Cakewalk UA-101 audio and Roland GI-20 GK-MIDI - chained or parallel interfaces to PC?

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2010/07/24 15:28:55 (permalink)

Cakewalk UA-101 audio and Roland GI-20 GK-MIDI - chained or parallel interfaces to PC?

I have the option of interfacing both the GI-20 and UA-101 directly to my DAW PC, via two parallel, independent USB cables, or running the GI-20 MIDI output into the UA-101, and then interfacing the UA-101 into the PC via a single USB cable.
 
The UA-101 will be supporting two stereo audio sources.  The GI-20 will be outputting 6 channels of MIDI.
 
How would SONAR prefer to receive these audio signals and MIDI data streams?  Via a single USB interface from the UA-101, or separate interfaces?  Any pros / cons?
 
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    Re:Cakewalk UA-101 audio and Roland GI-20 GK-MIDI - chained or parallel interfaces to PC? 2010/07/25 05:56:32 (permalink)
    Using the USB connection you will end up with both MIDI interfaces being listed within Sonar which may make things clearer when routing data.

    Connect the GI-20 via MIDI cables to the UA-101 and you'll only see the UA-101 listed.

    Either way is unlikely to make any difference in terms of performance.

    Phil

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