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MIDI Interface from Emagic

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Published on 02/24/12 at 05:02
Value For Money : Poor
8 port usb midi interface 8 IN 8 OUT, Rackmount and 19 operating in standalone

use:
with a small range expander / sampler rack, I wanted to set up once and for all my connections noon to how to patch audio.

user interface a bit sober, lack a screen for standalone mode, but I chipotte.

config
while hardware, a mac, but I do not use. 100% autonomous / 0% depending on a computer.

UTILIZATION

drivers for PC, AC seems a bit complicated, I have a mac, two possibilities:
- Use the drivers provided by Apple in 2010
- Use a small freeware program that adds a control panel for specific AMT8 / unitor8 >> not even need to run the sequencer.

https://www.potm.org/software/Unitor/


Linux, it seems that it is recognized automatically, to check.

I tested today and ca actually seems very well.

software utilies: Hard fan of the old versions, but anyway I no longer used.

last updated in 2010

saturation PM:
a little test, nothing conclusive, however, I think it's rather expanders that saturate ...

OVERALL OPINION

- Hyper complete in terms of routing filtering,
- Computer mode / automatic autonomous,
- Several types of interfaces available on the same machine (RS232, host Mac / PC, USB)
- Chainable (up to 8 at the same time)
- Patch users stored on eeprom> no battery!
- USB interface,
- Stand-alone mode, convenient for the studio
- Very robust
- Blue aesthetical rack!

not need to smpte> AMT8 instead of a unitor8
frankly in terms of speed / stability, Verily there is no better, but can be chezMOTU with a USB AV miditimepiece

I did a little comparative study between
- Edirol / Midiman 8x8 ports, in expensive secondhand, rare and less advanced in terms of functionality
- A miditimepiece AV USB, more expensive battery bp
- A roland A880, but not limited merge function and USB

basically, the AMT8, more sober in terms of interface seems to me much better equipped and above all cheaper used ...

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