Best 8x8 MIDI I/O DIGI MIDI I/O questions

edIT · 28th April 2005

I know it's hard to get fired up about MIDI. But waht are the best MIDI I/O's for Mac OS X. I have long used Emagic stuff but since they got bought by apple their support for all their older products is a little lacking and I fear units like the AMT8 will eventually be obsolete. That being said, what are your picks? And does anyone know if the DIGI MIDI I/O supports core midi? And how does it perform?

drockfresh · 28th April 2005

The Edirol UM880 might be the most useful piece of equipment I own:
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Aug0...dirolum880.asp
http://www.edirol.com/products/info/um880.html

Midi I/O and very easy to use patchbay. It is solid.
I love it and couldn't live without it, but I do a lot of midi.
It gets me fired up.
I do use a PC but they have mac drivers.

**Reptil** · 29th April 2005

the day they kill midi support
is the day I'll kill my apple

btw I use a unitor 8 with steath card, and a AMT 8 on the mobile setup
that emagic stuff still is the best IMHO

The MPCist · 29th April 2005

My three Digi MIDI I/O's are doing fine. I have not problems with them so far.

kbjazzman · 29th April 2005

secound to UM880 for easy and solid operation

obostic · 29th April 2005

Another vote for Edirol UM880!

ckett · 29th April 2005

Is the Edirol UM880 able to run as a midi patchbay without computer power on?

I'd like to play my hardware synths without having to turn on my audio PC.

Thanks

drockfresh · 29th April 2005

> Is the Edirol UM880 able to run as a midi patchbay without computer power on?

Yes.

28th April 2005	#1
edIT Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 393 Thread Starter	Best 8x8 MIDI I/O DIGI MIDI I/O questions I know it's hard to get fired up about MIDI. But waht are the best MIDI I/O's for Mac OS X. I have long used Emagic stuff but since they got bought by apple their support for all their older products is a little lacking and I fear units like the AMT8 will eventually be obsolete. That being said, what are your picks? And does anyone know if the DIGI MIDI I/O supports core midi? And how does it perform? __________________ edIT (The Glitch Mob, Alpha Pup, Planet-Mu) http://www.facebook.com/edITmusic http://www.facebook.com/theglitchmobmusic

29th April 2005	#4
The MPCist Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,479	My three Digi MIDI I/O's are doing fine. I have not problems with them so far. __________________ THE MPCIST

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28th April 2005	#2
drockfresh Lives for gear Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New York, NY Posts: 582	The Edirol UM880 might be the most useful piece of equipment I own: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Aug0...dirolum880.asp http://www.edirol.com/products/info/um880.html Midi I/O and very easy to use patchbay. It is solid. I love it and couldn't live without it, but I do a lot of midi. It gets me fired up. I do use a PC but they have mac drivers.

29th April 2005	#5
kbjazzman Gear maniac Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: CA Posts: 276	secound to UM880 for easy and solid operation

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obostic Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: On the Move Posts: 618	Another vote for Edirol UM880!

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ckett Gear addict Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 301	Is the Edirol UM880 able to run as a midi patchbay without computer power on? I'd like to play my hardware synths without having to turn on my audio PC. Thanks