ESI MidiTerminal M8U

In seeking a MIDI interface not CHRE with a max of channels I came across it the. It does the gre MIDI (no timecode or other) and works by self-powered USB: perfect. It combines a 19 "high. But this is not a patchbay! It is crit 'High Performance MIDI patchbay' but the three modes on offer (!?) Are totally unusable. For this I will put trs not a good note but do not sell features that do not exist!

UTILIZATION

I download any drivers that when buying. A small note about it. With the manufacturers of the drivers was not working but with those of FenetreXP impeccable! not crash or break. I use Cubase LE (PC XP2 2.4GHz, 1GB RAM) with 5 synths and a master keyboard. The interface does never saturates but I do not use all channels.

OVERALL OPINION

It's been several months and everything goes well. Outside the patchbay function that does not exist (I had not bought any for a Manir) compltement is transparent. This is requested. I do not regret my purchase at all: it is a device that does what you ask for too much.

The price to the departure motivated me but it is worth what its worth.
Use in amateur / semi-pro for me. There is some Behind Spreader and 3 keyboards. It all works under XP and Vista

I use it behind an alim Fawn vehicle 'was not strong current in the same cable. (The book is purely USB cable too short) it does not come with a PSU, and will buy it for the doc, will read the CD-ROM.
Manufacturing is ugly, plastic and scrap tin can kind. The interior is average and the Switch facade is a real crap, the push has frankly is something which must be pressed 2 or 3 times to choose his method, cest prices really shot down limit of CEST and foutage!

The quality of the catch is no longer correct, the readability of reprage medicocre! mine is the chassis and each time it is a little bazaar.

UTILIZATION

I am not "enjoy" as copywriters.
One of the biggest faults is the switch for different modes "Through" that cause an effect sometimes curious to send a crash on the MIDI channel (the JV-2080 has almost every time), Midi-OX is confirmed when you trace this it happens. It is not always the case, but in this case there is only one thing to send a reset noon, or turn off / turn on the instrument. Not cool ...

the driver in XP and Vista are functional in Cubase and Sonar, the transfer speeds are much slower, a complete dump of an extension under MIDI JV2080 + pure (M-Audio card (1minute 30) behind the switch 8 minutes. ( under Midi Quest)

Now no saturation of either finding ultilis also has 20% (now I clearly doubts about 8 loops of 16 instruments)

OVERALL OPINION

Now I have another switch, most advanced one I still retain.
The price quality ratio is not necessarily bad (the price).
If you want to go gradually without breaking the bank, this is not the worst choice, quality workmanship is average, you expect cons of hickeys from time to time.