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Old June 4th, 2007, 08:38 PM
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I've wanted to play around with midi input for lighting control, and I think I might have the time in the next couple months. Does anyone know of a very cheap/free midi device where I can generate a few midi notes? Not looking for the bleeding edge, just something to generate a few notes to send to my light control.

PC device, hardware, whatever. I know nothing of midi so give me as much detail as you can.
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What kind of computer do you have?
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You can probably buy an old keyboard with midi output.

(If you use midi on your computer, do you need a special card?)
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(If you use midi on your computer, do you need a special card?)
Either a card or interface, the dirt cheap way:
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If you have an old PC with a 15 pin joystick port, you can pull MIDI straight out of that...

To properly isolate it and actually comply with the specification for MIDI, use a circuit like this: http://www.midi.org/about-midi/electrical.shtml
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