MIDI 5-pin "DIN" to USB converter for drums into computer - is this product all I need to plug into my interface?

[alexis]

iConnectivity MiO - tested it by recording a busy piano piece (5-Pin out from the back of my synth) into a Cubase AI 7 MIDI track in my laptop - worked great! No drivers to download either. All for the price of a few lattes .

Thanks for everyone's help!

The plugs are different colours too, which is actually useful when setting up. With the MIDIMate each connector will work either as an input or an ouput but they are named differently so when connecting your steam midi device you still have to get them the right way round if your VST player is going to work right. So one leg of mine now has the inevitable piece of electrical tape on it, which will just as inevitably fall off at some critical moment in the future.

Not just different colors, but labelled "OUT" and "IN" as well. Just have to remember that these are labelled from the computer perspective, not the MIDI device's!

[damoore]

With just one connected - OK but when I connected more than one, no use at all.

This can happen when your computer (often a laptop) doesn't have enough power to provide juice to the USB ports simultaneously.

With my laptop I am OK on battery with my USB keyboard and AI, but when I add my Akai LPD8 controller I have to connect the laptop's PSU for it to work.

Or, given that MIDI is low bandwidth, putting them all on a powered hub should work too. That really shouldn't have much impact on your setup time either if you can keep the interfaces plugged in for transport.

[ef37a]

So, bottom line. I see no issues with integrated audio/MIDI interfaces? Others please chip in.

Me neither.

Are you saying no problem with class compliant devices, or no problems with devices that require you to load their supplied drivers.

If the latter then "after waiting years for decent drivers" does not sound like no problems!

Obviously there are companies that do their own drivers and get it right - my point is that some don't and so its kind of pot luck. Whereas if the device is class compliant you can expect it to work out of the box.

Special case re the Berry drivers. We ALL waited a year for a passing decent Audio driver. It was Behringer's first foray into software driven electronics and they made a hash of it. Mind you, the AI worked very well WHEN it worked! The concept has never been copied or bettered IMHO and it was one of the first ever USB 2.0 interfaces. If they made a more reliable version with "NI" drivers at twice the price I would grab one in a heartbeat!

Dave.

[Rich Hanson]

Don't know which Behringer to which you refer, but I am pleased with my UMC404, class compliant and works reliably on my 2012 MacBook at 128 sample latency with a reasonable CPU load. Four ins, four outs, MIDI I/O.

Worst latency I had was from the Akai EIEIO Pro - I was quite disappointed with that unit.

[ef37a]

Don't know which Behringer to which you refer, but I am pleased with my UMC404, class compliant and works reliably on my 2012 MacBook at 128 sample latency with a reasonable CPU load. Four ins, four outs, MIDI I/O.

Worst latency I had was from the Akai EIEIO Pro - I was quite disappointed with that unit.

The BCA2000 and I have never quite forgiven either Behringer for the grief it caused me OR SoS for giving it a good review!
I was very interested in the EIE when it was trumpeted at a Winter NAAM but Akai dragged their feet bringing it to market, never had any decent speccs and confused things mightily with two models. Did me a favour though, got fed up waiting and bought the NI KA6 instead!

Re the UMC, yours is the second good reccy I have read, might have to bend the plastic and give one a do!

Dave.

[Rich Hanson]

Don't know which Behringer to which you refer, but I am pleased with my UMC404, class compliant and works reliably on my 2012 MacBook at 128 sample latency with a reasonable CPU load. Four ins, four outs, MIDI I/O.

Worst latency I had was from the Akai EIEIO Pro - I was quite disappointed with that unit.

The BCA2000 and I have never quite forgiven either Behringer for the grief it caused me OR SoS for giving it a good review!
I was very interested in the EIE when it was trumpeted at a Winter NAAM but Akai dragged their feet bringing it to market, never had any decent speccs and confused things mightily with two models. Did me a favour though, got fed up waiting and bought the NI KA6 instead!

Re the UMC, yours is the second good reccy I have read, might have to bend the plastic and give one a do!

Dave.

I was really rahter underwhelmed with the Akai.

As for the UMC I don't know how unusual mine is - it's not the HD version that was released earlier this year, and yet it does claim to go up to 192kHz. Perhaps they pushed out a few experimental versions "under the radar" before releasing the HD version officially? Not that I stray from 44.1 most of the time