All user reviews for the Edirol UM-550

- What technical specifications motivated your choice?

The um-550 is a small Interface 8x8 MIDI-USB port also acts as making patch / merge and filter and can therefore be used without the PC.

- For what purpose?

Connect pc peripherals noon or between them.

- What is your config (motherboard / CPU / RAM / Disk ,...)?

SS51G PC P4 2.4 GHz CPU with 512MB RAM and ...

- Which instruments do you use the Systmes or ...?

Yamaha Motif 8, Roland JV-2080, TC-Helicon Voice One, M-Audio DIGIPATCH, AW2816, Evolution MK-225c

UTILIZATION

- The drivers are stable?

yes, trs stable on the motherboard sis ... I also tried with a KT333, and I sometimes (rarely) the interface s'arrtait work with this chipset.

- Are they often put day?

... aeeuuh ... I have not paid attention this point.

- What software do you use most often?

Cubase SX and various tlcommandes and publishers for my instruments ...

- Do you ever happen to saturate the MIDI interface and if so, under what circumstances?

Yeah, comes as a MIDI interface for any ... specially if I merged sources trs active

OVERALL OPINION

- How long have you use it?

6 months

- What is the particular feature you like best and least?

Simplicity as usable without pc patch / merge twelve o'clock

- How do you report qualitprix?

Well, well ... trs it's a bit more expensive than a similar interface without patch / merge but it's so convenient.

- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...

No, I viserais the MODEL 8 ports (um-880) for I am the strait on version 5 ports (I have six peripherals and instruments and will continue to rise) ...

She is everything one could need. Compared to the description of the product made on this site I want to make a clarification, it is not half-rack format. I would say it is 2 / 3 of rack.

It allows me to connect my different instruments between them (master keyboard, control surface, computer, synth, BAR ,...).

It can be used without computer, that's cool! Able to make small live sessions.

For what computer configuration? Any now, unless you have an ancestor and do not want no part. Is there anyway that you have a USB port or the MIDI.

UTILIZATION

I never do the update because the machine works fine like that. I'd have a look on this as can be there for new features (I do not see what she could do more)

OVERALL OPINION

I went from an m-audio 4x4 midisport this UM-550. I wanted to make music without necessarily that the PC is turned on, my patch to MIDI signal and frankly I do not know if other products are better, but it gives me absolutely no desire to go elsewhere.

Like most people, the only criticism we can make here is that it does so only 5x5, and it is quite expensive secondhand (since it is no longer produced), but the worth! (And then to compensate for the growth of material, I added an A880).

With hindsight, may now would I buy one of UM-880 (good but they are much more expensive and all this for 3 inputs and 3 outputs more, so ...)

If you are looking for a MIDI interfaces easy, clear and reliable, go there with confidence.