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blaylok

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Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces for OS9
« on: August 16, 2024, 09:21:06 PM »

Were there ever any Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces that were compatible with OS9?
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Re: Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces for OS9
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2024, 09:49:45 PM »

why firewire? usb there are some
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Re: Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces for OS9
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces for OS9
« Reply #3 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.
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Re: Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces for OS9
« Reply #4 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....

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Re: Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces for OS9
« Reply #5 on: August 17, 2024, 02:21:06 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
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Re: Firewire MIDI I/O only interfaces for OS9
« Reply #6 on: August 17, 2024, 03:02:30 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.
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