>They were huge in early electronic music because they were cheap and had those handy built in MIDI ports. I believe cubase was originally written for the ST.

>They were huge in early electronic music because they were cheap and had those handy built in MIDI ports. I believe cubase was originally written for the ST. Indeed - the reason I got into electronic music was because I had an ST (and that was part of the reason I got an ST, if you get my meaning). Tried Pro 24, and then got hold of Cubase. Used to spend hours improvising music using it, using muting via the F-keys. Rock solid setup, just worked and was dead easy and quick to use. Amazingly it translates to the version in use today - I used to show it to my pupils (via an ST emulator) to show them how what they were using had a history going back 20+ years. I wonder how different the musical landscape would have been without MIDI ports being built into the ST. Yes, of course, you can buy an interface, but if it's already there...