Using The MIDI Express PC from DOS (16-bit card only) - You can use your MIDI Express PC 16-bit card as an MPU-401-compatible interface for use with DOS programs that work with the MPU-401. but does it do INTELLIGENT MODE?

This mode works under DOS only and will not work in an MS-DOS prompt running under Windows. Again, this mode is possible only with the 16-bit card (see the chart above to determine if you have the 16-bit card).

16bit ISA card originally sold with this product HAS ANYONE GOT ONE???? Id like to get some images of this card if you do! NOTE: You must first exit Windows before using the MIDI Express PC in MPU-401 mode! If you are using Windows 95, you must choose 'Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode' from the Start Shutdown menu. To put the Express PC into MPU-401 mode, run the MPUSETUP.EXE program found in the C: WINMXP DOS directory created during the Windows installation procedure. To do this: 1) Exit Windows. 2) Change the current directory to C: WINMXP DOS (WINMXP is the default root directory of your MIDI Express PC installation) by entering the command line.

CD C: WINMXP DOS 3) Run the MPUSETUP.EXE program by entering the command line. MPUSETUP 4) A 'usage' listing will appear with information on the two arguments you can use for this program. You must specify the current port address of the MIDI Express PC card and the IRQ you want the card to use with your DOS MIDI software. It is best to set this to the same IRQ as you used for the Windows driver. For example, if the card has been set to port address 340 and you want it to use IRQ 5, the command line would be.

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MPUSETUP 340 5 5) Run MPUSETUP with the correct arguments to make your MIDI Express PC function as an MPU-401-compatible interface. This should make it work with other DOS MIDI software. If needed, be sure to tell the DOS program what IRQ and port address your MIDI Express PC (in MPU-401 mode) is using. If your DOS program does not allow such a setting, it may simply expect the port address to be 330 (the standard MPU-401 address).

See your DOS MIDI application's manual for more information. 6) If you will often be using your MIDI Express PC in MPU-401 mode before starting Windows, you may want to edit your AUTOEXEC.BAT file to include the command line needed to run the MPUSETUP.EXE program (see steps 3 and 4 above). It will most likely be best to include this command line at the end of the file. NOTE: Before running Windows again, you should disable MPU-401 mode. Run the MPUSETUP program with only the port address argument to disable MPU-401 mode before starting Windows again: MPUSETUP 340 NOTE: Along the lines of the above AUTOEXEC.BAT suggestion, if you often use MPU-401 in DOS mode and also use Windows 3.1, you might create a batch file that executes the above command line before starting Windows and then reenables MPU-401 mode after Windows has exited.

This way, you won't forget to do it in either case. The.BAT file might look like this: MPUSETUP 340 WIN MPUSETUP 340 5 Setting Up The MIDI Time Piece Console for DOS Only - NOTE: This section is intended for DOS-only users. The MIDI Express PC Windows setup process will install these files for you. Follow these instructions ONLY if you DO NOT run the Windows setup. To install the MIDI Time Piece Console for DOS, place the installation diskette #2 into drive A (substitute drive 'B' for 'A' if it is the installation 'source' drive on your computer) and change the current drive at the DOS prompt to drive A by entering the following command line.

A: To start the installation, enter. DOSSETUP.where is the location on your hard disk to place the DOS software.

For example, to place the DOS software in the directory C: MTPDOS, you would enter the command DOSSETUP C: MTPDOS This installs the files MTP104M.EXE, MPUSETUP.EXE, EXAMPLE.MTP and WINDOWS.MTP. MTP104M.EXE is the MIDI Time Piece Console for DOS Console application. MPUSETUP.EXE is the setup program for the MPU-401 mode of the MIDI Express PC (see the section below for information on using this program). EXAMPLE.MTP is an example setup for the MTP which can be loaded into your MIDI Express PC via the DOS console application. WINDOWS.MTP is a suggested default setup for operating the MIDI Express PC with Twelve Tone Systems Cakewalk software. The MIDI Time Piece Console for DOS software allows limited access to the functionality of the MIDI Express PC.

The MIDI Express PC destroys any previous configuration information at system startup. DOS users will need to download configuration information to the MIDI Express PC after every reboot. Windows users have their last configuration information automatically loaded when Windows starts.

ChrisNova777 wrote:they dont! Exactly why i posted. But this is a special case scenario. And it doesnt connect to the parallel port. It connects to a specific ISA card. Which is what im trying to get info on. As the article above states.

It only works with the 16bit ISA card not the 8bit. So im wondering if this specific version of the adapter ISA actually has Mpu-401 intelligent mode capabilities. Ah, damn, didn't read well enough. I've seen a few of those pop up for sale but never seen the ISA card. Ozzuneoj wrote:I love stuff like this. Mysterious computer parts that may do interesting things, with hardly any trace of them floating around the net. My Google-Foo has failed so far on this one, but I'll keep searching.

Obviously u have had a taste of discoveries. Its like winning the lottery and then being addicting to buying lotto tickets! Lol I absolutely have. It is incredibly addicting!

The only tidbit of info that may or may not be related to this is a reference to a Notebook version that apparently uses a Parallel interface. Again, not likely to be of much help. This is definitely going to be a tough one to find. Yes im aware of the Express PC 'notebook' version was a revised version of this for laptops. But it doesnt have the mpu-401 mode because it doesnt use the 16bit ISA adapter the midi express family is as far as i know it, the lower level product stepped down from the MTP (midi timepeice) which was the flagship offering from motu, the 'express' line being a 'lite' version of the fully networkable/expandable 'Miditimepiece' - the MTPs let u link two ofthem together to get more then 8 in 8 out by using more than one box via its rs422 'network' port but i think the 'Midi express' family looks like this. Cloudschatze wrote:I looked into the MIDI Express PC several months ago, when a complete card/breakout set was available on eBay. Purportedly, the MPU-401 compatibility is problematic, and MOTU ceased advertising the feature sometime during production.

It would be interesting to know for sure, as I wasn't willing to take the gamble. Yea its a risky venture for true mpu-401 (for DOS use), but id still like to know the answer some day! And the card was definately supported for other MIDI apps in windows 3.1 because the emagic logic 1.x + 2.x installers both mention the MTP. Maybe some user can enlighten us with the details! I can only imagine that MOTU didnt take it that seriously (the pc platform) because they only had 1 product that was pc compatible at the time, i think it was Freestyle then again there was a unisyn patch librarian version for windows aswell wow im surprised to be seeing that the motu pci-324 card actually supported windows 3.1!!. Cloudschatze wrote:I looked into the MIDI Express PC several months ago, when a complete card/breakout set was available on eBay.

Purportedly, the MPU-401 compatibility is problematic, and MOTU ceased advertising the feature sometime during production. It would be interesting to know for sure, as I wasn't willing to take the gamble. MOTU's MIDI interfaces are also somewhat notorious for screwing up SysEx communication, plus they have very bad after sales support when it comes to the (often very buggy) drivers for their products.

It's basically a situation of 'if it works, you're in luck, if it doesn't, you're screwed'. ChrisNova777 wrote:they dont! Exactly why i posted. But this is a special case scenario. And it doesnt connect to the parallel port.

It connects to a specific ISA card. Izmena mastera slajda u programu powerpoint za mac. Which is what im trying to get info on. As the article above states. It only works with the 16bit ISA card not the 8bit. So im wondering if this specific version of the adapter ISA actually has Mpu-401 intelligent mode capabilities. I was actually wondering if it would be at all possible to clone the host card? Being that there are many of these for sale quite frequently without the card sort of like seeing the echo layla or delta 1010 rack units for sale with no host card either.

In those two scenarios the cards are doing the heavy lifting so to speak and the rack interface is just the physical connections, (at least thats what i beleive to be true, someone correct me if im wrong) but, the midi express pc, im hoping it might be possible to get a card cloned by someone talented. Could be profitable?? I could see you being able to sell them for 50$ easy ive never seen the actual host card in person, so i dont even have one to clone, id have to negotiate something with someone who owns the card. Well id be happy if someone just takes my idea and gives me a host card;) hint hint anyway im only thinking on this because of the whole pcmidi development and what not. But perhaps this isnt quite so simple in that its an 8 port device? Or maybe theres some components that cant be replaced or sourced?

I know nothing about this im a software + music guy!