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midi - Parallel (PC) / Re: 19" Motu Midi Timepiece AV (non-usb) (1996)

« Last post by chrisNova777 on October 21, 2024, 03:13:28 PM »

i dont think thats possible as no 64bit driver was ever made by motu for the non-usb interfaces

http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php/topic,7595.0.html
see this post for which midi interfaces have 64bit drivrs

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Vintage Software / Re: Opcode Studio 64X Not Recognized in OMS

« Last post by chrisNova777 on October 21, 2024, 03:12:09 PM »

i dont understand why the cables cant be marked to show the tx-rx wiring... but ya, cant fix something from the past..  in most cases theres no way to tell the cord wil either work or it wont work. if it doesnt detect its probably the wrong type of cable. these cables are getting harder and harder to find too.

local talk cable was for transferring files from one mac to another with a direct 1-cable connection between the two..  (in pc world this is called null-modem laplink cable)

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Vintage Software / Re: Opcode Studio 64X Not Recognized in OMS

« Last post by therealjho on October 20, 2024, 01:07:47 PM »

@chrisNova777 you were right! I connected the MIDI interface to the Mac using a series of DuPont cables that mirrors the serial connector on the Mac and it showed up in OMS! As long as the cable I ordered is configured in the same way, I should be good. Thanks for your help! Much appreciated!!!

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Vintage Software / Re: Opcode Studio 64X Not Recognized in OMS

« Last post by therealjho on October 20, 2024, 01:01:36 AM »

Thanks for the advice! I just ordered the cable you provided from 8bitclassics.com

I’ll let you know if it works.

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midi - Parallel (PC) / Re: 19" Motu Midi Timepiece AV (non-usb) (1996)

« Last post by G40 on October 19, 2024, 09:42:11 AM »

here are the two downloads MOTU Is offering for the Midi Timepiece
(its confusing as its listed under the USB version)

see the official instructions here
http://www.oldschooldaw.com/forums/index.php/topic,7598.0.html

Wondering if anyone has tried getting it to work in Windows 10 64 bit.

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Vintage Software / Re: Opcode Studio 64X Not Recognized in OMS

« Last post by chrisNova777 on October 19, 2024, 08:38:28 AM »

how many different serial cables do you have access to? i would say try a different serial cable (rs422)

https://www.8bitclassics.com/product/apple-8-pin-mini-din-serial-cable/

there are more than one type of mac serial cable. see this description :

Unfortunately, there are two types of serial cables commonly used with classic Macs.

-"Modem" cables are wired straight through,
-"printer" cables are wired as cross-over/null-modem,
with TX and RX swapped (so that TX on one end goes to RX on the other end, and vice versa).

Connecting two Macs back-to-back for LocalTalk requires the cross-over style cable.
I'd guess that's your issue - most of the modern Mini DIN-8 cables I've seen are wired straight through
https://68kmla.org/bb/index.php?threads/apple-talk-trouble.40692/

you may be using a "cross-over" cable (ie: mac printer cable) thinking its a serial cable, theres literally no way to tell by looking at the cable.. well maybe possibly by checking some of the text on the side of the cable but yea its easy to mistake the two, and swapping to the proper cable type will instantly solve the problem

male to male din-8 rs422 straight through (not crossover)

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Vintage Software / Opcode Studio 64X Not Recognized in OMS

« Last post by therealjho on October 19, 2024, 01:41:25 AM »

Hello all! I recently picked up a Macintosh Classic II with 10MB RAM. It’s in excellent condition and the capacitors were also replaced. I’m running Mac OS 7.5.3. I’m using a BlueSCSI external drive and a FloppyEMU floppy emulator.

The problem I’m trying to solve is that an Opcode Studio 64X MIDI interface won’t get recognized by OMS 2.3.3

The original OMS disks came with the interface and the OS is a fresh install. Serial ports on the Mac were tested with Snooper and passed. Serial cable is new. The interface receives and sends MIDI through the MIDI ports. I also tried to add the Studio 64X drivers manually in OMS Setup, but that didn’t work. I’m doubtful there’s a hardware issue due to the state of the interface (very clean, came in original box with original software) and the aforementioned functionality test for MIDI. I opened it up and it looked pristine, no obvious issues.

At this point I am stumped. Any ideas or suggestions out there? I greatly appreciate any help or insight from the community. Thanks!!!

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Vintage Software / Re: Synapse Audio Hydra DXi???

« Last post by 6track on October 18, 2024, 03:27:11 PM »

Synapse Audio Hydra is an advanced Junglist. And that was over 20 years ago: https://www.kvraudio.com/news/synapse_hydra_formerly_junglist_scorpion_4_and_plucked_string_4_released_1103

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General / Miscellaneous / ALL MEMBER ACCOUNTS WITH ZERO POSTS HAVE BEEN NUKED

« Last post by chrisNova777 on October 16, 2024, 10:18:11 PM »

so if your one of these LURKERS who dont post anything or contribute anything..
you can re-register or piss off..
i really dont give a fuck either way.

sick of INTERNET TROLL NERDS trying to hack my site.
FUCK OFF and do something usefull with your life

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Vintage Software / Re: I'm looking for these VSTs in Old School versions

« Last post by 6track on October 15, 2024, 02:35:28 AM »

Absynth 1.0/1.0.1/1.0.2 (release) and the free Preview ß.668 from Rhizomatic Software were only for Power Macintosh: https://web.archive.org/web/20010202150700/http://www.absyn.com:80/

Absynth is a real-time midi-controlled software synthesizer for Power Macintosh computers.

minimum system requirements: Power Macintosh, +100MHz, MacOS 8 or higher, OMS

Will there ever be a PC version of Absynth?
I doubt it.

Brian Clevinger, July 31st, 2000.

Native Instruments released a Windows version after buying Rhizomatic Software.
It was in the spring of 2002.
I may be wrong, but the first demo version (and also release) was version 1.3.2.