MIDI direct-to-tape

MusicSoft has just released an interesting piece of hardware that allows musicians to dump the MIDI output of their instruments to a standard cassette tape. MIDIMAN, a MIDI tape-recorder interface, grabs the performance in real-time, after which the musician may play back the tape and recreate the music.

MusicSoft president Tim Ryan says, "MIDIMAN was designed as an easy-to-use, cost effective means for recording any MIDI data, especially sequences, directly to standard audiotape." The unit also provides a back-up mode for copying tapes. Sales and Marketing Vice President Toby Odell says that the unit operates as a virtual "player piano" that allows musicians to record MIDI without having to buy an expensive computer and sequencing software.

MIDIMAN is priced at $199.95.

MusicSoft president Tim Ryan says, "MIDIMAN was designed as an easy-to-use, cost effective means for recording any MIDI data, especialy sequences, directly to standard audiotape." The unit also provides a back-up mode for copying tapes.

MusicSoft
1560 Meadowbrook
Altadena, CA 91001
(818) 794-4098

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