Re: OT: midi mergers

[james fowler <twostroke@gmail.com>]

yeah, i think i thought about that...it kinda starts to hurt my brain thinking about all this crap.  anyhow, it appears that the eventide is having a very difficult time processing midi from multiple sources.  perhaps a simple merge box would suffice but what if i run into this problem with one of the analog synths?  another merge box and eventually i've got one interface, 4 merge boxes, 7 thru boxes, 9 thousand midi cables running every which-way and smoke coming out of my ears.  the motu boxes, while relatively pricey, seem pretty turn-key and i won't have to think about this ever again.  just click, drag and everybody is playing nice together.  hell, it's worth the extra $$$ just to be done with it ; )

- jim

On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 5:13 PM, Rainer Straschill <moinsound@googlemail.com> wrote:

If you're only using it in combination with a computer, then basically any MIDI interface in combination with e.g. MIDI OX can be used. Apart from that, I remember I was on the quest for a MIDI interface with proper router/merger functionality, and alas didn't found anything except the two choices you found as well.

 temporal pandemonium ensues.  i've tried to envision all the permutations of this and have decided that i need a really flexible router/merger.  looks like motu's express xt and mtp are the only machines in current production that would do the job.  anybody care to disagree?

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