Male 8 pin Mini Din Mac to USB adapter cable

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Male 8 pin Mini Din Mac to USB adapter cable

I have an old Opcode Translator Pro Midi interface that I used with an old Mac. The CPU and Thru connections used an 8 pin Mini Din Mac cable via Printer or Modem input on the Mac. The unit is G8 as it has 2 In and 6 Out Midi sockets which I want to use with my keyboard controller (non USB) and a Roland MT-120 Synth. I now have a new iMac which uses USB 2 and Firewire. Is there such a cable which has USB on one end and Male 8 pin Mini Din Mac on the other? Or wouldnt this type of connection work?

Is it possible to convert the Opcode Translator Pro somehow to USB 2?

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)

Posted on Jul 30, 2011 3:55 PM

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allyshake Author

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Jul 30, 2011 4:01 PM in response to allyshake

Having looked at a few other posts I wonder if it is possible to use an 8 Pin to ethernet adapter instead of USB port on the iMac. I have an ethernet router which I use to network a MFC Printer and when I want to connect with my old PC. Maybe that is a better route to solve this problem??

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allyshake Author

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Jul 30, 2011 4:58 PM in response to allyshake

I have found this USB to Serial Adapter which claims to support both RS 422 and RS 232, the latter I think I need for my situation.

See here at http://www.psism.com/usa28.htm

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allyshake Author

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Jul 31, 2011 10:07 PM in response to allyshake

It would seem after much research it appears the best option is to buy a new midi interface. Whilst it is technically possible to use a USB to Serial adapter I would experience latency problems. It is better to connect my keyboard controller and synth through a new USB midi interface

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Aug 6, 2011 7:25 AM in response to allyshake

allyshake,

Sounds like you have done a good job of thinking this through. A new adapter box makes a lot of sense. Have you considered finding a new home for the older equipment so that the complete set gets used?

Ji~m

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