Roland JX-3P as Midi Device for computer?

[Aaron]

I have very little knowledge when it comes to midi. I need to get a midi device for Reason/Sibelius, but I also have an ancient Roland JX-3P sitting around. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_JX-3P) It is an analog, but it is also the first midi-capable synth that Roland produce. It has a midi bus input and output. With the right cable/adaptors/etc., would I be able to use this synth for my computer programs?

Part II: If so, what cables/devices/adaptors would I need?

[emils]

I don't see why you wouldn't be able to use it.
What sort of soundcard do you have?

[mambo4]

I have used on as a midi controller and slave with no problem. It is old and won't take full advantage of the range of controlls available for modern midi software. For note on/ note off /velocity and maybe pitch baend, it would work. But modern stuff like the M-audio 02 series will give you lots of knobs and other stuff to assign as well.

[Aaron]

Originally Posted by emils

I don't see why you wouldn't be able to use it.
What sort of soundcard do you have?

a cheap Soundblaster live

[emils]

If you have USB on your computer you can use a USB-MIDI inerface like this:


or you can get one of these older ones that hooks up to your Soundblaster card: