Toolbox Xp & Midi

[JJay]

I'm thinking of bying myself the toolbox xp to use on a seperate computer for running my softsynths. Now I don't see any midi ports on the toolbox, and I wonder if it's possible to sync digi with toolbox ?
What would be the use to have protools LE with 128 midi tracks, and have no MIDI in or out anyway ?

[accession]

Hi JJay,

Pro Tools will work in conjunction with any third-party OMS-compatible MIDI interface.

I use an Emagic AMT8 (8in/8out USB) alongside my Digi001, for example.

Phil

[JJay]

Thanks Phil...

Does the usb-interface work well ? And how much does that baby cost ?

[JJay]

What about EMI 2/6 by Emagic. I got the picture that I probably will have to purchase a midi-interface to sync them...
Or can I sync digi with the serial bus ? to for example delta audio cards ?

[accession]

Hi again,

Yeah, it seems to be performing very well. Mind you, so did my 4in/4out Roland S-MPU64. I picked up my AMT-8 for under AUS$900, so I presume it would be around the US$400-500 mark. Of course, there's plenty of cheaper models around if you don't need so many in/out ports.

I do have timing problems once my CPU is under moderate to heavy CPU load (due to audio plug-in use). For timing critical stuff, I deactivate plug-ins, record MIDI to audio, and re-activate the plugs.

I still haven't determined whether this lack of MIDI priority resides with the Mac OS, USB, OMS, or Pro Tools.

Logic, for example, has a clever workaround to offer superior timing by sending MIDI in advance to a buffer within the MIDI interface. But it only comes into play when Logic is used in conjunction with the Emagic AMT-8. Steinberg's Cubase also has a similar 'time-stamping' technology for use with its MIDI interfaces.

I would love to see Digidesign take advantage of this feature within my AMT-8

Phil

[accession]

Just caught your second post...

Sounds fine. I've yet to test and therefore prove Serial is superior to USB, but others rave about serial performance. Technically, USB appears to be a much faster protocol than serial, but maybe there's OS priority issues that degrade the performance of USB in real-world use?? Or maybe neither are better, I don't know.

Phil

[Frank S]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by JJay:
What about EMI 2/6 by Emagic. I got the picture that I probably will have to purchase a midi-interface to sync them...
Or can I sync digi with the serial bus ? to for example delta audio cards ?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

The emi is an audio only usb interface.