Creative Midi-Blaster

[Salient]

Anyone ever heard one of these exotic things? My guess it's a regular waveblaster in an external box. Would like to have one (for collection purposes) but they seem very hard to find, even on Google you don't find anything about it.
I've read a review about it though in a dutch magazine (1994) about it and from what I've read it sounded A LOT less than a real Sound Canvas and also (like the waveblaster) didn't have reverb and chorus effects.

[Rhizome]

I saw one on eBay a couple of months ago, was tempted to grab it but wasn't sure since I couldn't find any information on it.

[aleksej]

In Germany only.

[Ari]

Somebody at Creative actually thought the output of the WaveBlaster was good enough that someone would want to buy it as an external module?? Oh, the vanity! 

[mace]

In Germany only.

I'm sure that guy will ship to Holland, if you ask him.

[Salient]

I'm counting on it

[TheMAN]

heres pics of what I found so far... on some croatian auction site:
http://www.tradera.com/Creative_MIDI_blaster_MIDI_interface_synth_for_PC_gameport-auktion-69979108#pic

on german ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.de/Creative-Midi-Blaster_W0QQitemZ320298175396QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20080912?IMSfp=TL080912128004r26107


now something related but not the same... in case anyone wants to just pay lots of money for this useless s*** just for nostalgia's sakes
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sound-Blaster-MIDI-KIT-Voyetra-Creative-Labs-Retro-BOX_W0QQitemZ190250994475QQihZ009QQcategoryZ75519QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247

[Amigaz]

heres pics of what I found so far... on some croatian auction site:
http://www.tradera.com/Creative_MIDI_blaster_MIDI_interface_synth_for_PC_gameport-auktion-69979108#pic

on german ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.de/Creative-Midi-Blaster_W0QQitemZ320298175396QQcmdZViewItemQQimsxZ20080912?IMSfp=TL080912128004r26107


now something related but not the same... in case anyone wants to just pay lots of money for this useless s*** just for nostalgia's sakes
http://cgi.ebay.com/Sound-Blaster-MIDI-KIT-Voyetra-Creative-Labs-Retro-BOX_W0QQitemZ190250994475QQihZ009QQcategoryZ75519QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247

Since when did we start speaking croatian in Sweden? 

[mace]

heres pics of what I found so far... on some croatian auction site:
http://www.tradera.com/Creative_MIDI_blaster_MIDI_interface_synth_for_PC_gameport-auktion-69979108#pic

Since when did we start speaking croatian in Sweden? 

I was gonna say....

Swedish is nothing like croatian. 

[Amigaz]

heres pics of what I found so far... on some croatian auction site:
http://www.tradera.com/Creative_MIDI_blaster_MIDI_interface_synth_for_PC_gameport-auktion-69979108#pic

Since when did we start speaking croatian in Sweden? 

I was gonna say....

Swedish is nothing like croatian. 

After finishing a 1 liter bottle of vodka your swedish might sound like croatian 

[mace]

I was gonna say....

Swedish is nothing like croatian. 

After finishing a 1 liter bottle of vodka your swedish might sound like croatian 

http://i36.tinypic.com/bi6p9i.jpg
 

[TheMAN]

lol

[mace]

lol

Just kidding.

[Salient]

I got the midiblaster in the mail yesterday. Except for the box that has signs of time the rest is in ultra-mint condition, I really wonder if it has ever been used. Everything that has to be in de box is there, even the audio cable. I know my roland and other stuff sound better but to be honest I am not even THAT dissapointed in the sound quality of this thing. Sometimes it sounds really worse though but sometimes, even without the reverb and chorus which this thing doesn't have, it sounds surprisingly good.

Anyway,
I'm happy with it!

ps: I couldn't resist unscrewing it to reveal the inside.

[BlueMax]

Pictures, man!  PICTURES!! 

[Salient]

Pictures, man!  PICTURES!! 

I already put a pic in my post from the inside but here are some more photo's:

- Midi Blaster MB10 Front
- Midi Blaster MB10 Back
- Midi Blaster MB10 Box
- Midi Blaster MB10 Box contents
- Midi Blaster MB10 Inside

and here, not Midiblaster related though, is my other 'new' toy:

- Gravis Ultrasound MAX Front
- Gravis Ultrasound MAX Back
- Gravis Ultrasound MAX Box
- Gravis Ultrasound MAX Box contents

[TheMAN]

ok, so I see that one of the two floppies is the watered down cakewalk... what's on the other floppy?

[Salient]

This is from the readme:

   The  following  files  will be installed to your hard  disk  after
   running INSTALL.EXE.

   In the \MIDIBLST directory.

   README  .COM     - Program to display the README.TXT file
   README  .TXT     - This file
   DEMO    .BAT     - Batch file to run MIDI Blaster demo program
   MBDEMO  .EXE     - MIDI Blaster demo program
   PLAYMIDI.EXE     - MIDI file player
   SBMIDI  .EXE     - MIDI driver
   SETMIDI .EXE     - Program to set up MIDI mapping
   SETGM   .MID     - MIDI code for setting General MIDI mode
   SETMT32 .MID     - MIDI code for setting MT32 mode
   *.MID            - Sample MIDI files

So basically it's not very exciting.

[Great Hierophant]

Well, since "high quality" was a gross exaggeration, I wonder how affordable this thing was.  I suggest $179.99 when first released, which is too much.  Is 20-note polyphony even within the General Midi standard?

[Salient]

The funny thing about 20-voice polyphony is that the box states 20-notes, but the manual states 24-voices. I don't know if there is a difference in a VOICE and a NOTE but I think they mean the same in this case. So whether the manual is right or the box I wouldn't know.
But you are right that there is nothing high-quality about it, although some tracks don't actually sound TOO bad.

I still have a PCM (Personal Computer magazine) from 1994 or 1995 i believe where it was reviewed and it was not very positive. It is in dutch but for those who are interested I can make a scan of the review.