Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-10 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 3:21 PM Tom Wilson wrote: > On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 3:16 PM John R. Hogerhuis > wrote: > >> Other issue is powering Arduino. >> > > I don't see that as an issue at all. > There are always ways but portability is important. -- John.

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-10 Thread Tom Wilson
Yes, you could do it with a Teensy. The only issue is that the ready made MIDI shiields won't fit on a Teensy, since the Teensy is a different shape than Arduino. So you'd either need to figure out the pin assignment or roll your own I/O board. Tom Wilson wilso...@gmail.com (619)940-6311 K6ABZ

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-10 Thread Hiraghm
Thanks for all the info! My PMA-5 does have the serial connector, but it's a mini-din and I have no clue what its pinouts are. But even though I'd like to use the M100 with the PMA-5 portably, I'd still like to be able to talk to my MT-32 from the M100. I have a couple of Max232 TTL/9 pin

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-10 Thread Tom Wilson
On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 3:16 PM John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > Other issue is powering Arduino. > I don't see that as an issue at all. It uses its own power supply, just like the synthesizer will. You can power an Arduino from a 9v wall wart or a USB power supply. If this needs to be portable, a

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-10 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 1:34 PM Tom Wilson wrote: > > Google search (aside from Model T) says some devices are tolerant of 30720. >> Some devices can be switched to non-standard 38400bps which Model T is >> exactly capable of. >> Also I wonder if there are confounding variables like flow

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-10 Thread Tom Wilson
> Google search (aside from Model T) says some devices are tolerant of 30720. > Some devices can be switched to non-standard 38400bps which Model T is > exactly capable of. > Also I wonder if there are confounding variables like flow control, and > wiring? > -- John. There shouldn't be any

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-10 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Tue, Mar 10, 2020 at 8:54 AM Mike Stein wrote: > We had a discussion about MIDI a few years ago and it was feasible; there > was a fairly simple interface and some proof of concept software but I > don't recall any actual serious software. > > Possibly some MIDI devices are more particular

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-10 Thread Mike Stein
at the time. I wonder if that discussion can still be found in the archive... m - Original Message - From: Alex ... To: m...@bitchin100.com Sent: Monday, March 09, 2020 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T Yeah I was using the OUT keyword to do like you just

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-09 Thread Alex ...
Yeah I was using the OUT keyword to do like you just said. That baud rate wasn't close enough for my synthesizers to understand it. On Sun, Mar 8, 2020, 18:39 John R. Hogerhuis wrote: > If 30720 isn't close enough, you might be able to do it with dedicated > code in software (bitbang). But

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-08 Thread Eric LK
Tom Wilson wrote: > Some other devices, such as certain models of Sound Canvas and a > few varieties of Yamaha XG sound models actually have a serial port > interface built right into the machine. So you could send MIDI data to > one of those without needing the level conversion. > > The only

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-08 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
If 30720 isn't close enough, you might be able to do it with dedicated code in software (bitbang). But you'll need to use some other I/O pins and and a level shifter. Steve was doing something like this with the cassette port. A third way would be to find a UART that is capable of the baud 31250

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-08 Thread John R. Hogerhuis
On Sat, Mar 7, 2020 at 6:14 PM Alex ... wrote: > I tried doing this with my T102 a few years back and couldn't get the baud > rate anywhere close to 31250.  > >> >>> What did you try? You need to set the baud rate divisor directly. You cannot use the BASIC port OPEN string or TELCOM to set the

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-07 Thread Alex ...
I tried doing this with my T102 a few years back and couldn't get the baud rate anywhere close to 31250.  On Sat, Mar 7, 2020, 20:34 Tom Wilson wrote: > Serial to MIDI adapters are around - although you'd probably have better > luck finding a design and building one yourself than finding a

Re: [M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-07 Thread Tom Wilson
Serial to MIDI adapters are around - although you'd probably have better luck finding a design and building one yourself than finding a pre-made one. (The serial port being the wrong gender doesn't help things.) The protocol itself is largely the same, but you need level conversion, and the baud

[M100] MIDI with the Model T

2020-03-07 Thread Hiraghm
I vaguely recall a few months back someone talking about some kind of MIDI with their M100. I've got a Roland MT-32 and a couple PMA-5s, and I got to wondering how I could interface them to my M100, then maybe write some MIDI player/editor software. Just saw a video tutorial on YouTube