25 key usb keyboard with midi in AND out

lobsty · 11th August 2009

I need to grab a cheap 25 key usb keyboard but I've just noticed that they all seem to have midi out but not midi in... I assumed it was a fairly standard requirement but apparently not. Does anyone know of any that have a midi in connection as well?

Yoozer · 11th August 2009

There is no MIDI in if there is no sound source in there, and bidirectionality is generally handled with USB anyway. Thru is sort of a crutch that works OK if you don't connect a lot of synths; otherwise you should get a patchbay.

The Novation X-Station 25 has MIDI in/out/thru so that would fit your requirements.

msl · 11th August 2009

And the Novation SL range has in/thru/out. Not so cheep though, unless you go second hand.

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lobsty · 11th August 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yoozer

There is no MIDI in if there is no sound source in there, and bidirectionality is generally handled with USB anyway. Thru is sort of a crutch that works OK if you don't connect a lot of synths; otherwise you should get a patchbay.

Hmmmm... it seems they used to. I used to have a tour keyboardist that had one - it was an older one and fairly clunky looking but it would be perfect (can't remember what it was though). It just seems the new crop don't. Bugs me when gear doesn't have in/out/thru... but even the thru I could do without.
The thing is I need to both in and out to use the patch editor with my Mopho and would rather not pay extra for all the stuff on the Novation that I'm not going to use :-(

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lobsty Gear addict Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Berlin Posts: 379 Thread Starter	25 key usb keyboard with midi in AND out I need to grab a cheap 25 key usb keyboard but I've just noticed that they all seem to have midi out but not midi in... I assumed it was a fairly standard requirement but apparently not. Does anyone know of any that have a midi in connection as well?

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msl Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Dublin Posts: 3,659 1 Review written	And the Novation SL range has in/thru/out. Not so cheep though, unless you go second hand. . __________________ "It's like a throbbing jellyfish of low end" Joseph Micolo New remixes out now Erik Tronik & Secret Groovers - Test Model (Michael Lovatt Remix) Ricky Sinz - Oh You (Michael Lovatt's More Wood Remix) Latest releases here & here

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Yoozer happy cycling Joined: May 2009 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 7,101 1 Review written	There is no MIDI in if there is no sound source in there, and bidirectionality is generally handled with USB anyway. Thru is sort of a crutch that works OK if you don't connect a lot of synths; otherwise you should get a patchbay. The Novation X-Station 25 has MIDI in/out/thru so that would fit your requirements.