Re: [linux-audio-user] Gvox Midi guitar...

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Gvox Midi guitar...
From: RTaylor (ricktaylor_AT_speakeasy.net)
Date: Sun Feb 22 2004 - 08:36:18 EET


On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 22:16:24 -0500
Rob <lau_AT_kudla.org> wrote:

> On Saturday 21 February 2004 21:42, Steve Harris wrote:
> > On Sat, Feb 21, 2004 at 06:27:17 -0800, Russell Hanaghan wrote:
> > > I bought not one...but 2 of these damn things from Ebay. It
> > > was a hex pickup and propietary box with RS232 midi
> > > interface to PC. They went bust a few years ago but these
> > > things are still around.The last Windblowz driver support
> > > ended in the Win 95 era. Some have reported getting them to
> > You stick an RS232 debug box (or a linux box with 2 serial
> > ports and a bit of software I guess) between the win95 box and
> > the serial device and prod it.
>
> Actually, I bet that box will just spit out data without anything
> needing to talk to it. Type "xxd /dev/ttyS0" (adjust for what
> serial port you plug the thing into) and try playing an open E
> string to see what you get (and if it's consistent...) and work
> from there. The toughest part may be trying to figure out the
> baud rate....

 :} "Wavetable guitar"... great idea.

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