Re: [linux-audio-user] Cheap PCI MIDI interface

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] Cheap PCI MIDI interface
From: Russell Hanaghan (hanaghan_AT_starband.net)
Date: Fri Apr 02 2004 - 10:13:03 EEST


On Thu, 2004-04-01 at 16:57, Ross Vandegrift wrote:
> Hey everyone,
>
> I remember back in highschool my band director bought a really
> simple 2x2 ISA MIDI interface for the band's computer. Does anything
> like that in PCI exist? I've looked around and didn't find anything
> that simple (ie, cheap ::-).
>
> What are people doing for this? The USB MIDI adaptors all seem
> really overpriced (they seem to start at around $40 for 1x1).

I bought my Midisport USB 2x2 for $20 US on Ebay. Works great for what I
need.

> I don't need
> the portability and would rather save the money. Maybe I should just find
> a pair of SB Lives used?

OEM SB live cards are also about $19.00 US. Or at least thats what I get
mine for. Ebay is probably littered with them for almost nothing.

R~

>
> Thanks for any tips!


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