Please Advise, iMac hookup to keyboard Synth Options

[rick.termath]

Hey, I'm trying to connect a synthesizer to an iMac and am not sure what\where to get the connectors I need.

I have a Generation 3 iMac, with 64 MB, running with OS 9.1. I'm looking for a splitter/firewire adapter that will join the midi cables (both
directions) to and from the firewire connector, and finally the
actual midi cables to connect a synthesizer to the system ...

if anyone could point me in the right direction it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance
Rick Termath
Yukon Dept of Education

[azusa]

You must have come from PC.

You need a USB MIDI interface : MIDIMan, MOTU, Ematic..and two MIDI cables.
You also need to install OMS or FreeMIDI to be a traffic cop in the Mac.
Then a music software to make noise.

But 64 MB of RAM!!!

[sethjacquay]

rick,

I just want to add that the midi in/out is a much
easier setup in Mac OS X. The CoreAudio
makes it true plug and play.

I am using a USB MidiMate XP, this has the
two midi cables at one end and the USB on the other.
it was $40 from tigerdirect.com
click here to see photos the product

But this product only works in OS X.
M-Audio probably has a product for OS 9.
www.m-audio.com

As far as firewire is concerned, I don't think you
will find to many reasonably priced 16 channel
firewire midi inputs. I mean I only think they exist
on more complicated audio units like the
M-Audio Firewire 410 ($400) or MOTU 828mkII ($800).

Good Luck,
by the way what app are you planning on
using with your midi input?