Keep MIDI on USB ports or MIDI USB Interface? (Motu express 128)
Hey all. My first post here.
I have a question about MIDI interfaces. I recently got myself some hardware synths and a mixer because I got tired off the mouse. All off them have the old MIDI ports and also USB MIDI is possible. At this stage everything is hooked up to my PC with the USB ports.
But having everything hooked up on USB, isn't that asking for trouble? All those drivers running in the background? And yes, sometimes things go weird? For example adjusting the frequency off a synth through MIDI going in steps instead off smooth.
So I started to look for a MIDI interface but quicly discovered there aren't that many? I only could find 2 USB MIDI interfaces with 8x8 MIDI ports being the "MOTU MIDI Express 128" and the "ESI M8U XL". That's it! Huh
Discovering that their are only two interfaces left, makes me think that an interface like that isn't all good either? Why their are only two brands that still make those things?
So what is your opinion? Let's say you have 10 hardware synths and you have to connect them to a Windows 7 64bit PC. How to proceed? Get one off those two MIDI interfaces, get a USB Hub? Or are there still other MIDI interfaces that I didn't see which work stable on a Windows 7 PC?
Hey all. My first post here.
I have a question about MIDI interfaces. I recently got myself some hardware synths and a mixer because I got tired off the mouse. All off them have the old MIDI ports and also USB MIDI is possible. At this stage everything is hooked up to my PC with the USB ports.
But having everything hooked up on USB, isn't that asking for trouble? All those drivers running in the background? And yes, sometimes things go weird? For example adjusting the frequency off a synth through MIDI going in steps instead off smooth.
So I started to look for a MIDI interface but quicly discovered there aren't that many? I only could find 2 USB MIDI interfaces with 8x8 MIDI ports being the "MOTU MIDI Express 128" and the "ESI M8U XL". That's it! Huh
Discovering that their are only two interfaces left, makes me think that an interface like that isn't all good either? Why their are only two brands that still make those things?
So what is your opinion? Let's say you have 10 hardware synths and you have to connect them to a Windows 7 64bit PC. How to proceed? Get one off those two MIDI interfaces, get a USB Hub? Or are there still other MIDI interfaces that I didn't see which work stable on a Windows 7 PC?
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