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Digital Audio Workstation & MIDI => Audio & MIDI Hardware => Topic started by: ivanshpak on January 26, 2025, 07:42:42 AM

Title: Question about Emagic Log2Mac
Post by: ivanshpak on January 26, 2025, 07:42:42 AM

Hi everyone!

Looking for extension/driver and documentation for Emagic Log2Mac MIDI Interface

Title: Re: Question about Emagic Log2Mac
Post by: smilesdavis on February 09, 2025, 06:03:49 AM

the LOG 2 mac is from when LOGIC 2 for mac came out, 1993.
its a rebranded Midiman Macman 1 In / 3 Out MacIntosh MIDI Interface.

https://ia802206.us.archive.org/12/items/Macintosh_Garden_Manuals_2021_M/MIDIMAN_Macman.pdf
https://web.archive.org/web/19970220021021/http://www.midiman.net:80/macmidi.htm

1994 MacMan (grey) - MacIntosh MIDI Interface
1997 MacMan PT (pink) - the Mac MIDI Interface for the 2nd Half of the 90s

Day Phone:   (818) 449-8838   For Immediate Release
Press Contact:   Tim Ryan

Product: Macman PT
Retail $ 59.95

MIDIMAN Slaps a Bustier on its Best Selling Macman:  Introducing Macman PT -- the Mac MIDI Interface for the 2nd Half of the 90s.

Three years ago MIDIMAN released Macman, its best selling 1 In / 3 Out, palm sized, self powered interface for the Macintosh.  Mac computers have changed a lot since then.  The newest Macs have 9 pin GEO ports instead of the old 8 pin standard serial ports, the PowerBook 500s aren't capable of driving a self powered MIDI interface and most musicians now want MIDI Thru capability when their Mac is off.

MIDIMAN is now shipping its Macman PT.  Macman PT is fully GEO port compatible and yet still works with any older 8 pin serial port Mac.  Macman PT is still self powered and also has a built in power jack for use with an optional 9 volt wall wart -- perfect if you have a PowerBook 500.  And when the Macman PT is not functioning as a Mac MIDI interface it acts as a 1 In / 2 Out MIDI Thru box so you don't have to replug the system when the computer is off.

Other Macman PT features include: serial port thru switch, MIDI In, Out and power LEDs, included serial cable and more.  Macman PT is guaranteed for life and still retails for only $59.95.

in this 1996 ad they announce that they are rebranded as steinberg and emagic

Title: Re: Question about Emagic Log2Mac
Post by: ivanshpak on February 09, 2025, 11:53:18 AM

You are absolutely right! Thank you!

Title: Re: Question about Emagic Log2Mac
Post by: smilesdavis on June 13, 2025, 01:39:54 AM

Just bought a second one for 20 eur incl shipping

I like them alongside the adb dongles in the plastic boxes early logic came in