What MIDI Interface Are You Using With 64-Bit Systems?

I have a USB Midisport 4X4 that has always worked fine, but now M-Audio wants me to buy the "Anniversary Edition" of the same exact product to get 64 Bit Drivers!?!

WTF? I won't do it, so I am in the market for another one. I have found the MOTU micro lite, but was wondering what you guys have?

I need at least 4 x 4 ports.

Thanks!

Brent

I only see a 3x3, do they have a 4x4 or 5x5?

Thanks,

Brent

ORIGINAL: A1MixMan

I have a USB Midisport 4X4 that has always worked fine, but now M-Audio wants me to buy the "Anniversary Edition" of the same exact product to get 64 Bit Drivers!?!

WTF? I won't do it, so I am in the market for another one. I have found the MOTU micro lite, but was wondering what you guys have?

I need at least 4 x 4 ports.

Thanks!

Brent

Have you just tried to d/l the 64bit drivers for the Anniversary Edition off the website to use with your 4x4 "Classic" edition? I believe the "Anniversary Edition" is nothing more than a cosmetic update.

ORIGINAL: michaelrb

I had to switch my m-audio 4X4 to the anniversary addition when I went 64bit. I thought that their was both a driver and hardware issue that necessitated the switch. The anniversary edition is now running fine with no problems.

When you say you "had to switch" is that only because m-audio didn't supply you with a driver for the original one? That is exactly why I won't buy the new one. I used to love m-audio, but because of this little money grabbing game they are playing I won't be buying ANTHING from them ever again. LIke Elson said above, it's just a cosmetic update, but they changed something so the new driver won't work with the old one, so you would have to switch and pay another $200. I went ahead and ordered the MOTU micro lite which has 5 midi ports and was $50 cheaper. So long m-audio and good riddence.

http://www.motu.com/products/midi/lite

Here is a forum thread on m-audio's site about this. Everyone there is feeling the same way I do. Check it out if you like.

http://forums.m-audio.com/showthread.php?t=5449

Once I have my MOTU up and running I will post back here with an update.

Thanks,

Brent

A1MixMan

ORIGINAL: michaelrb

I had to switch my m-audio 4X4 to the anniversary addition when I went 64bit. I thought that their was both a driver and hardware issue that necessitated the switch. The anniversary edition is now running fine with no problems.

When you say you "had to switch" is that only because m-audio didn't supply you with a driver for the original one? That is exactly why I won't buy the new one. I used to love m-audio, but because of this little money grabbing game they are playing I won't be buying ANTHING from them ever again. LIke Elson said above, it's just a cosmetic update, but they changed something so the new driver won't work with the old one, so you would have to switch and pay another $200. I went ahead and ordered the MOTU micro lite which has 5 midi ports and was $50 cheaper. So long m-audio and good riddence.

http://www.motu.com/products/midi/lite

Here is a forum thread on m-audio's site about this. Everyone there is feeling the same way I do. Check it out if you like.

http://forums.m-audio.com/showthread.php?t=5449

Once I have my MOTU up and running I will post back here with an update.

Thanks,

Brent

Add me as another who won't be stampeded into buying a new midisport just to get the drivers. What really burns me is I didn't buy the one I have all that long ago. I might have bought the anniversary one if I had any idea it existed and what the difference would be, but I wouldn't have guessed that by this time there would be no 64-bit m-audio midi drivers at all for interfaces that are still sold.
I resurrected my old MOTU Fastlane for which there are 64-bit drivers, and am looking at the Cakewalk UM-3G...or maybe I'll get the MOTU micro lite.
It's good to know it runs well inVista 64-bit. I'll see how my Fastlane does in Win 7 64-bit and then decide.

A1MixMan - Thanks for the heads up on that. I also use a Midisport and will be going 64-bit with Windows 7.

But there's no way in hell that I'd purchase another Midisport just for the 64-bit drivers. 

mick.. could have been worse.. I could have bought logic a week before they were stopping support on pc.. then I really would have been *coughs*

I'd actually be curious to know why drivers couldn't be written and ANY makers to clearly state why..

I had to give someone a scanner, worked fine.. just no drivers for it.. pity .. I dislike chucking out things that are working fine *sigh*          

I use an Echo AudioFire. In some cases, your device may not need drivers. I have an M Audio Axiom (which officially has no 64-bit drivers); when I first plugged it in, it tried unsuccessfully to find drivers... without being able to find the drivers, Vista just used some default stuff from the OS.... and everything works fine.

I bought a Tapco iLink 4 X 4 because the M-Audio MIDISport drivers weren't available for x64 bit OS. Guess what? They just released a driver for the MIDIsport so it will run under x64 OS.

Too little too late M-Audio.

A1MixMan


I have a USB Midisport 4X4 that has always worked fine, but now M-Audio wants me to buy the "Anniversary Edition" of the same exact product to get 64 Bit Drivers!?!

WTF? I won't do it, so I am in the market for another one. I have found the MOTU micro lite, but was wondering what you guys have?

I need at least 4 x 4 ports.

Thanks!

Brent

Don't chuck your Midisports, one and all!  M-Audio indeed has Windows 7 64-bit beta drivers on their site, and I have tested them with the Midisport 4x4 and 8x8 and they work fine.  The drivers are a little hard to find ... I believe they have a link from one of the M-Audio forum stickies.  Don't use the anniversary versions, either - I tried those and they didn't work for me.

I'm searching for the fastest(lowest latancy) MIDI interface I can find. Any cost.
 
I'm just about to recieve a new computer that has the second fastest Audio interface I could find. The fastest was cost prohibative and didnt sound as good.
 
If you are wondering, the fastest Audio interface is RME QS costing $3,500 for every 8 channels, 8 samples each way of delay. The second fastest is the SSL Alpha link 24 channels costing $2,400, 54 samples each way. Both are assuming that you use PCIx-MADI cards.
 
Does anybody have recomendations? At a minimum, I would like the MIDI interface to be faster than my audio. If that is not posible, how fast do they come?