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From: kirjy@strix.udac.uu.se (Jonathan Yuen)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: >
Summary: SongWright comments
Keywords: SongWright
Date: 1 Sep 92 07:21:53 GMT
Organization: UDAC, Uppsala, Sweden

I've been using Songwright for quite a while.  It ran nicely on a
8088 IBM PC with Hercules so it didn't need much hardware.  Output
on a Laserjet is quite impressive, on the dot matrix printers a 
little less.  The early versions were quite crude, but the last one I
have (I think it is V) was OK.  It reads SMF, and i've moved stuff
back and forth from Cakewalk.  

The complex scores need more than stock memory on a HP Laser III,
but given the price of the software, I wasn't about to complain.
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From: nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Nick Rothwell)
Newsgroups: comp.music,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc,rec.music.synth
Subject: Re: Now what? (MIDI)
Date: 28 Aug 92 16:07:57 GMT
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	<STEINMAN.92Aug28094244@hawk.is.morgan.com>
Organization: Naff Green Shorts Dance Co.
In-reply-to: steinman@is.morgan.com's message of 28 Aug 92 14:42:44 GMT

In article <STEINMAN.92Aug28094244@hawk.is.morgan.com> steinman@is.morgan.com (Jan Steinman) writes:

   One thing is very important about MIDI cables: the shield should be
   attoched *only* on one end.

Now I'm confused. This shouldn't be a problem because only one of the MIDI
ports (either IN or OUT, I don't remember which) should have the shield
connected. I thought the cables themselves were supposed to be symmetrical.
I think all my "MIDI" cables are straight-through on all connectors, possibly
with middle pin (2?) and shield identified.

Nick.
--
  Nick Rothwell, LFCS, Edinburgh | "Say, how many contemporary dancers are
               nick@dcs.ed.ac.uk |     there in this bar?"
CASSIEL Contemporary Music/Dance | "Dunno; count the Dr. Martens and
     cassiel@cix.compulink.co.uk |     divide by two..."
From: rkwst+@pitt.edu (Raymond K Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: Composing & notation software... help me!
Date: 1 Sep 92 04:33:47 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh


Installing the SCC-1 card and using it with Windows 3.1 was very easy to me.
I didn't have a single problem some people had.  Just make sure you install
the MPU-401 driver that comes with Window 3.1.  And depending on what music
software you use, just configure your midi setup.

Usually you can just leave the I/O address and interrupts alone.  But if you
run into conflicts, then you need to change them or disable some other devices
you have....etc.  I have a scanner card, a PAS-16 sound card, and an SVGA
card and they run together fine.  

I use Cakewalk for Windows and so far I am quite satisfied with it.  I am not
a very good instrumentalist but I find it very easy to compose using Wincake
(step mode, staff view, cut and paste, cloning...) And being a programmer,
CAL programs are kind of neat to hack... One thing still missing is printing
simple notation from Staff view, but I guess Twelve Tone is planning to
implement this feature in future release.  I tried MasterTrack Pro, Encore,
Finale, MusicTime and some other DOS based sequencers and I personally think
Wincake best suits my needs and it's quite intuitive to use.  It works very
well with the PAS-16 and SCC-1 cards.  It allows me to use both ports and 
output to both devices so I have, technically, 46 polyphony.  Although when
used with the SCC-1, the PAS-16 FM synth sounds sound pretty coarse, and 
probably only the Drum patches are usable with the SCC-1.

I have yet to find (or wait for) a good notation software that I feel 
comfortable with.  Both Finale and Encore have minuses more than pluses to me.
And MusicTime (a little brother of Encore) is kind of a toy...what are you
going to do with only 6 staves?  And I am not going to shell out a huge sum
of money....

Ray
-- 
Raymond K. Wong                                 
E-mail: rkwst@unix.cis.pitt.edu, rkwst+@pitt.edu, rkw@icarus.lis.pitt.edu
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From: esr@unixhub.SLAC.Stanford.EDU (Edwin S. Russell)
Newsgroups: rec.music.compose,comp.music
Subject: Anyone familiar with SongWright
Date: 28 Aug 92 18:14:16 GMT
Followup-To: rec.music.compose

I just received a brochure on a product called SongWright.  As always, the  
blurb sounds impressive.  Is anyone using it?  Has anyone tried it?  Comments  
about ease of use, capabilities, deficiencies?
Newsgroups: comp.music
From: ian@unipalm.co.uk (Ian Phillipps)
Subject: Re: Roland MT-32
Organization: Unipalm Ltd., 216 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge CB4 4WA, UK
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 22:32:07 GMT

rtaylor@hns.com (Randy Taylor) writes:

>I'm looking for information about Pan (Controller 10)
>information transmitted to an MT-32.  The MT-32 docs
>seem to indicate that dynamic panning is possible,
>but I can't seem to get it to work,

Works fine for me. You get about 7 steps (or is it 15.. hmm) for the
normal MIDI range of 0-127, so you have to change the controller value
by a fair bit to make anything happen.

Each MIDI channel responds to the controller separately.

Beware that some voices can be stereo in themselves, and won't respond
to the pan instruction - they send some partials to the left and some
to the right channel. I don't know off hand which of the builtin voices
that applies to.

Ian
-- 
Ian Phillipps, Unipalm Ltd, 216 Science Park,		Phone +44 223 420002
Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 4WA, England.		Phax  +44 223 426868
	The road to hell is paved with melting snowballs - Larry Wall
Newsgroups: comp.music
From: C556212@mizzou1.missouri.edu (Jeoff Hines)
Subject: Where can I find MOD songs?
Organization: University of Missouri
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 20:23:24 CDT

 
Does anyone know where I can find some MOD songs?  FTP or otherwise. Thanks.
 
Newsgroups: comp.music,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: sasrdt@shewhart.unx.sas.com (Randall D. Tobias)
Subject: Now what? (MIDI)
Originator: sasrdt@shewhart.unx.sas.com
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 1992 20:13:13 GMT
Organization: (none)


 - I've got the computer, a Mac IIsi running System 7.0.

 - I've got a keyboard, a Casiotone CT-460.

How do I connect one to the other and then verify that I've got them
connected?  Where do I find the proper cable, and once I've got it,
what's the cheapest, easiest program (sequencer, notation, whatever)
to prove that I hooked it up right?

-- 

Randy Tobias          SAS Institute Inc.     sasrdt@unx.sas.com
(919) 677-8000 x7933  SAS Campus Dr.         72450.2545@compuserve.com
(919) 677-8123 (Fax)  Cary, NC   27512-8000  norat@aol.com

 ... just my $(-exp(2*sqrt(-1)*arcos(0))/(((2**(2 + 1)) - 1)**2 + 1)).
From: rkwst+@pitt.edu (Raymond K Wong)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: MT-32 patches
Date: 2 Sep 92 03:06:08 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <Btww6s.Hy9@acsu.buffalo.edu> beers@acsu.buffalo.edu (Andrew Beers) writes:
>
2  Acoustic Piano 2
6  Electric Piano 3
7  Electric Piano 4
13 Pipe Organ 1
17 Harpischord 1
19 Harpsichord 3
25 Synth Brass 1
26 Synth Brass 2
27 Synth Brass 3
28 Synth Brass 4
33 Fantasy
34 Harmonic Pan
38 Atmosphere
39 Warm Bell
50 String Section 2
51 String Section 3
56 Cello 2
60 Guitar 1
61 Guitar 2
88 Harmonica
95 Tuba
114 Melodic Tom
118 Taiko
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>Andrew C. Beers, N2LUH             beers@cs.buffalo.edu  
>SUNY Buffalo, Computer Science     {rutgers,uunet}!cs.buffalo.edu!beers


-- 
Raymond K. Wong                                 
E-mail: rkwst@unix.cis.pitt.edu, rkwst+@pitt.edu, rkw@icarus.lis.pitt.edu
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From: system@gnd1.wtp.contel.com (Marty Anilane)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Help with Yamaha RX7 rhythm programmer
Date: 28 Aug 92 22:16:14 GMT
Reply-To: system@gnd1.wtp.contel.com
Organization: GTE Government Systems, Federal Systems Division, Chantilly, VA
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.3-4

I have hooked up the RX7 to a Midi sequencer and now I need to change
the voices associated with the notes on the RX7.(I.e. when the RX7 receives
a C it plays a snare and I would like it to play a bass tom instead.) I have 
read the book that came with it, and it appears that it should have the 
capabilty, but the directions seem to be incomplete. Can anyone help?
----------------
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 Internet: "system@gnd1.wtp.contel.com"    (703) 818-4413
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From: scot@asstdc.oz.au (Scot Art)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: New specs of Atari Falcon (500 Pounds)
Date: 29 Aug 92 01:44:48 GMT


 SH> From: leo@zelator.in-berlin.de (Stefan Hartmann)

 SH> Today only the software counts. You can have a very good hardware, but
 SH> when there are no programs for this machine, nobody will buy it !

What you say is true. Maybe for video applications the Falcon won't be the
bee's knees (to be honest I think the Amiga cleans up in that department
unless you want to talk about A$250000 workstations). It's alsways software
that drives acceptance, and the ST has never been strong for video
applications.

But music ... ahh it's music to my ears.  The ST is well supported for MIDI /
musical applications - arguably it has the greatest range and depth of
software of any computer for "yer average musician".

I've been a solid Steinberg Cubase/ST user for years. Recently I've had to
contemplate switching to another platform (ie Macintosh) in order to get
access to stuff like a decent HD recording & sequencing program (a la Vision).
Hopefully the Falcon will stop me having to shell out 5 or 10 times as much to
buy the hardware to run the software I want. The music software I want isn't
available for PCs - it's that simple.

As long as the Falcon runs ST MIDI programs there is a HUGE range of software
for it.

ciao Scot.

 ===
scot@asstdc.oz.au
disclaimer: none, so sue me.
From: vancleef@ohstpy.mps.ohio-state.edu
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: <None>
Date: 2 Sep 92 01:28:01 EDT

Does anyone have the current mailing address for Creative Labs? I
sent them an order and my letter got returned with the notice
'AUTHORIZED FORWARDING TIME HAS EXPIRED'.

Please help!

-Garrett

P.S. The address I sent to was 131 S Maple Ave #6, South San Fran CA 94080



Xref: sparky comp.music:4294 rec.music.misc:22595
Newsgroups: comp.music,rec.music.misc
Subject: Roland
From: lidz@quads.uchicago.edu (adam lidz)
Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1992 13:18:56 GMT
Reply-To: lidz@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations

Does anyone here think that it is possible that Roland will make some sort of
external sound module for the Scc-1 (That plugs into the MIDI Port), that will
pick up and play MT-32 SysEx codes?  Does one already exist?
If so, what's it called?
Thanks.

Newsgroups: comp.music
From: nunis@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com (Simon NUNIS)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: mail server for files
Date: 1 Sep 92 01:48:33 GMT
Organization: HP Singapore Notes-Server

Hi everyone.

I was listening all this things about ftp sites having tons of demo files,
public domain sequencers/librarians/editors and many other goodies but I
cannot get them because I do not have ftp access to all these machines.

So, is there a mail server somewhere that has all these stuff archived
so I can get them mailed to me?  I am looking for a patch editor for
my U20 and would really like one that runs on dos (not windows) because
I only have a humble 286.

I am also looking for something to do simple notation.  So can someone
please help me out here and maybe send me a copy (or direct me to a mail
server with a copy of these stuff).

Thanks in anticipation.

simon ;)

email:  nunis@hpsgm2.sgp.hp.com
Newsgroups: comp.music
From: lm003@rrz.uni-koeln.de (Dr. Georg Fleischmann)
Subject: Wave Sampel Format
Organization: Regional Computing Center, University of Cologne, F. R. Germany
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 92 08:32:50 GMT

can somone explain how the Wave Samelformat is defind ? Is it compatibel 
with AIFF ?
Alexander
EMail alex@khm.uni-koeln.de
From: geraint@aifh.ed.ac.uk (Geraint Wiggins)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: Graduate programs
Date: 27 Aug 92 11:51:10 GMT
Organization: Dept AI, Edinburgh University, Scotland
To: rosensta@spade.rutgers.edu (Michael "Trott" Rosenstark)

In article <Aug.26.19.27.04.1992.13207@spade.rutgers.edu> you write:
>
>hello:
>
>I am looking for opinions on graduate programs (Ph.D. level) in music
>composition/electronic music.  Specifically, I am looking for programs
>that will allow me to concentrate on composing and not weigh me
>down with extraneous history and theory courses.
>
>Any info at all would be appreciated.  Summary posted if warranted.

I don't know if you're interested in institutions outside the US, but
the University of Edinburgh offers a 3 year PhD in composition - no
taught stuff at all, only supervised research/composition work.
Nigel Osborne and Peter Nelson are the two main supervisors. As far
as I know there is no restriction on the kind of work you do.

I've been enrolled on the course for a year so far, and have found it
exciting and interesting.

You can get official info from 

	Miss Cynthia Cole
	Faculty Officer
	The Faculty of Music
	Alison House
	Nicholson Square
	Edinburgh
	Scotland

Hope this helps.

Geraint
Newsgroups: comp.music,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: mclemens@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (Mike Clemens)
Subject: Re: Now what? (MIDI)
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1992 00:52:24 GMT

In article <1992Aug27.221145.4026@news.weeg.uiowa.edu> smills@news.weeg.uiowa.edu (MuffinHead) writes:
>sasrdt@shewhart.unx.sas.com (Randall D. Tobias) writes:
>
>> - I've got the computer, a Mac IIsi running System 7.0.
>> - I've got a keyboard, a Casiotone CT-460.
>>How do I connect one to the other and then verify that I've got them
>>connected?  Where do I find the proper cable, and once I've got it,
>>what's the cheapest, easiest program (sequencer, notation, whatever)
>>to prove that I hooked it up right?
>
>   I assume the Casio has MIDI jacks. If so, get a MIDI interface from
>most any mail order place and something like Trax for software. You'll also
>need one or two MIDI cables, depending on what you want to do. Any music
>store should have those.
>
>Muff

Also, Radio Shack sells MIDI cables, though they're just sold as regular
computer cables.  I think they're about $5-$6 each, which is usually
cheaper (around here, anyway) than a music-store cable.  You get a
limited choice of colors (read: grey), but they should blend right in
with your Mac. ;-)

Mike
From: tardif@montmorency.ulaval.ca (Pierre-Martin Tardif)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Composing & notation software... help me!
Date: 30 Aug 92 19:43:30 GMT
Organization: Universite Laval

Hi !
	I bought a Roland SCC-1 card to compose music and
I wonder which software I should use ?????

	I have some information on MusicTime from PASSPORT
and that's all...  I looked in Computer Shopper and the
only advertise came from Soundware.  They were offering
Band In A Box Prof., Encore, Finale, Ballade, MusicPrinter
Plus, Musicator, The Copyist and SCORE 3.

	I really need help because I am lost in that jungle.

	Also, how do I interface my SCC-1 card with Windows 3.1 ????

Thank you a lot !

-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
-- 
Pierre-Martin Tardif, etudiant gradue  (email: tardif@gel.ulaval.ca)
Laboratoire de Vision et Systemes Numeriques
Universite Laval, Pavillon Adrien-Pouliot, local 00100-I, Ste-Foy, Quebec,
Canada, G1K 7P4         (418-656-2131, ext 4848)
Newsgroups: comp.music
From: meyer@uuisis.isis.org (Katherine Meyer)
Subject: Re: computer recommendation
Organization: International Shared Information Service (Ottawa)
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 92 22:47:44 GMT


> In article <82930001@hpfcdc.fc.hp.com>
> gates@hpfcdc.fc.hp.com (Bill Gates) writes:
>  
> >
> >Could you folks perhaps tell me how much CPU a music scoring program can
> >consume?  I'm in the market for a home computer, which will be used for
> >music scoring and, of course, various games.  Can one of the higher clock
> >rate 386 units handle something like Encore, or would a 486 be a better
> >choice (where better = the increase in speed is noticable and necessary).
> >
> >
> IMHO, the minimum acceptable configuration for Windows is a 386 25MH machine,
> with at least 4 MB of RAM, and at least 80-100MB of hard disk (MickySoft's
> recommendations notwithstanding!
>   Hope this helps!
>  
> >Thanks,
> >Bill
>   Welcome.
>     Joe

I have run PASSPORT's SCORE 2.0 and 3.1 on an XT (approx 4.8 MHZ), a 386/25
DX with 80 meg HD and 4 Meg ram and on a 486 /SX 20 with 340 HD and 4 meg
ram.  On the XT it functioned but was very slow.  On the 386 it flew (about
five times as fast as the XT) and othe 486 it runs much faster again.  Score
itself does not take that much room but it has to do number crunching to 
come up with the final printout.  SO what you get depends mainly on what the 
minimum requirements of the software are.  Also, although SCORE is not a
windows based program, I have never encountered any difficulties in using
SCORE as a DOS APP in WINDOWS.  Hope this helps.
Katherine
MEYER@UUISIS.ISIS.ORG

Newsgroups: comp.music
From: lidz@quads.uchicago.edu (adam lidz)
Subject: Re: Technical Problem
Reply-To: lidz@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 12:51:46 GMT

Okay, I understand the concept of 0-127, I have for quite a while.  Hell, I can tell you 2^x where x < 17 in 0+ or 1+ mode, but my computer doesn't seem to.
It gives me a list of instrument number 0-128 (0 being no instrument), and
it always tells me it can't accept 128.  Since 0 is still No instrument, it gets
cut off.

As for the +1 octave, I figured out the problem, but I don't know how to fix it.
I assumed in Midi Mapper, but that doesn't let me change the Key Patches at all.It just switches back to the first one on the list no matter what.
From: gilles@cannes.Eng.Sun.COM (Patrick-Gilles Maillot)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Cakewalk demo and ET4000TURBO drivers ???
Date: 26 Aug 1992 14:51:07 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Mt. View, Ca.
Distribution: USA
NNTP-Posting-Host: cannes

Hi,

Has anyone experienced any problem with CakeWalk (demo) on the ET4000 turbo
1024x768 video drivers?

I tried Cakewalk using the Orchid's drivers for the prodesignerIIs, and it
was working fine. Then I switched to the ET4000TURBO drivers, which provide
faster screen updates and work for every other app I have, Cakewalk draws
all the window borders, and hangs.

Any help appreciated.

-Patrick

Newsgroups: comp.music
From: whitcomb@aurs01.uucp (Jonathan Whitcomb)
Newsgroups: comp.music,rec.music.synth,comp.sys.amiga.audio
Subject: X-oR Profiles
Date: 2 Sep 92 18:08:08 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh NC

ATTENTION USERS OF DR.T's X-oR UNIVERSAL PATCH EDITOR/LIBRARIAN.

I have written X-oR profiles for the following instruments:

Korg 03R/W            (rack mount AI synth module) 
Korg P3               (piano sound module)
Korg Symphony         (orchestra sound module)
Alesis Quadraverb GT  (guitar pre-amp and general purpose effects unit)
Alesis Quadraverb+    (multi-effects processor).

Three of these profiles are freeware, one shareware, and one is for
sale.  Please e-mail me for details.

The mailer at my site is strange, so make sure your reply message is
addressed to

whitcomb%aurgate@mcnc.org

Thanks.
**********************************************************************
Jonathan Whitcomb                    UUCP: <whitcomb%aurgate@mcnc.org>
Alcatel Network Systems              Delphi: JBWHIT
Raleigh, NC                          GEnie: J.WHITCOMB3        
Newsgroups: comp.music,comp.sys.mac.apps,comp.sys.mac.misc
From: smill@polari.online.com
Subject: Re: Now what? (MIDI)
Organization: Seattle Online Public Access Unix (206) 328-4944
Date: Mon, 31 Aug 1992 05:38:53 GMT

>
>One thing is very important about MIDI cables: the shield should be
>attoched *only* on one end. MIDI drivers use opto-couplers to avoid
>using a reference ground. If you use three-wire AC cords (as you
>should!) and then hook variaus chassis grounds together via cable
>shields, small differences in power supply currents cause currents to
>flow through the shields, which can couple into the signal. This is a
>"ground loop" -- try it, you'll hate it!
>

	This is NOT true.  As stated in the MIDI 1.0 Spec:

	"The cable shall be twisted pair, with the shield connected to
pin 2 at both ends."
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^

	The ground loop problem is dealt with in the fact that MIDI
jacks on instruments are specified as pin 2 (ground) being connected
only at the transmitting ends, not at receiving end.  This allows cables
to be used in any situation, with the ground connection taken care of
in the hardware specification.

-- 
Steven M. Miller		"The history of music evolution is
smill@polari.online.com		 not the history of nice guys"
					-- Anthony Braxton
Electronic Music Coordinator - Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle WA
From: root@agon2.sublink.org (Agon)
Newsgroups: comp.music
Subject: Re: RAVEL
Date: 25 Aug 92 14:10:35 GMT
Organization: Paolo Tortiglione

diarmuid@uniwa.uwa.edu.au (Diarmuid Pigott) writes:

> I have used Ravel, the music programming language, a fair bit now and
> quite like it. The manual refers to an Atari version: does anyone know
> from whence it can be obtained?
> 
> Thanks in anticipation
> 
> Diarmuid

Try to write to the author : jrb@cs.pdx.edu. I had from him all info
about.
Bye
Newsgroups: comp.music,comp.sys.mac,alt.emusic,comp.sys.mac.wanted
From: maarten@fwi.uva.nl (Maarten Carels)
Subject: Re: WANTED: SCSI Guru
Organization: FWI, University of Amsterdam
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 09:21:51 GMT

Jonathan A. Duke <jonathan@hermes.bc.edu> writes:
>In article <17ga7iINN813@agate.berkeley.edu> Steven Clark,
>sclark@ocf.berkeley.edu writes:
>>I am attempting to set up a SCSI chain with a Macintosh LC, a Syquest
>>Removable Disk Drive, and and Ensoniq EPS 16 + Turbo sampler. The idea
>>is to have one cartridge formatted by the Mac and one by the Ensoniq 
>>so I can use the Syquest to back up both machines without continually
>>reconnecting cables. Both the Mac and the Ensoniq are internally 
>>terminated, and the Syquest, when terminated, works fine with one or 
>>the other connected. But when I remove the termination from the 
>>Syquest and connect both Mac and Ensoniq, the Mac won't boot up. 

>Easy problem:  Both the Mac & the sampler are SCSI ID 7.  Bad things
>happen when you have multiple IDs on a SCSI bus.

Even worse. The mac will get confused if it finds the SCSI bus in use when
it's not using itself. So even when the sampler isn't ID 7, you will have
problems.
Another thing to look at is termination. Only 2 sets of terminators may
be present, one on each end of the chain. And, both terminators must be
powered. I don't think any termination inside a mac will get power of the
mac is powered off.

You may be better off buying an extra drive.

--maarten
-- 
In real life:	Maarten Carels
		Computer Science Department
		University of Amsterdam
email:		maarten@fwi.uva.nl
Newsgroups: comp.music