All user reviews of 5/5 for the M-Audio Midisport 2x2

Purchased in 2001 !!! At the time, a USB MIDI interface was all new to me. Used at the time in my studio with a AKAI S2000 and a Korg M1. It has been a few years my interface for concerts.

UTILIZATION

Everything has been very stable either on WinXP when I bought it on Mac or later. She never planted or showed any latency.

OVERALL OPINION

I have for 13 years. I used it daily for 7 years and more episodically since 2008, when it serves me in concert.
This is my oldest piece of equipment in the studio; it is indestructible. I'll never will get rid (unless they have the brilliant idea to make us obsolete USB).

Case on, USB1.1 Port.
Between 2 (s) MIDI.
2 output (s) MIDI.
Autonomous operation ...
Trsrsistant box (stamped mtal good thickness), I say because she has a soaring home of 3m and works perfectly ... crashtest involuntary wholesale

UTILIZATION

Driver development, not conflict with windaube 98SE anyway ...
Works with Cubase SX without stem ...
Not yet been able to saturate, but I do not balance loads of VENT either ...

In terms of use can not be easier I think ...

OVERALL OPINION

1year from home, do not move ...
Note the flashing of the witness bizare USB ... style housing ... bewitched
Ratio Q / P trs interresting for someone who want to add this 2in/out his homestudio to play their new machines ...
In short, stable, sturdy

My MT4 Emagic has released ... anyway Emagic us cowardly abandonment .... I was looking for the best value for money according to my needs and voila ...

533/2.4 ghz p4 a b / d 160 / / /

I just plug my pattern and proteus ..

UTILIZATION

It works on logic audio nickel. the USB cable is very long. so I made this box very far .. I'll end up forgetting ...

OVERALL OPINION

I leave the store at the moment and the hardest part was removing the plastic covering the box.
I hope that my next sound card settle here too ... I'll just go and look for m-audio ...

What motivated my choice is the possibility of having two input noon to 2 keyboards matres.
my config is PIV 3GHZ 1 GB ram on XP S2 and I work with Cubase SX and Reason, so that with synths and vsti.

UTILIZATION

No problem driver, super easy installation, reconu by any software (Cubase SX, Reason and other VSTI)
no need of updating since everything works fine

OVERALL OPINION

I've had two weeks which is great, the recess time limit latency interface between noon and Reduces software is if you have a good sound card.
trs RAPORT good quality price, I would do the same choice without problem.

2x MIDI IN
2x MIDI OUT

Voil. That's exactly what I needed, I use a plug in my battery and my little behringer TD12 BCN44 CONTRL for Battery 2 and 5 Live.

UTILIZATION

RAS. Everything works the hair.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a week, 40 hours of intensive ... No problem. It is a small boiboite routing twelve o'clock trs simple fills out its office.

I do it again this choice with his eyes closed. Finally, if ever I take my setup expands the 4x4 ...

And I put 9 because perfection does not exist.

2 MIDI IN
2 MIDI OUT
THROUGH a button (handy)

I bought APRS for purchasing the M Audio UNO, small simple MIDI interface with two MIDI Cables 1.50m welded to the housing, which it has even replaced an old audio / MIDI interface, M audio firewire solo.
I naturally made me confiding M Audio UNO paying, convinced of the quality of MIDI interfaces they offer, I quickly nanmoins dchant with this contraption.
While initially, aa well fonctionnau after one month sentence, the cables MIDI gear transplant vhiculait do any more info MIDI, while the MIDI interface Computer taient DTECT always by my programs.
I returned to the store I o achetqui referred it to the Service of M Audio, which after two months sent me an interface that still did not work.
As I did not want to take the head still 2 / 3 months, I left bertom and I pay a MIDI interface "old" as the MIDI SPORT 2X2.
For if the UNO, to trs not expensive, has a solution and complements mini (USB cable + Intgr) ds lchent that the cables, the thing's done, because no way to replace them.

I strongly deprecated this type of product in the long run, better to put 15 or 20 euros more, buy his Cables, as has been the time to see.

UTILIZATION

I've had prs of 6 months, and no signal, it still works like new (long-long ...)

This small compact bote does nothing less than what is asked, grate 2 simultanment MIDI devices, and it is even slightly more UBN.
Unlike many USB MIDI interfaces, and those intgres in audio sound cards, it possde function "THROUGH" that allows convenient to use, without necessarily a MIDI squenceur m me a computer.

For example, I work with an expander TRITON RACK controlled by a MIDI keyboard matre, connected to MIDI IN / OUT on the MIDI devices SPORT.2 distinct as you will understand, but can not operate a without the other.
So with almost all my other MIDI interface, or MIDI + audio, j'tais have to go through a standard software Cubase and Sonar to play with this little box, I just have a button dsappuyer to move from one mode interface "USB MIDI"
mode "MIDI THROUGH." Which means that I can play my Triton as I will, without a software or even turn on the computer, it works in stand alone, without the need to be fed or anything.
Ben has greatly facilitates things.

In addition, I have not even needed to get the latest drivers, the original ones worked perfectly, fast and easy install.

OVERALL OPINION

APRS galr have with this dung UNO MIDI, j'apprhendais much my new MIDI interface, so I waited a few good months before being sr as a function of the hard e, which is the case.
By consquent, if you want a simple interface, functional, with or without computer, look no further, the MIDI SPORT brilliantly performs its functions and hassle free.

What technical specifications motivated your choice? ... 2 + 2 MIDI in MIDI out, can be used standalone without a computer (autoaliment by the MIDI in this case).
For what purpose? Which instruments do you use or the Systmes? ... PC <-> EA-1 among others ...
What is your config (motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)? ... AMD64 4400 dual core, 2 GB, win2000

UTILIZATION

The drivers are stable? ... yes
Are they often put day? ... ncessaire do when it works!
What software do you use most often? ... Orion Platinum, Reaper, ...
Do you ever happen to saturate the MIDI interface and if so, under what circumstances? ... not

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How long have you use it? ... uh?? a moment!
What is the particular feature you like best and least? ... as: compact, no worries, the least: it makes the Lumire m'empche the night and sleep!
Have you tried many other models before acqurir? ... but not tried for 6 months (prt of a friend)
How do you report qualitprix? ... a little pricey new but bought used
Exprience with, you will do again this choice? For intercace just MIDI YES! but I now find my way over to an audio interface and MIDI, I will keep all fawn

Driven by: Dual input dual-output, price, size
Connected to a Yamaha P120 and a Korg Trinity
Setup: Once in XP, now with Windows 7 64bit, works fine.

UTILIZATION

Very stable drivers. To install it, however, he asked several times to install the drivers.
I happened to lose the XP driver if I change the USB port. Had to reinstall.
Software used: Cubase (from SL2 to Cubase 6 Trial in 64bit, it works fine. Today I am running 64bit Cubase 5.
I do not think there are any other updates since

OVERALL OPINION

I use it since its release (I do not know, at least since 2004. In short, it's solid
I used to interface with the printer port on Win98. I bought this one because of missing printer port config on XP.
What I like most: small button to bypass the drive directly via the In1 Out1 without going through the computer
Quality / Price impecable

I chose this remake eyes closed

This is an external USB box
2 OUT, 2 IN
Sync: no
allows thru MIDI, no filtering on the box itself.
With a button, you go thru: In each ets sent to OUT can not be simpler.

UTILIZATION

Is simple: it is the first product 100% plug and play I know. I've never had any problem with and every time I had a MIDI bp, because there was always a problem came from elsewhere (cubase, reaktor, etc. ...)
Midiman is pro: very good technical advice (reply within 24 hours in general by mail, it's great), drivers updated regularly. Under Win98, it's really 100% reliable
My config: PIII 800 ASUS CUSL2 on CM on! 815, 256 RAM, 30GB 7200 rpm ATA100 year
I never saturated the interface, and I mainly use this interface with my pots and Nordlead Q, which send a max of MIDI data on channels. (Not to mention the sequencer Q!)
Only problem: I've never had this problem, but it seems that it is hard to chain multiple Midisport 2 * 2. But hey, if you have 15 synths, I see no interest to buy a 2 * 2!
Small detail: the LED, which indicates whether the card is connected and is recognized by the computer: super convenient.

OVERALL OPINION

I use for 10 months. It was a very simple midi interface, and it's so good like that. I dream of a world where every computer will be as simple as this magic box
Other models tested: no
The quality / price ratio: it is a bit expensive (700 F, about, but it's USB), but since I have had no problems ...
MIDI interfaces, is typically the thing that pisses purchase: It does not add new sounds insane to its fleet of synths, one is obliged to buy, it's expensive, like good audio cables, which . But as good cables, once you have, you can not revert to the old cable horrible to 2 francs 10 meters!
The only drawback: it would make the card patch too. Like that, no problems with configs that you want to run without the computer