Edirol Delivers OS X Drivers for MIDI Products

Edirol Corporation announced several new MIDI products for Apple's next generation operating system using MIDI drivers delivered within Mac OS X version 10.1.2. Edirol demonstrated updated drivers that add Mac OS X compatibility to a number of existing products.

"Edirol is excited to support Mac OS X in a wide range of products. Mac OS X offers advanced audio features to meet an array of needs, from the hobbyist to the demanding musician and producer. Mac OS X provides Edirol products with a powerful and creative environment for music composition," said Mr. John Broadhead, Vice President of Edirol Corporation North America.

"In delivering tremendous audio and graphics technologies with unprecedented power and rock-solid stability, Mac OS X is the platform of choice for digital audio and video enthusiasts," said Ron Okamoto, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Developer Relations. "Edirol offers remarkable tools for desktop media production and we're excited to have their support for Mac OS X."

Edirol debuted its new Mac OS X drivers for use with Mac OS X v 10.1.2 supporting a wide range of existing products including:

• UM-1 1x1 USB MIDI Interface
• UM-1S 1x1 USB MIDI Interface
• UM-2 2x2 USB MIDI Interface
• UM-4 4x4 USB MIDI Interface
• UM-880 8x8 USB MIDI Interface/Patcher
• SC-8820 USB MIDI Sound Module
• SC-8850 USB MIDI Sound Module
• SK-500 USB MIDI Synthesizer Keyboard
• PC-300 USB MIDI Keyboard Controller

Edirol's newest MIDI product, the UM-880 8x8 USB MIDI Interface/Patcher, works "out-of-the-box" with Mac OS X version 10.1.2 which includes a generic MIDI driver from Apple.

This product is compatible with the USB MIDI Class drivers built into Mac OS X, offering full compatibility to Mac OS X MIDI software.