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| MIDI file transfer from Deluxe Music | |
| Posted by: Ra226 on 2015-02-27 22:25:55 Thought you all might get a kick out of a project of mine. I used Deluxe Music to create several songs back in high school, and for years now, I've been wondering how I might get them into a modern format. The file format is proprietary and no other software seems to understand it. So I decided to go the hardware method: I picked up a vintage MIDI interface from ebay for $7 and was able to connect Mac SE -> Serial MIDI Interface -> Firewire MIDI Interface -> MacBook running GarageBand. Click play on one, record on the other, and away it goes! It was fun seeing the two machines operate side-by-side, and really not so different from eachother. Here's a shot of the rig:  | |
| Posted by: miniMOJOman on 2015-02-28 09:17:39 haha thats cool man, but more importantly, you thought we wouldn't ask to hear your "music"? 😛 | |
| Posted by: Bunsen on 2015-03-01 01:33:53 MIDI: specced in 1976 and still going strong. | |
| Posted by: techknight on 2015-03-01 16:21:20 until they come out with something better and more universal, I dont see it going away any time soon! | |
| Posted by: Bunsen on 2015-03-02 19:47:02 There have been several attempts at better, but universal? Not so much. The current front runner is OSC, which is very cool - but of course you can't use it to run an old Juno 106 or whatnot. New protocols tend to only work with new hardware & software. | |
| Posted by: techknight on 2015-03-05 07:54:20 Or a new protocol/standard thats backwards compatible. Maybe MIDI2 or something like that? Musical instruments are one of those things that dont seem to go into obsolescence. Ive seen even some of the earliest Akai machines still in use. | |
| Posted by: NJRoadfan on 2015-03-06 05:45:45 I guess Deluxe Music doesn't support export to Type 0 or 1 MIDI files. MIDI itself isn't going away anytime soon. Its transport medium agnostic, so it merely migrated away from 32kbps serial to faster mediums like USB, Firewire, and Ethernet. That and MIDI sees application outside of music making, its a popular way of transporting time code. Heck, it even runs the IR remote control for my Creative sound card (via sysex I presume). | |
| Posted by: Aaron707 on 2015-03-07 10:09:39 This is awesome. How is the SE so white? | |
| Posted by: techknight on 2015-03-07 16:01:17 Probably stored in a bag most of its life. or under one of those mac covers. Mine is white like this as well, Not quite as white now that its been in my room with flourscent lightning for a few years, But it once was... | |
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