Best way to upgrade midi inputs I need at least 4

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2010/12/19 21:50:58 (permalink)

Best way to upgrade midi inputs I need at least 4

Hi all

I think its time I bought a midi interface I am useing my 2 x Vamps and voice works editors and they neeed to be connected in and out with midi for this to work its a pain scrambleing in the back of the rack and only being able to use one unit at a time.

This meens its no use for mixing so I am looking for something to do the job and run them all at the same time

Oh and also have my Roland Td 20 pluged in

I am not that clued up on midi and I hope to find something as cheep as I can to do the job but the main thing is they will all be conected at once and I dont have to wory about pluging and unpluging all the time and I can then use the editors :)

Any suggestions what to go for ?

Do cakewalk or Roland make anything I can do this with ?

Thanks in advance

Norrie

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    gustabo
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    Re:Best way to upgrade midi inputs I need at least 4 2010/12/19 22:12:36 (permalink)
    Cakewalk has a 3 x 3 device


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    Re:Best way to upgrade midi inputs I need at least 4 2010/12/19 22:13:45 (permalink)
    M-Audio has a 4 x 4 device


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    Re:Best way to upgrade midi inputs I need at least 4 2010/12/19 22:42:22 (permalink)
    I use a Mark of the Unicorn Midi Express XT. It is a USB connected 8In/8Out MIDI controller. It works great and you can get 64 bit drivers for it. You can probably pick one up on eBay for ~$150. I've been using mine for 4 years now without any problems. Recommended!

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    Re:Best way to upgrade midi inputs I need at least 4 2010/12/19 23:19:09 (permalink)
    I'm using the Cakewalk 3x3 (UM-3G) with Windows 7 64-bit. Works perfectly. 

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    Re:Best way to upgrade midi inputs I need at least 4 2010/12/20 08:01:49 (permalink)
    I was thinking too, that midi works in a serial fashion. simply daisychain the devices out to in and so forth down the line. As long as the channel assignments are correct, I understand that you can do this with 16 (?) different devices, and all will work properly.

    Disclaimer: I have never used midi in this fashion. I use one keyboard midi out (only) into my interface and never change that setup. Nor do I know if there is sufficient latency introduced by using the serial method.

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    Norrie
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    Re:Best way to upgrade midi inputs I need at least 4 2010/12/20 10:10:21 (permalink)


    I would be interested to hear if this works I know each of the units has a out in and thru on them

    Like I said before I know very little about midi so thought a midi interface woudl be the way forward to have them all runing at once. ( Thanks Guitar Hacker)

    I hope some one can jump in and let me know :)

    If not I will be geting the Cakewalk interface ! ( Thanks Gustabo )

    Norrie


    post edited by Norrie - 2010/12/20 10:11:22

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