Mac OS 9 Lives

Digital Audio Workstation & MIDI => Audio & MIDI Hardware => Topic started by: blaylok on August 16, 2024, 09:21:06 PM

Title: Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces for OS9
Post by: blaylok on August 16, 2024, 09:21:06 PM
Were there ever any Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces that were compatible with OS9?
Title: Re: Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces for OS9
Post by: smilesdavis on August 16, 2024, 09:49:45 PM
why firewire? usb there are some
Title: Re: Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces for OS9
Post by: refinery on August 17, 2024, 01:23:18 AM
Ive never heard of such a thing at *all*, let alone one that would work on OS9.
MIDI data barely stresses a USB 1.1 connection, firewire would have been completely overkill.
At the time OS9 was still being actively developed, it was easy and cheap enough to get something like a StealthPort for $50 and hook up old serial MIDI interfaces that most times worked better than the USB interfaces of the time.
There just wouldnt have been any money in it.
Title: Re: Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces for OS9
Post by: IIO on August 17, 2024, 01:52:11 AM
wasnt there a version of the digidesign MH041 which was firewire-only?

firewire has both, accuracy and bandwidth, plus you save ports.
Title: Re: Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces for OS9
Post by: blaylok on August 17, 2024, 01:59:14 AM
StealthPort would be great although they are far from being cheap to find nowadays

If anyone has one to sell for a reasonable price I am more than willing to buy one....

Title: Re: Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces for OS9
Post by: smilesdavis on August 17, 2024, 02:21:06 AM
Quote from: blaylok on August 17, 2024, 01:59:14 AM
StealthPort would be great although they are far from being cheap to find nowadays

If anyone has one to sell for a reasonable price I am more than willing to buy one....

imac geethree: diehard is selling one with 50perc off

so i read up firewire is better in terms of jitter. so midex8, unitor8 being all usb (sufficient in terms of bandwidth) are inferior to an audio/midi interface? i have not got a firewire interface because unitor8 can be had for 20 eur
Title: Re: Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces for OS9
Post by: IIO on August 17, 2024, 03:02:30 AM
Quote from: blaylok on August 17, 2024, 01:59:14 AM
StealthPort would be great although they are far from being cheap to find nowadays

If anyone has one to sell for a reasonable price I am more than willing to buy one....

get a new circuitbored clone, for an old original you need to search too long.

but how many ports do you need? for 1-2 you could abuse a audio/midi fire interface and only use its midi.