Connecting Macintosh serial to USB on PC with Munt

[grieverheart]

I would like to connect my Quadra 840AV to a PC that has Munt running, emulating the Roland MT32. I was wondering if I can put together a cable that connects the Mac's serial port to USB. Would I need some kind of TTL adapter like this one? Has anyone tried doing this?

 

[Phipli]

I would like to connect my Quadra 840AV to a PC that has Munt running, emulating the Roland MT32. I was wondering if I can put together a cable that connects the Mac's serial port to USB. Would I need some kind of TTL adapter like this one? Has anyone tried doing this?

No, not TTL, you'd want RS422 to RS232, then RS232 to USB.

 

[Phipli]

Alternatively, get one of these :

KEYSPAN USA-28X B Dual Port RS422-USB Converter | eBay

<p>KEYSPAN USA-28X B Dual Port RS422-USB Converter. </p><br /><p>Excellent condition - barely used </p>

www.ebay.co.uk

I don't understand why there are hardly any on eBay and they're that price. They're only really useful for this, and can be replaced with a cable. A year or so ago there were loads on eBay and at prices down to £5.

Hopefully you can still find one somewhere.

Anyone got any idea why they've all vanished off eBay? @joshc?

 

[Skate323k137]

Serial midi interfaces are a dime a dozen, maybe a cheap macman for the Mac and USB midi interface for the computer? For MT32 the UM-ONE MKII is rock solid.

 

[joshc]

Anyone got any idea why they've all vanished off eBay? @joshc?

No idea. Probably goes in waves. It certainly wasn't me. I only have one, and it was gifted to me.

A similar thing happened with AAUI adapters, there were loads and then there weren't many on eBay anymore.