SeriesMOTU Midi Express

The Motu Midi express 128 works just as expected out of the box. Usb makes installation a snap, with no problems with installing or having it get recognized by your pc. I like the (simple but convenient) activity lights on the front, as well as the computer connection light. All inputs showed up in my sequencer hassle free. not to mention - easy to expand! So since its easy to expand you can always add on down the road which is what I will probably end up doing in the near future. UTILIZATION The only thing I’d like better is the 128 had it's OWN power and could act as a stand alone processor i.e the Unitor 8 that it replaced. I don’t always like to fire up my computer just to sit down and "noodle" at the beginning of a song idea. I DO wish they'd invent a midi interface that had both midi and usb capabilities where you could see the signal path both input and output where you might see a midi signal loss more or less immediately. OVERALL OPINION Overall, the downside and some issues I was having are the unit does not stay connected to the computer. I always have to unplug and re plug the USB. But this could be something to do with my pc but not likely because I have never had this problem before with any other usb functioning device. After all, I should not have to write about a faulty product from a company with such a long history of making good software. One would think that their hardware would be top notch gear. But none the less this product is pretty stable and im glad we made this purchase and decided to go with the Motu Midi Express 128 I have tried more expensive midi controls and this one compares right with them for less of a price.