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MPU-401

The MPU-401, where MPU stands for MIDI Processing Unit, is an important but now obsolete interface for connecting MIDI-equipped electronic music hardware to personal computers. It was designed by Roland Corporation, which also co-authored the MIDI standard.

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Design

Variants

Clones

Modes

SoftMPU

Contemporary interfaces

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MPU-401

Nodes42
Edges41
Triples116
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.047619
Components1

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MPU-401

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related to Variants · 60
MPU-401 → An, COMPUTER IN, DIN, DOS, Due, For FM TownsLAPC-I, General MIDI, I/O, IBM, IBM AT, IBM PC, IBM PC/IBM XT/IBM AT, IBM PS/2 MCA, IBM PS/2's Micro Channel, In, Includes, IRQ, ISA, It, Japan
related to Design · 19
MPU-401 → Apple IIMIF-C64, Commodore, Early, FM7, For, Fujitsu FM-7MIF-IPC, IBM AT, IBM PC/IBM XT, IF-MIDI/IBM, IN/TAPE OUT/MIDI SYNC, It, July, MIDI IN/MIDI OUT/MIDI THRU/TAPE, MIF-APL, MIF-IPC-A, PC, PCB, Released, XT
related to Contemporary interfaces · 11
MPU-401 → As, DIN, Linux, Mac OS, MIDI, Often, Physical MIDI, USB, While MPU-401, Windows Update, Windows Vista
related to Modes · 11
MPU-401 → As, Compare, Early UART MPU-401, Implementing, MIDI, Normal, Specific, SYNC, Tape Sync, The MPU-401, UART
related to Clones · 9
MPU-401 → By, Examples, Midiman, Music Quest, PCBs, Roland, ROMs, Some, Voyetra
related to SoftMPU · 6
MPU-401 → In, It, MS-DOS, Sierra, SoftMPU, UART

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midi ibm roland box breakout card pc interface uart connector music connectors compatibles includes sound mode nec pc-98 source also

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MPU-401related to ClonesBy0.60section
MPU-401related to ClonesPCBs0.60section
MPU-401related to ClonesSome0.60section
MPU-401related to ClonesVoyetra0.60section
MPU-401related to ClonesRoland0.60section
MPU-401related to ClonesROMs0.60section
MPU-401related to ClonesMidiman0.60section
MPU-401related to ClonesMusic Quest0.60section
MPU-401related to ClonesExamples0.60section
MPU-401related to Contemporary interfacesPhysical MIDI0.60section
MPU-401related to Contemporary interfacesUSB0.60section
MPU-401related to Contemporary interfacesMIDI0.60section

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