May I suggest that you use an SE/30. It can house a lot more memory and use a more up-to-date version of Performer (5.02, or 5.5). You'd probably only need one SE/30, too. I use one with a 100 MB HD, and it holds 1000 tunes, only 1/2 full.
Get a MOTU (Mark of the Unicorn) MIDI Time Piece, and you'll have access to 16 channels of MIDI per cable, times 8 cables. That's 128 channels. You can network to another MTP, if required. A MTP II, or a MTP AV would work, too. All must be serial devices, obviously, as an SE/30 won't support USB. At least, no one has told me otherwise, yet. The video board on SE's are problematic, too. I know, because my backup SE/30 started life as an SE, but the MOBO was swapped out in favor of an SE/30's. It has the atypical screen shake and brightness problems. The real SE/30 works great. BTW, all the versions of Performer mentioned are not available from the manufacturer any longer. You may want to ask them if Performer 6 (current version) will run on the old machines. Digital Performer requires a 200 Mhz PPC. Message-Id: <v01550104b9b6a8dfbafb@[195.240.214.215]> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mart) Subject: Re: MIDI on an SE? Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 23:43:14 +0200 (MET DST) >An SE will do MIDI quite nicely. >I believe it was Mark of the Unicorn's Performer v4.2 that I used with >system 7.1, though it could've been OS 6.08. >Version 5.02 w/OS7.1 requires more memory than an SE can provide (4 MB). >The serial ports on SE's and SE/30's do MIDI better than most PowerMacs. So if I get you right, I need: 1. the application 'Mark of the Unicorn's Performer v4.2' 2. a serial MIDI box ? (The guys who asked me about this will absolutely freak out when I tell them this: They plan to have on stage: 2 SE's for MIDI and 3 other Compact for video art!!) -mart -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
