I'm in the process of reinventing my little corner of the world again... (does it ever end?) and I'm a big fan of using the LAN when it makes sense. In my day job we've been using Ethernet to carry audio for a very long time now, and audio over IP over Ethernet is quickly gaining traction.

So I'm really curious abut the iconnectMIDI stuff. In addition to letting me place MIDI interfaces in the synth racks (which I can do with USB, but the distances are challenging), I kind of like the whole Win/Mac/iOS integration bit.

So I'm looking for some real world experiences, specifically about the Ethernet port and also the OS integration.

Anyone care to share?

aside: my other alternative is to re-purpose an older PC (WinXP) with a Frontier Design Dakota/Montana/Sierra interface, which gives me 32 audio inputs and an 8x8 MIDI interface, and they all play nicely with VEPro. I could also move some of my less demanding synths over to that machine if they are still supported<G>. And I'll probably end up doing both just to satisfy my curiosity...

Hi Bill - 
 
No, I don't think it ever ends, and sometimes it's full circle - recently got another V-Studio 100 (it's handy and  I missed it ...) 
 
I first tried one of the first iConnectMidi devices for playing hardware synths with a Fishman Tripleplay - have more recently physically replaced an older version MOTU MidiExpress 128 with an iConnectMidi4+ on my Windows 10 x64 DAW, and am now working out the i/o ports for SONAR and it is somewhat confusing - it helps to have the iConfig app open on another system ( I think...) while working out the ports...
 
Have not gotten into any of the LAN functionality yet, or integrated IOS or a Mac - that'll be next - have you looked at it further?
 
Steve
 

I haven't gotten any further - when I wrote that first post you could not swing a dead DX7 without hitting an iConnect MIDI box - now there are none for sale (except new, and I'm just experimenting at the moment, so I need a used one<G>!)

But everything is cyclic - I'll get my turn!