know), but it is something wonderful, I would dare to say magical.

Looking in the various posts I found this:

http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,6043.msg45046.html#msg45046

which is something simply incredible, also because I have a machine (Macbook pro 2010) with High Sierra and I couldn't believe my eyes when, after a few clicks, I saw the MacOS9 desktop!

(for the first time ever: I've been a Mac User since 2006, my first OS was Tiger)

However, as you can see from the screenshots (if I can post them):

- I virtualized Macos9 (perfect)



- I have Unisyn 2.0 installed! (perfect)



.... and here I am stuck ...

The problem is that the midi ports are not "seen", and i can't configure Unisyn without midi ports.

I use this cable: https://www.esi-audio.com/products/midimate2/

High Sierra sees the midi ports perfectly without any drivers ...

What to say: any suggestion is welcome, in the meantime I discover MacOS9, which is simply fantastic! (It is really going to buy an old MAC!)

[rvense]

QEMU virtualizes the entire machine, so it's not seeing the hardware connected to the host. I think you can do some sort of "pass-through" mode to connect USB devices to it, but I don't know how/if it works with this exact setup.

[smilesdavis]

qemu needs to finally allow usb or pci audio devices passthroughs
we somehow need to get our audio devices connected so we can send digital audio in our out.

[DieHard]

The problem is that the midi ports are not "seen", and i can't configure Unisyn without midi ports.

High Sierra sees the midi ports perfectly without any drivers ...

What to say: any suggestion is welcome, in the meantime I discover MacOS9, which is simply fantastic! (It is really going to buy an old MAC!)

You can search some other posts, but you are most likely out of luck; a Virtual DAW (even just using MIDI) has not been accomplished yet Via QEMU, I better attempt would be SL Server under Parallels with Rosetta to get Unisyn and external MIDI stuff working.  As far as USB passthru, I could not get a USB sound device working as explained here:

QEMU DAW System with working sound...
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,6049.msg45073.html#msg45073

[smilesdavis]

someone needs to bribe the qemu dev to make a audio build with usb and pci sound cards.

[ThEcXMaN]

The problem is that the midi ports are not "seen", and i can't configure Unisyn without midi ports.

High Sierra sees the midi ports perfectly without any drivers ...

What to say: any suggestion is welcome, in the meantime I discover MacOS9, which is simply fantastic! (It is really going to buy an old MAC!)

You can search some other posts, but you are most likely out of luck; a Virtual DAW (even just using MIDI) has not been accomplished yet Via QEMU, I better attempt would be SL Server under Parallels with Rosetta to get Unisyn and external MIDI stuff working.  As far as USB passthru, I could not get a USB sound device working as explained here:

QEMU DAW System with working sound...
http://macos9lives.com/smforum/index.php/topic,6049.msg45073.html#msg45073

In the meantime, thank you all for your kind answers. Now it is clear to me that virtualization is a complicated road ...

So the first try went wrong ... I was thinking how to fix. I can definitely try the suggested route (SL Server under Parallels with Rosetta to get Unisyn and external MIDI stuff working), but 99 euros of Parallels license I don't know if it's worth it.

Now, on my Macbook Pro less than Snow Leopard I can't install, and even if I had version 2.1 of Unisyn it wouldn't work, so my old Macbook Pro is banned from games.

I see two possibilities (besides the one proposed by Die Hard):

1 - I could play the iBook card: my neighbor maybe (a maybe as big as a house) would lend it to me (she has one in a drawer that she doesn't use).
I know there is Tiger installed, but we are all over again: I would still need the 2.1 version of Unisyn (I hope some good souls hear my words ... )

2 - buy an old Power PC laptop where can I install Macos9. Here again I ask for your advice: you have a model to suggest? (possibly not very old, USB and firewire are welcome, however I'll try on Mac Tracker)

The use would be only for programs like Unisyn to better manage my old synthesizers.

What to say again, thanks for your precious interest and I close with a few words for Die Hard: I seem to have understood that the virtual image of Macos9 is your work with some collaborators.

Here, I can say what others have surely already told you: it is truly a work of art, without a shadow of a doubt! Well done!