First post, by H_Rush
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Greetings, retro sound and music fans!
I was trying to combine my AWE64 (in first PC) with Terratec EWS64XL (in second PC) via MIDI<->Gameport cable, but failed.
Here is the cable: https://overminers.ru/pic/images/v5DJ.jpg
It has an opto-isolator on MIDI-IN.
So, I connected MIDI-IN end of the cable to MIDI_1-OUT port on the Terratec's front panel:
http://vccollection.ru/wp-content/uploads/201 … 64_xl-block.jpg
... and plugged Gameport end to AWE64's Gameport.
Next I ran Win98 on both computers, installed all the drivers, selected EWS64XL MIDI-1 in "Control Panel -> Multimedia" for Terratec and AWE64 MIDI Synth [620] for AWE64. Then lauched Winamp on Terratec to play some MIDI music. I plugged my headphones to AWE's Line-Out, but heard nothing after all. Actually, I tried different combinations, but nothing worked.
That's why I have a question - how it supposed to work? 😀 Should I just hear a music from AWE64 on the desktop, or is there any specific player for MIDI coming from Gameport? Or maybe I just did something wrong? Never used it before.
Here is my EWS64XL: http://vccollection.ru/?page_id=5832
And my AWE64: http://vccollection.ru/?page_id=4814