The oldest ones (MIDI Timepiece and MIDI Timepiece II) are designed for Mac serial port computers exclusively. Pre-USB MOTU midi 8x8 interfaces are great units and can be had cheap. This is not new information but it's damn difficult to get all these pieces of information collected into one place! Because MOTU is apparently the only manufacturer left (and their prices reflect it!) making MIDI 8x8 interface units this info is relevant for anyone needing an 8 channel MIDI interface. I hope it may be helpful for someone else. For the record because these posts come up in google and yahoo searches. Ok I can post the final word on this matter. Compu-Cable is now known as AddLogix ( ) and the latest drivers for the device are on their site. The interface I'm trying to use between the MOTU units and the Lombard Powerbook G3 (333Mhz running OS9.2.2) is a Compu-Cable Mini Geo USB to serial adapter ( ). How did you set up the serial interface? They have characteristics to talk to things, I seem to remember that there is a multi-meg setting that works. The MTPII wants Apple serial if I remember (I owned one, so I remember well). Which is it, and is it possibly the problem? You must be using some kind of adaptor to get from USB to the serial that the MTP wants. The other programs aren't going to do anything until I've identified a MOTU midi unit with the FreeMidi program. (iDock ports are the mini-geo's USB->serial ports installed with the CD that came with that device) If the MOTU unit is off it looks for identifiable units and then comes back saying something like, "no devices found" without locking up. Using the FreeMidi program the computer locks up when I try to look at the iDock serial port(s) with the MOTU Midi unit on. >Express MTP Console(compatible with MIDI Timepiece I, II or AV serial and requires FreeMIDI) >ClockWorks 1.07 Console Onl圜lockWorks console for all MOTU interfaces for the Mac This install contains drivers and consoles for all MOTU MIDI interfaces, serial and USB. >FreeMIDI 1.48/USB MIDI InstallerThis is the FreeMIDI installer for Mac OS9. Yes I'm using the OS 9 drivers/programs from MOTU webpage: You might have to contact MOTU support for the driver, since they might not have the driver on the website anymore. Without the driver, the MOTU is a fancy looking paperweight What would need to be changed to make it work? I have these MOTU interfaces, a Compu-Cable mini Geo serial adapter, and the Lombard Powerbook G3 running OS 9.2.2 Is it or has it ever been possible to make a powerbook G3 lombard work with a MOTU Midi Timepiece II or XT Express. Mark the topic unread :: View previous topic :: View next topic Making a MOTU Midi interface work with a Powerbook G3 Live at radio 1 Please visit the chatįorum index » Instruments and Equipment » OSX as a music workstation Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Chat Room FAQ Calendar Search Memberlist Usergroups Links
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