Hey guys,
I have 2 questions: 1) Is there a name for the digital connector
that has 25-pins, a row of 13 and a row of 12?

2) How can I connect a device...namely a roland si-24 audio
interface/control surface—

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...e_pid/707041X/

....to my imac g4?

3) Will this controller/interface work on my imac like any other thats
normally connected via USB, Firewire, or MIDI?

Being that I could record 8 simultaneous tracks, mix with motorized
faders, and have multiple audio outputs, this unit would solve a lotta
problems. Any way anyone can think of of getting this thing connected
and working with an imac g4 (which doesnt have pci card slots if
anyones unfamiliar) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in
advance.--MAtt

(Matt) wrote in
om:

1) Is there a name for the digital connector
that has 25-pins, a row of 13 and a row of 12?

Sounds like a 25-pin D-Sub. The connector that is.

If you're asking about the interface rather than the actual connector, it
can be a number of things. The 25-pin D-Sub connector has been used with an
enormous amount of different interfaces.

Of course, you could be talking about another 25-pin connector as well.

Some kind of hint as of where this connector is mounted on what, any labels
close to it, etc, could be helpful in determining what to call the
interface. :-)

Regards
/Jonas

On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 01:02:36 +0100, Matt wrote
(in article ) :

Hey guys,
I have 2 questions: 1) Is there a name for the digital connector
that has 25-pins, a row of 13 and a row of 12?

2) How can I connect a device...namely a roland si-24 audio
interface/control surface—

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...1349623/g=key/
search/detail/base_pid/707041X/

...to my imac g4?


You can't - according to the listing, it's an expansion unit for Roland's
VS-2480/2400 multitrackers, not a computer audio interface. And going back to
your first question, from the description on the website I'd guess that's an
R-BUS port you're describing.

John

--

yorkio65 at yahoo.co.uk

"Matt" wrote in message
om...
Hey guys,
I have 2 questions: 1) Is there a name for the digital connector
that has 25-pins, a row of 13 and a row of 12?


That is an r-bus port, a proprietary roland interface, although it looks
like a standard 25 pin port, it is wired differently.

2) How can I connect a device...namely a roland si-24 audio
interface/control surface-


http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/...e_pid/707041X/

...to my imac g4?


You may still be able to buy a roland r-bus pci card... Imac... I don't
think you have a chance in hell.

3) Will this controller/interface work on my imac like any other thats
normally connected via USB, Firewire, or MIDI?


Not on an Imac. My impression is that you can send MMC messages over the
r-bus port, but I really don't know.


Being that I could record 8 simultaneous tracks, mix with motorized
faders, and have multiple audio outputs, this unit would solve a lotta
problems. Any way anyone can think of of getting this thing connected
and working with an imac g4 (which doesnt have pci card slots if
anyones unfamiliar)

Umm... you basically can't do it, sorry. I don't believe Roland has a USB to
r-bus adapter. So you can either buy a cheap PC for audio and the PCI card
or forget about it.

jb