(I initially posted this on comp.music.midi, but I don't think it's
a very good group for this question. I'm having a hard time finding
an appropriate hardware group that has a reasonable level of traffic -
a.c.h looks like a candidate; suggestions for a more appropriate group
are welcome.)

Summary of the question: Does the Audigy 2 ZS SB0350 sound card have
a "... MIDI / Joystick port ..." and can it be used, with the right
cable/adapter, for standard MIDI I/O? If so, what cable/adapter is
needed?

I recently bought a computer on ebay that has what appears to be a
SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS (SB0350) card. The card looks exactly the same,
as far as I can tell, as the one pictured at this web site:

http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...-zs/index.html

(Scroll down a page or so for the pictures.)

Specifications I've found online for the card mention a
"MIDI/joystick port extension header":

15-pin MIDI / Joystick port extension header

(e.g., at:
http://www.xiertekusa.com/product.ph...57cac73293bd5f
)

I think this means that it has a joystick/game port that can,
with the right converter/adapter, be used for MIDI input/output.
The only candidate for that kind of port I see on the card is
the larger, mostly-rectangular opening at the far right in the
picture of the front panel. (See the first picture in the set at:
http://www.digit-life.com/articles2/...-zs/index.html
..)

But this sure doesn't look like a 15-pin port to me (neither male nor
female).

Can anyone tell me if this port is a joystick port, if it can be used
for MIDI i/o, and, if so, how to adapt it for standard MIDI cables?

As you can tell, I don't know a lot about hardware or sound cards. I'm
thinking the answer might be obvious to someone who does.


Thanks!

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