Creative X-fi soundcard question

procupine14 · Jun 25, 2008, 10:50 PM

So basically a friend and I are going to start using my computer for some audio/DJing recording on the side. My soundcard has a MIDI header on it (a set of pins sticking off of it that takes a plug) on the inside right next to the FP audio header. So to the question. Is there a MIDI plug/passthrough that I can plug into that?

**dj_stick** · Jun 26, 2008, 12:08 AM

you can get a gameport bracket (used to come with some soundcards and motherboards) connect that straight in, and use a gameport to midi adaptor, or if you're a DIY sort of person, follow the info here: http://www.electricstart.de/pic/midiint.gif

procupine14 · Jun 26, 2008, 03:36 PM

cool thanks!

I think what i may attempt to do is fashion a cable (thanks to your link of that pin-out) That will allow me to plug in one end to the MIDI header on the soundcard and the other end will be a MIDI connector that I can run through a pass-through on the back of my case

ROBSCIX · Jun 27, 2008, 04:17 PM

You can also enable your onboard Midi port also. Can be useful when you don't have a port on your card. Come Motherboards allow you to enable the midi port without enabling the entire onboard sound chip. Good Luck.

procupine14 · Jun 27, 2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ROBSCIX

You can also enable your onboard Midi port also. Can be useful when you don't have a port on your card. Come Motherboards allow you to enable the midi port without enabling the entire onboard sound chip. Good Luck.

awesome. I may try that once my PC gets back together from a PSU failure and a Liquid cooling loop installation

THanks for the TIP!

Jun 25, 2008, 10:50 PM	#1
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	Creative X-fi soundcard question So basically a friend and I are going to start using my computer for some audio/DJing recording on the side. My soundcard has a MIDI header on it (a set of pins sticking off of it that takes a plug) on the inside right next to the FP audio header. So to the question. Is there a MIDI plug/passthrough that I can plug into that? __________________ HTPC/file server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom x4 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 1TB WD Black - 4 x 1TB Hitachi DeskStar in RAID 5 - ATi TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - HIS Raedon 4850 512MB - ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo - OCZ ModExtreme Pro 500W PSU GF's Gaming PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 - 500GB Western Digital GP - HIS Raedon 5770 1GB - ASUS M3A78-EM - Zalman 650W PSU Media Streamer: Win 7 Pro 64-bit - AMD Athlon x2 3200+ - 4GB SuperTalent DDR2 800 - 250GB SeaGate Barracuda - MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 - ASUS Raedon 5450 SILENT - FSP group 250W PSU

Jun 26, 2008, 03:36 PM	Thread Starter #3
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	cool thanks! I think what i may attempt to do is fashion a cable (thanks to your link of that pin-out) That will allow me to plug in one end to the MIDI header on the soundcard and the other end will be a MIDI connector that I can run through a pass-through on the back of my case __________________ HTPC/file server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom x4 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 1TB WD Black - 4 x 1TB Hitachi DeskStar in RAID 5 - ATi TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - HIS Raedon 4850 512MB - ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo - OCZ ModExtreme Pro 500W PSU GF's Gaming PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 - 500GB Western Digital GP - HIS Raedon 5770 1GB - ASUS M3A78-EM - Zalman 650W PSU Media Streamer: Win 7 Pro 64-bit - AMD Athlon x2 3200+ - 4GB SuperTalent DDR2 800 - 250GB SeaGate Barracuda - MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 - ASUS Raedon 5450 SILENT - FSP group 250W PSU

Jun 27, 2008, 04:17 PM	#4
ROBSCIX DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 1,732 Rep Power: 0	You can also enable your onboard Midi port also. Can be useful when you don't have a port on your card. Come Motherboards allow you to enable the midi port without enabling the entire onboard sound chip. Good Luck.